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H.R. 208, The National Guardsmen and Reservists Parity for Patriots Act (5 comments ↓ | 3 wiki edits)
H.R. 208 would amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who have served on active duty or performed active service since September 11, 2001, in support of a contingency operation or in other emergency situations receive credit for such service in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay.
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Jonathan Brazee
March 25, 2009, 5:15am (report abuse)This bill needs to be passed. If Congress decided that the original bill was appropriate, then how can they justify that those who served before Jan 28, 2008 are somehow unworthy of the same consideration? In Iraq, at least, the servicemen and women who served prior to Jan 28 served in a far more hostile, dangerous, and onerous environment than those who are serving now. This is a slap in the face of all those who served prior to the date of eligibility.
Kevin Schademann
June 21, 2009, 11:54am (report abuse)How can Congress not appropriate 2.1 billion dollars over 10 yrs to support this bill, when Congress continues to erroneously spend tax dollars on bills that is a total waste, except for special interest groups.
MSG Allen, U.S. Army
July 17, 2009, 1:55pm (report abuse)Congressman Addison Wilson from S.C. really needs to be commended. He worked hard to have this included in the 2008 NDAA. It was unfortunate that it was amended to include only the service AFTER the bill was signed. He introduced H.R. 4930 to fix that during the last session, it died in the House Armed Service Committee. He has reintroduced H.R. 208 this congressional session. Let your congressmen and congresswomen know that you want this legislation passed.
Army Reserve Civil Affairs NCO w/ 18 good years
September 10, 2009, 12:53pm (report abuse)Request Congrees pass HR 208 to "reward" the sacrifices of Reserve and NG soldiers since 9/11/01. We are the only Federal entity not eligible to government retirement, which is currently at age 60. There are no costs that should stand in the way of not passing HR 208. Not passing HR 208 reflects poorly on the US and Congress in not "taking care" of the military men and women who epitomize what being a citizen-soldier is.
Dave Williams
October 26, 2009, 3:33pm (report abuse)The original bill’s applicability to service only after January 28, 2008 is like if the original GI Bill, passed June 22, 1944, would have been made applicable only to service after that date and excluded the majority of WWII veterans. The consequence, perhaps unintended, is a gross lack of fairness. The need for a fix via HR 208 becomes clearer once you understand this.
A fair and significant way to limit the bill’s cost that stays synchronized with the bill’s original intent might be to stop the bill’s applicability going forward in any future fiscal years when the country is not at war.