Welcome to AUSA’s First Quarter Membership Update. As a new service you will be receiving this every quarter so you can keep up to date on what YOUR association is doing.
Before you start “checking everything out”, we would ask that you take a few moments and look at your address printed below to see if anything has changed. Also
let us know if you have received a promotion or retired. If you do have changes just contact our member support team or call 855-246-6269.
Spring is in the air! Start saving money now by taking advantage of your member discounts. Check
them out.
Life
Membership
Tired of writing checks every year? Want to save money? – Then convert to Life membership. It’s easy, just call 855-246-6269 or email membersupport@ausa.org.
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TO AUSA’S FIRING LINE to vote on this week’s survey questions and add your comments to current topics. Click on this icon.
Active
Pay raises at least equal to inflation
National Guard/Army Reserve
Maintain current drill pay structure
Civilian
Close pay comparability gap between Army civilians and private sector
Retiree
Retain defined benefit retirement
Families
No erosion of benefits (healthcare, commissary, BAH)
For a full listing of where AUSA stands, click here on legislative
agenda
Family Readiness Directorate
AUSA’s
Family Readiness Directorate is going on the road in 2015! In March we will conduct a military family forum focused on the educational needs of children and military spouses. April will find us at Fort Bliss, TX to discuss volunteerism, and we will culminate
our traveling forums in June at Fort Riley, KS to discuss Military Spouse employment.
Also, our newest product, the AUSA Family Readiness Resource Box, can now be ordered free of charge and shipped to any destination CONUS and OCUNUS. Find out more at www.ausa.org/family.
Institute
of Land Warfare
Publications
SOLDIER FOR LIFE TORCHBEARER
ISSUE PAPER:
This Torchbearer Issue Paper describes Solider For Life, a program established by the Army that provides opportunities for Soldiers who are transitioning to civilian life.
To find out more about this paper and other ILW publications go to www.ausa.org/ilw.