NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for July 28, 2016

July 28, 2016

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After 75 years, more opportunities for enlisted to become officers  U.S. Army Share on LinkedinShare on TwitterShare on Facebook

A recent change in eligibility now allows enlisted personnel up to age 33 to apply to become officers. Also, there’s no longer a requirement to serve in the Army for six years before going to Officer Candidate School. “The resulting Army Readiness from OCS accessions is stronger today than it was even a decade ago,” said Jon Banco, chief of Human Resource’s Command’s Officer Accession Branch. Read More…

Annual NGAUS General Conference — Baltimore, Sept. 9-12  NCNGA  Share on LinkedinShare on TwitterShare on Facebook

Do you want to be a part of the NC delegation at the 2016 NGAUS General Conference? Complete the Registration Form and return to Mark Almond. Read More…

Join us for the 2016 EANGUS Convention Aug, 18 -25 (New Orleans)  EANGUS  Share on LinkedinShare on TwitterShare on Facebook

The 2016 EANGUS Annual Conference will be held in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana from Aug. 18–25 (if you plan on golfing), and it is with great pride that I welcome you to our state. I am confident that when you come to the Big Easy, you will “pass a good time.” The conference hotel is the Hilton Riverside on the bank of the Mississippi River, and just blocks from the Historic French Quarter. We promise productive meetings and training sessions with plenty of food, fun, and fellowship. Read More…

Why the US government needs a cyber National Guard  Motherboard  Share on LinkedinShare on TwitterShare on Facebook

Rep. Will Hurd writes, “I knew the federal government had a real problem with cybersecurity. But there was one moment, during an oversight hearing with the senior security officer at the Social Security Administration (SSA), that I realized it was even worse than I originally thought. I asked a simple question about what the agency, which stores the personally identifiable information for nearly all Americans, was doing to patch bugs revealed by a technical vulnerability assessment. The official’s less-than-helpful answer? ‘Very many different things.’” Read More…

Bring the 30th Infantry Division the recognition they deserve  NCNGA  Share on LinkedinShare on TwitterShare on Facebook

Help in the mission to have the Presidential Unit Citation awarded to the WWII vets of the 30th ID. It only takes about 20 seconds to sign the petition at https://wh.gov/iFTDA In WWII, the 30th distinguished themselves in multiple battles, most notably in breaching the Siegfried Line and in the Battle of Mortain. Even though they were called the best Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations, the unit was never awarded the PUC, even though they were recommended and approved by the commanding generals at the time. Read More…

U.S. Army moves to improve electronic-warfare tactics  Defense News Share on LinkedinShare on TwitterShare on Facebook

The U.S. Army doesn’;t need the Russians to jam its electronic equipment when it can do so itself, according to the Army’s Electronic Warfare Division chief. The service is working to refine its electronic warfare (EW) tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP) so there are no surprises on the battlefield when it comes to malfunctioning equipment, Col. Jeffrey Church told Defense News in a recent interview at the Pentagon. Read More…

Air Force leaders, address pilot shortage  NGAUS  Share on LinkedinShare on TwitterShare on Facebook

The civilian and uniformed leaders of the Air Force want to increase annual bonuses for fighter pilots to stop them from leaving the service and creating a severe shortage. Deborah Lee James, the Air Force secretary, and Gen. David L. Goldfein, the service’s chief of staff, made their plea in an editorial published recently by Defense One. Read More…

The doctrine of military change: How the US Army evolves  War on the Rocks Share on LinkedinShare on TwitterShare on Facebook

The U.S. Army is often accused of being slow to change and unimaginative. Indeed, these are fairly predictable indictments that have been dogged military organizations for centuries. Yet militaries do evolve over time to meet new challenges. The United States entered World War II with the Army’s horse-bound 26th Cavalry Regiment engaging Japanese tanks during the Philippines campaign. By the end of the war, the Army had evolved into a competent and robust mechanized force. Read More…

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