Members of AUSN’s Board and AUSN Chapter Presidents paid a visit to Walter Reed National Medical Center on Nov. 14. They toured the Navy Wounded Warrior Training Facility and observed a volleyball match. The visit lasted for about two hours. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, located in Bethesda, Md., is one of the most…
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The Association of the United States Navy asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a recent roundtable with Veterans/Military Service Organizations at the U.S. Capitol to include an amendment in the next Continuing Resolution that would provide funding for a 3.1 percent pay raise for service members in 2020. A new report suggests that such an…
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AUSN Chief Executive Officer RADM Christopher W. Cole (USN, Ret.) was on hand with several U.S. Navy sailors for the laying of wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2019. Arlington National Cemetery and the Military District of Washington hosts the ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns. The event takes place…
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Military-Veterans Advocacy and John Wells, a member of the AUSN Board of Directors, participated in oral arguments before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday, Nov. 8, in an attempt to force the Department of Veterans Affairs to lift a stay on benefits claims for 90,000 Blue Water Navy veterans. While the…
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For the Association of the United States Navy, this is a day we circle on the calendar. Today, AUSN celebrates the Veterans of the United States Armed Forces. There are 18.2 million Veterans in the United States today, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and the demographics have been changing drastically in recent years, with…
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Military-Veterans Advocacy (MVA) and AUSN Board Member John Wells will be in court on Friday, Nov. 8 to argue that the stay on Blue Water Navy claims that were imposed by Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie should be immediately lifted. MVA scored a critical victory in January in the landmark case Procopio v. Wilkie, which…
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The Department of Defense has just released their 2018 DoD Demographics Profile Report, which is now available on Military OneSource here. These are annual reports that break down who makes up the military community, from active duty to reserve to families. The report dives into demographics such as gender, race, age, education, family members, pay…
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A showdown between the White House and the House of Representatives threatens to result in a government shutdown later this month. President Trump reportedly would not rule out a government shutdown on Sunday, and top Democrats also voiced concern that the two sides may not reach a funding agreement by the Nov. 21 deadline. The…
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House and Senate appropriators, along with leadership from both parties and the White House, met earlier this week to try to restart talks on the budget, according to a Roll Call report. The government is currently operating under a continuing resolution that is set to expire on Nov. 21. If Congress is unable to come…
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it will seek to expand employment opportunities for military spouses across the department as part of the Department of Defense (DOD) Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) program. Military spouses will be connected to more than 390 affiliated employers who have committed to hiring military spouses in…
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