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Articles on the Kansas National Guard and EANGUS

November 2019 Drill Weekend Talking Points

by | Nov 14, 2019

Fighting for a better GI Bill Calculator We have begun working with the Departments of Education (ED) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to create a better GI Bill Calculator. We believe that Veterans want better information when deciding how to use their GI Bill benefits–such...

Fighting for Veteran Status for Men and Women of the National Guard

by Daniel Elkins | Nov 14, 2019

Our Legislative Director Daniel Elkins, spoke with KPBS about the issues facing the men and women of the National Guard that are serving at our southern border. Members of the Guard are being asked to serve alongside their active-duty counterparts doing the same job...

PODCAST / VIDEOCAST – NOVEMBER 2019

by | Nov 12, 2019

On the latest episode of the EANGUS podcast/videocast, Adrienne Jackson, Army Legislative Program Manager at the National Guard Association of the U.S. joined Scott. Adrienne and Scott chatted about Adrienne’s Capitol Hill experience working for Senator Jim Inhofe,...

Featured on Inside Higher Ed: Don’t Play Politics with Student Veterans

by Daniel Elkins | Nov 5, 2019

Inside Higher Ed, the resource for insight on news within higher education, asked our Legislative Director, Daniel Elkins, to share his expert opinion on the current political climate facing those who advocate for Student Veterans. Daniel explained that, "In service,...

NEW EPISODE: Racing Lawnmowers: Coffee with Congressman Kelly Armstrong

by Daniel Elkins | Oct 30, 2019

Earlier this year we announced our new podcast, Coffee with Congress, where each episode we sit down with a new member of Congress to ask hard-hitting questions that have nothing to do with politics at all! In our latest episode, we sit down with Congressman Kelly...

Testifying Before Congress: Every Day in Uniform Counts

by Daniel Elkins | Oct 28, 2019

Recently, we had the distinct privilege of testifying before Congress about the unique hurdles facing the members of the National Guard. We are proud of our Legislative Director, Daniel Elkins for boldly standing up for his fellow brothers and sisters in arms. We...