TREA: The Enlisted Association Blog

Inside this issue TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update • Senate Works to Finish Defense Funding Bill for FY2019 • Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Assist Veterans • Army & Air Force Exchange Service Warns Shoppers About 'Exchange, Inc.' Scams • VA, Walgreens Collaborate to Improve Care Coordination for Veterans TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update Senate Works to Finish Defense Funding Bill for FY2019 The Senate is voting this week on amendments to the Defense... Read More

TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update • Defense Bill in Final Stages - But TREA Has Concerns • Senate Moves Forward in Confirmation of New VA Secretary • Defense Funding Bill Still Being Worked On TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update Defense Bill in Final Stages - But TREA Has Concerns As Congress returned to Washington this week and began dealing with a heavy workload in July, the House/Senate conference committee formally began its work... Read More

TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update • House Passes Blue Water Navy Bill • Commissaries in the News - Again • Report on Water Contamination at 126 CONUS Military Installations is Out • Congress Works on Defense Funding Bill TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update House Passes Blue Water Navy Bill On Monday of this week the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, which would partially restore the presumption... Read More

TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update • Senate Passes FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act • VA IG in Fight With VA Leadership Over Whistleblower Records • TREA Urges Support for 'Complete the MISSION' Amendment • Burn Pits Get a Hearing in Congress • Want to Put Your Uniform Back On? This May Be Your Chance TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update Senate Passes FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act On Monday of this week... Read More

TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update • Consider Helping the Families of the Fallen This Memorial Day • Troops In Line For Biggest Pay Raise Since 2010 • Senate Passes VA MISSION Act • Over 4,000 Soldiers Just Lost Their BAH • VA Updates Disability Rating Schedule to Better Align with Modern Medicine • Veterans Identification Card Fact Sheet • Veteran ID Card Application Process TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update Consider Helping the Families... Read More

April 18, 2018 Inside this issue TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update • TREA: The Enlisted Association Supports Bill to Help Service Members and their Families with Taxes • DoD Once Again Seeks to Make Retirees Pay More • Two Categories of Veterans Not Eligible for New Veterans' ID Card • Maryland Man Convicted of Bribing VA Official • Legislation to Revamp DFAS Introduced in the House TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update TREA: The... Read More

TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update • President Donald J. Trump Proclaims April 9, 2018, as National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day • VA Failed to Perform Background Checks for Thousands of Medical Providers • Update About FEDVIP (Federal Employee Dental and Vision Insurance Program) for TRICARE Beneficiaries • Two Scams Aimed at Veterans Targeted by U.S. Postal Inspection Service • VA Helps Thousands of Older Veterans Find Alternatives to Potentially Risky Medications TREA:... Read More