Enlisted Association 2006 Accomplishments

  1. TRICARE for all reservists at only ONE rate (28%) and not three rates
  2. Maintained end strengths of Army and Air Guard against DOD push for reductions
  3. Federal retirement credit for Guard members in four New Jersey counties who performed state active duty on 9/11/2001
  4. Restricting pay day lenders to maximum interest rate of 36%
  5. Stopped DOD attempts to increase TRICARE fees for under-65 retirees
  6. Stopped DOD attempts to charge enrollment fees and higher deductibles for TRICARE Standard
  7. Stopped DOD from attempting to increase pharmacy co-pays and mandatory use of TMOP
  8. Full funding of full time support ramp despite DOD attempt to curtail it