EANGUT October 2013 Newsletter

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October 2013 Volume 13-3Enlisted Association of the National Guard of Utah

In This Issue:

EANGUS

National Conference...........1

Governors Day.............2

Breaking new

ground.............2

Engineers leave for

Colorado..............3

Mid-winter conference

information.............4,5

Retired or ready to

retire........6

Presidents Corner..........7

by Master Sgt Michelle McEntire

The annual conference of theEnlisted Association of the

National Guard of the United

States was hosted by the South

Dakota National Guard this year.

I attended alongside several other

outstanding Guardsmen and

retired Guardsmen from Utah. We

discussed and voted on several

different resolutions that affect the

National Guard.

My biggest take-away fromthe conference was from a speech

given to the airmen in attendance

by the Command Chief of the Air

National Guard, Chief Master Sgt.

James W. Hotaling. He exhorted

us to re-commit ourselves to our

profession by focusing on our

training and education

requirements. By deliberately

developing ourselves and our

subordinates we will have

trained, professional leaders in

the Air Guard of the future. He

mentioned using EPRs and theLittle Brown Book- the Enlisted

Force Structure (AFI 36-2618) - as

a basis for developing our

leadership skills and those of the

edgling leaders around us.

Command Chief Hotaling also

talked about the health of the

Air National Guard and the fact

that our personnel are its most

important asset. He emphasized

taking care of each other, both aswingmen and mentors to others,

and to recognize our accom-

plishments both formally and

informally.

I felt privileged to

have attended the 2013

EANGUS Conference and to

hear Command Chief Hotaling

speak. I look forward to attend-

ing the conference next year.

EANGUS NATIONAL

CONFERENCE

Professional Soldiers belong to professional organizations


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UTAH NATIONAL GUARD HOSTS 60TH

ANNUAL GOVERNORS DAY SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah -The Utah National

Guard hosted its 60th annual Governors Day Sept. 14

at Westlake High School in Saratoga Springs.

Traditionally, Governors Day is held at Camp

Williams, but with signicant construction projects

taking place there, the event was relocated to Westlake

High School.

This marks only the fourth time in 60 years that

Governors Day was celebrated at a site other than

Camp Williams. In 2008-2010 Governors Day was

held at Rice-Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah.

This Governors Day was the rst time

Maj. Gen. Jefferson S. Burton, adjutant general of the

Utah National Guard, ofciated the event.

Governor Gary R. Herbert, commander in chief of

the Utah National Guard, reviewed his troops in a pass-

and-review ceremony as required by statute and met

individual Airmen and Soldiers in person.

Events also featured a 19-volley cannon salute to

the governor and music provided by the 23rd Army

Band.

Other activities included equipment displays,

climbing wall and food court.


CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah - The Utah National

Guard broke ground for a new administration building

at Camp Williams Sept. 11.

The new 54,000-square-foot facility will serve as

the administrative building, dining facility and class-

room building for a soldier housing complex already

under construction.

Built by Jacobsen Construction, of Salt Lake City,

at a cost of $13.9 million, the project is expected to be

completed in December 2014.

UTAH NATIONAL GUARD BREAKS GROUND FOR NEW CAMP

WILLIAMS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

Members of the UTARNG and Jacobsen Construction broke ground Sept. 11, 2013 for

the new administration building at Camp Williams.


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CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah -- Approximately 100

members of the Utah Army National Guards 1457th

Engineer Battalion departed Thursday, Sept. 26,

for Colorado to transport vehicles and equipment

in order to assist in rebuilding efforts following the

massive ooding that has occurred in that state in

recent weeks.

The mission of Task Force Pioneer is to assist the

Colorado National Guard with route clearance, route

maintenance and debris removal along U.S. High-

way 36 in Boulder and Larimer Counties.

1457th ENGINEERS DEPART FOR

COLORADO

Utah Army National Guardsmen form a convoy of trucks and heavy equipment that will be used in

rebuilding ood-damaged roads and other assistance for Colorado residents.

Need to renew your EANGUT membership?o renew your membership or sponsor someone else, go to www.eangus.org.Click on join or renew in the right corner. Select the state, click on member type, register or search ormembership and ollow the directions. (you will need a credit/debit card).You may also print off the paper membership orm on the last page and send it to:EANGUT

17800 Camp Williams Road

Riverton, Utah 84065.

Membership questions may be directed to: Norman Rentschler at [email protected] or call801-787-3580.


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EANGUS

Youre invited!

What: Mid-Winter Conference

When: January 17th-19th 2014Where: Red Lion at the Quay,

In Vancouver, WA

Please RSVP by: December 18th

you can register online at:

WWW.NGAW.ORG

For any questions please call (253)584-5411


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Mid-Winter Conference, January 17th-19th EANGUS Registration

Thank you for registering to attend the Annual Mid-Winter Conference. We want to make theprocess as easy as possible, dress is business casual. You will need to complete a registration form

for each individual attending by December 18th. If you have any questions about registration,please call (253)584-5411.

Full Name

First Name__________________________ Last Name________________________________

Address

Street Address: ______________________________ City: ________________ State: ______

Zip Code: ___________ Guard State: __________________

E-mail:_______________________ Phone Number: ________________________________

Conference Information Conference will be held at the Red Lion Hotel at The Quay in Vancouver WA, January 17th-19thConference Registration fee: $60.00

Hotel check-in date____________ Hotel check-out date___________Reserve hotel room by December 18thto get the conference room rate: 1(800)733-5466

Free Airport Shuttle: 7:30am-9:30pm, call (360)694-8341 when you arrive and the shuttle

will pick you up at airline baggage claim. If taking a taxi it will cost approx. $30 one way.

Arrival Date: _________Time:________ Airline: __________ Flight #_________

Departure Date: __________Time:__________ Airline: __________ Flight #_________

EANGUS Membership Number: ____________________ Rank: ____________________

Leatherman TourSunday the 19th, free afternoon tour of the Leatherman factory; please check mark if you would like to

attend the tour._______

Please make check or money order payable to:NGAWBuilding 16, Camp Murray P.O. Box 5144 Tacoma, WA 98430

OR

Pay online via PayPal at: WWW.NGAW.ORG


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by Sharon Roberts, Retiree Chair EANGUT

There are a few things you should know.Make sure you get signed up with the Veterans

Administration. Your health is very important. Its avery easy process and can save you lots o problems inthe uture.

When you are doing all the VA processing make sureyou enroll in the My Health eVet program, also. On thewebsite you are able to see all o your Labs, Doctor vis-its and Prescriptions. You can also order your prescrip-tions to be mailed to you and this will enable you avoidthe lines you may encounter at the VA Pharmacy.

Te Blue Button is also available on this site. All yourmedical records can be put here and maintained.

Inormation or you is available at: https://www.myhealth.va.gov/mhv-portal-web/anonymous.por-tal?_npb=true&_page Label=mhvHome Remember you must make sure that your DEERSis up to date as ricare and Delta Dental are DEERSDriven. In other words, i it is not up to date you couldbe denied treatment. Another good source to check into is http://www.tricare.mil. At this site you can sign up or ricareupdates and bulletins via email. How about your dental care? Delta Dental has a

great program or Veterans. Its a great program orretirees. Just go to http://www.trdp.org/pro/index.htmlto get signed up. Did you know that you can enjoy some great vaca-tions? Most o use think Hale Koa in Hawaii when wethink o military places to vacation. Tere are placesall over the U.S. Tat offer great vacation destination.

I you go to: http://www.military.com/ravel/Home/0,13396,,00.html, you can book somegreat travel.

Also, you can join the Armed Forces Vacation Clubor some great deals. Just go to http://www.avclub.com/.

You can fly Space A but you do need to be flexiblewith your travel. As a retiree you are the lowest

on the travel chart. I you opt to travel this way youmust be with your dependents. Active duty dependentscan fly without you but as a retiree, they cant. You canfly to Joint Base Lewis McCord and visit Seattle almostanytime you want. Tere are flights rom Hill AFB acouple o times a month. Tey fly out on Fridayafernoon and return Sunday afernoon. Its a greatweekend get away! I hope this helps you enjoy your retirement. I youknow o any retirees that are not members oEANGU and EANGUS get them to join.

RETIRED OR READY TO RETIRE?



President: Wyatt Davis

Vice President Air: Joe Guimond

Vice President Army: Todd Perry

Secretary: Krystal Dowker

Treasurer: Chris Williams

Editor: Shana Hutchins

If you would like to submit a story or haveinformation you would like published in

the e-EANGUT Express, please contact

Shana Hutchins at shana.r.hutchins.mil@

mail.mil

Visit us on the Web:

www.eangut.org

EANGUT

17800 S. Camp Williams Rd.

Riverton, UT 84065

Serving Utahs

Enlisted Soldiers


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Fall is upon us, the National Conference is

complete and EANGUT is in full swing with

membership drives.

The National Conference was a denite successwhich led to 22 new resolutions our association will

pursue for legislative action. They also reafrmed 8

prior resolutions from 2011.

Attendance was minimized due to conference

attendance downsizing. This directly impacted Utahs

attendance. EANGUT is actively looking to make up

the funding gap by sponsoring Soldiers and Airman to

attend if these issues continue. Sometime in January,

we are anticipating a Soldier and Airman membership

competition that will include travel and airfare.

By now you are probably feeling the repercussions

associated with the congressional budget issues.

EANGUS is working to understand all of the

associated issues that the National Guard is

experiencing due to the budget. I heavily encourage

you to identify resolutions to minimize impacts

connected to the Guard.

For example, we are currently developing a stop-

gap resolution that will require insurance coverage to

extend for a 30 day period in the event a service

member on FTNG-D (formerly ADOS) is furloughed.As an association, we cant possibly understand the

issues each member experiences. However, we can

correct these issues for future generations. If you have

resolutions or legislative issues; your points of contact

are Brian Cornwell and Raelynn Oman for all

resolutions and legislative issues.

We have ofcially hired Bonnie Young as our

Executive Director. Please welcome her as she

becomes an integral part of our Association. She is

responsible for some exciting events through our

Corporate Sponsorship program and is focusing her

efforts on the program and membership. We are

extremely excited to have her on board; look to see her

occupying a ofce at Draper alongside NGAUT in the

near future.

It is a privilege to announce, EANGUT has

partnered with Burt Brothers Tires and Services. They

are long-standing military supporters and offer

military discounts

on the services they

provide. Stop by

their new Rivertonlocation at 13722 S.

Redwood road if you

need any

maintenance for

your vehicles.

With this

partnership, New

Memberscan sign

up with both EANG-

UT and EANGUS

for no cost thru

December 31st.

Expired Memberscan renew their membership at

a cost of only $10. This is only available to expired

members and only for a 1 year renewal; be sure to

check up on your membership status soon. This is a

great opportunity for you to integrate EANGUT into

the lives of your

Soldiers. See the ad for further details.

Flagship Financial was looking for a way to serve

military servicemembers and their families, we havepartnered with them to host an annual Christmas Luau

This is currently in the planning stage with more

information to follow.

If you havent been in touch with our

membership chairs to setup a membership booth with

your units, please feel free to contact my Vice

Presidents, Todd Perry for Army schedules or Joe Gui-

mond for Air Force schedules.

My priorities have shifted heavily to aiding and

assisting units with membership thru the end of the

calendar year. This committee cannot accomplish this

alone. I would like to encourage each units training

NCO, readiness NCO, admin NCO, Commander and

1SG to leverage these assets as a means to increase

your membership.

Respectfully,

Wyatt D. Davis

EANGUT President

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ENLISTED ASSOCIATION OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF UTAH (EANGUT)

17800 SOUTH CAMP WILLIAMS ROADRIVERTON, UTAH 84065-4999

Burt Brothers Sponsorship 15 October 2013

It is my pleasure, as the President of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of Utah (EANGUT)to welcome you to the Enlisted Association. The Enlisted Association advocates for your rights both with Stateand National Legislation. We work pay increases, benets, changes to legality, and other important issues thatwill affect you now and in the future. This sponsorship comes at no cost to you for your initial membership

period of 1 year. Upon completion of your 1 year membership you will be able to renew annually or become alifetime member. This sponsorship is made possible by Burt Brothers generous donation to our association. Wehave invested in you, and would like to provide you with some factual information about what your member-ship does.

To provide you an example, we have received an annual pay raise each year for the past 10 years. His-torically military pay has been behind similar civilian pay rates, and currently still remains there. If you lookat an E-5 wage with 10 years of service in 2009, the base pay of that individual for one drill weekend was$374.80, 2010- $387.56, 2011-$393.00, 2012-$399.28, and in 2013. This equates to an average pay increaseper year of $7.81 during a drill weekend. Your annual membership costs $11.00 for E1s-E4s, $15.00 for E5s,

$20.00 for E6s, and $30.00 for E7-E9. This means that your membership pays for itself in 2 drills solely throughthe pay raises you have received.

That is only one area that we have worked for you and your career. This year alone there are at least 82pieces of national legislation involving the National Guard. How many of those have you contacted your repre-sentative to support or decline? Invest in your future by maintaining your annual membership in the Associationthat works to serve you and only you, the Enlisted Soldiers and Airmen of the Utah National Guard. Please letme know if you have any questions, comments or issues. Thank you again for your dedicated service and con-tinual support of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of Utah.

Respectfully,

WYATT D DAVIS

1SG, UTARNG

EANGUT President


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ENLISTEDASSOCIATIONof theNATIONALGUARDofUTAH

(EANGUT)

17800 South Camp Williams RoadRiverton, UT 84065

MEMBERSHIP FORMPrivacy Act of 1974

Application Effective November 1, 2013

Circle One: New Membership Renewal

Name: (First, M, Last)______________________________________ M or F

Home Email:__________________________________________________

Military/Work Email:___________________________________________

Address:_____________________________________________________

City:______________________________ State:_____ Zip:_____________

Home Phone:____________________ Work Phone:___________________

Circle One: Army Guard Air Guard

Circle One: MDAY/Traditional/FTNGD AGR

TECH ASSOCIATE

Grade (Circle One): E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9

Rank (Circle One): PVT PV2 PFC SPC CPL SGT SSG SFC MSG

1SG SGM CSM AB Amn A1C SrA SSgt TSgt

MSgt SMSgt CMSgt CCM

Sponsored By (Rank, Name, Unit):____________________________________

(If Applicable)

Annual Dues:

GRADE National & State Dues GRADE National & State DuesE1-E4 $11.00 E-6 $20.00

E5 $15.00 E7-E9/Associate $30.00


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Credit Card Type:_______________ Name as it Appears on Card:________________________

Credit Card #________________________CSC/CVV#________ Credit Card Exp(MM/YY)_____(3 or 4 digit # on back of Card)

Signature of Card Holder:_________________________________________________________

Lifetime Membership: DOB:________________

Lifetime Membership has 2 separate fees for the National and State. For

your convenience, the following table shows the fees for COMBINED

National and State Lifetime Membership.

AGE E1-E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 Associate18 $768 $778 $788 $798 $808 $818 $763

19 $759 $769 $779 $789 $799 $809 $754

20 $750 $760 $770 $780 $790 $800 $745

21 $741 $751 $761 $771 $781 $791 $736

22 $732 $742 $752 $762 $772 $782 $727

23 $723 $733 $743 $753 $763 $773 $718

24 $714 $724 $734 $744 $754 $764 $709

25 $705 $715 $725 $735 $745 $755 $700

26 $696 $706 $716 $726 $736 $746 $691

27 $687 $697 $707 $717 $727 $737 $682

28 $678 $688 $698 $708 $718 $728 $673

29 $669 $679 $689 $699 $709 $719 $664

30 $660 $670 $680 $690 $700 $710 $65531 $651 $661 $671 $681 $691 $701 $646

32 $642 $652 $662 $672 $682 $692 $637

33 $633 $643 $653 $663 $673 $683 $628

34 $624 $634 $644 $654 $664 $674 $619

35 $615 $625 $635 $645 $655 $665 $610

36 $596 $606 $616 $626 $636 $646 $621

37 $577 $587 $597 $607 $617 $627 $602

38 $558 $568 $578 $588 $598 $608 $583

39 $539 $549 $559 $569 $579 $589 $564

40 $520 $530 $540 $550 $560 $570 $545

41 $501 $511 $521 $531 $541 $551 $526

42 $482 $492 $502 $512 $522 $532 $507

43 $463 $473 $483 $493 $503 $513 $488

44 $444 $454 $464 $474 $484 $494 $469

45 $425 $435 $445 $455 $465 $475 $450

46 $406 $416 $426 $436 $446 $456 $431

47 $387 $397 $407 $417 $427 $437 $412

48 $368 $378 $388 $398 $408 $418 $393

49 $349 $359 $369 $379 $389 $399 $374

50+ $330 $340 $350 $360 $370 $380 $355

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