Saving Now for a Prosperous Future
The Thrift Savings Plan
Are you taking advantage of one of the most important benefits offered through your service in the Army National Guard?
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) is a...
CitizenSoldier
Looking to Buy a Home?
The HUD Good Neighbor Next Door Program Can Help
For many Guard Soldiers, working for State or local government is not limited to their military service but is also a part of their...
4 VA Home Loans to Know and Understand
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides several options for eligible military members to obtain loans when buying or refinancing a home. In most instances, the VA does not provide loans directly. Instead, it...
Physical Readiness is Functional Fitness
Strength. Endurance. Mobility. These are three traits that are key to a Soldier’s physical effectiveness and, on a larger scale, their success in the U.S. Army.
Physical readiness is the ability to meet...
Army Career Tracker
Development Planning Made Easy
The Department of Defense (DoD)’s Army Career Tracker (ACT) is a convenient leadership development portal for Soldiers seeking a resource to build and track a personalized career development plan....
The 46 Super Star
A New Age of Public Affairs Soldiers
A new military occupational specialty (MOS) is born. Effective Oct. 1, 2018, MOS 46Q, Public Affairs Specialist, and 46R, Public Affairs Broadcast Specialist, were combined and...
New Jersey Finance Units Complete Challenging MOBEX
From Finance to the Field
After designation as Focused Readiness Units (FRU), the New Jersey Army National Guard’s 250th and 350th Financial Management Support Detachments replaced their traditional annual training at Fort McCoy,...
Military Youth Adventure Camp to the Rescue
Summer’s Here!
Wondering what kinds of summer vacation activities will keep your child or teen busy, active, learning and having fun? A military youth adventure camp could be the answer. A variety of...
Live Like a BOSS
Army BOSS Program Bolsters Single Soldiers
Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers (BOSS) is a program dedicated to the success of single Soldiers in the Army. Focusing on enhancing morale, sustaining combat readiness and...
Homecoming Takedown
Guard Soldier Takes Down Shooter at High School Football Game
SSG Patrick Shields of Detachment 1, 1175th Transportation Company, Tennessee Army National Guard, was clearing his tailgating gear after watching his son play...