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T HE O FFICER • V olume lxxxix, no. 3 • MAY – JUNe 2013 DEPARTMENTS PRESIDENT’S COLUMN _______________________ 3 ROA Participates in Top-Level Brief ngs By Col Walker M. Williams III, USAF (Ret.) OPENING SHOTS ___________________________ 5 Danger and Opportunity By MajGen Andrew Davis, USMC (Ret.) READER FEEDBACK __________________________ 7 CAPITOL HILL CONNECTION _________________ 8 Continuing Resolution Appropriations | Reservist Bills in Congress | VA Hearing on Reservist Unemployment | Unlikely Advocates By CAPT Marshall A. Hanson, USNR (Ret.) SERVICE MEMBERS LAW CENTER _____________ 14 USERRA a Critical Incentive for an All-Volunteer Military By CAPT Samuel Wright, JAGC, USN (Ret.) RESERVE STRENGTH. RESERVE LIFE ____________ 46 ROA Set to Vote on Membership Expansion | House Guard and Reserve Caucus Breakfast | Take the Hill Day By Keith Weller ARMY ____________________________________ 50 Fiscal Uncertainty an Implacable Enemy By Bob Feidler AIR FORCE ________________________________ 52 Air Force Reserve Guided by Four Principles By Col “Buf alo” Bill Leake, USAFR NAVY ____________________________________ 54 Sending the Wrong Message By CAPT Marshall A. Hanson, USNR (Ret.) STARs INDUSTRY NEWS _____________________ 56 Support on the Go | F-35s Take Flight Into the Future By Jeanne Kouhestani RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES Organized in 1922. Incorporated under charter of the Congress by Public Law 81-595. THE OFFICER PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. Publisher: MajGen Andrew B. Davis, USMC (Ret.) T is issue produced in partnership with T e YGS Group, York, PA Editor in Chief: Keith W. Weller Executive Editor: Kelly Crane Winkler Senior Editor: Pat Curry Managing Editor: Lori B. Racey Copy Editors: Carol A. Kelly, Steve Kennedy Associate Editor: Jeanne Kouhestani Graphic Design: Mike Vucic Editorial Assistant: Ashley Reid Advertising Director: Lani Burnett Circulation Manager: Tracey Ware The Officer (ISSN 0030-0268) is published bimonthly by the Reserve Of cers Association of the United States, One Constitution Avenue NE, Washington DC 20002-5618. Telephone 202-479-2200; Fax 202-547-1641. Printed by Brown Printing Company, East Greenville, Pa. Subscription prices: $40 per year for members, which is included in the dues, $20 for surviving spouses and ROAL members. PERIODICAL POSTAGE PAID at Washington, D.C., and additional mailing of ces. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to T e Of cer, Membership Department, ROA, One Constitution Avenue NE, Washington DC 20002-5618. DEADLINES: Editorial, letters–45 days preceding month of issue; articles, departments–45 days preceding month of publication. Manuscripts preferred by e-mail to editor@roa.org. T is publication is available on the ROA website, for members only. Copyright © 2013 by the Reserve Of cers Association. All rights reserved. ADVERTISING INFORMATION: Deadline: 1st day of month preceding month of publication. ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE: Lani Burnett, Advertising Director, Reserve Officers Association, One Constitution Ave. NE, Washington DC 20002-5618; Phone 202-646-7758; Fax 202-646-7767; E-mail lburnett@roa.org. Linda R. Cooper, Ad Traf c Manager, One Constitution Ave. NE, Washington DC 20002-5618; Phone 202-646-7711; Fax 202-646-7767; E-mail lcooper@roa.org. Publication of advertising does not constitute endorsement by the ROA Publisher or the Publisher’s representatives. Find ROA on Facebook: www.roa.org/facebook_fan Follow ROA on Twitter: twitter@ReserveOffi cer Network with ROA on LinkedIn at: www.roa.org/linked 2 the O fficer / M ay –J une 2013
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