Are you a reservist, National Guard member, or a family member of a reservist or National Guard member? Have you or a loved one recently been called up for active duty? Do you have questions about your healthcare plan, your pay, your pension, or are you looking to join a local support group? Here's some more information:

Links Families May Find Useful

• Reservist Family Benefit Handbook (.pdf format)
• Predeployment Guide: A Plan For Coping
• National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
• Office of the Secretary of Defense: Reserve Affairs

Benefits & Legal Protections

• TRICARE (Health Benefits)
• Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS)
• Servicemember's Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
• Employee Rights
• Life Insurance
• FAQ's

Family & Individual Help

• Oregon Army National Guard Emergency Relief Fund, P.O. Box 14350, Salem, OR 97309-5047
• Return & Reunion
• Legal Services
• Chaplains
• Red Cross
• Army Family Liason
• Gift of Groceries
• Debunking the myths surrounding camel spiders
• more…

Pay & Witholdings

• Pay (.pdf format)
• Tax Policies and Facts
• more…

Education

• Montgomery G.I. Bill
• Army
• College Credit
• more…

Retirement

• Retirement System
• Monthly Pay
• more…

Join the Reserve or National Guard

• Ready Reserve
• Army Reserve
• Naval Reserve
• Air Force Reserve
• Marine Forces Reserve
• Coast Guard Reserve
• National Guard

Be sure to also visit the Links Related to the Current Military Action in Iraq page that I have set up.