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Are there any special post-deployment services or benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserve Component?

April 26, 2017Benefits component guard members National post-deployment Reserve Services special

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Are there any special post-deployment services or benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserve Component?

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Operation Total Warrior (OTW), a Yellow Ribbon Support Services program directed by the Undersecretary of Defense is specifically designed to serve members of the Guard and Reserve Component. OTW’s mission is to link veterans and families with services while minimizing the stress of military service, deployments, and family separation. OTW conducts innovative seminars, briefings, and activities in various locations (call 800-772-1237 or go to www.operationtotalwarrior.us ).The Guard has some of its own benefits and most of the information about the Army National Guard benefits are contained in the National Guard Almanac, which is online at www.virtualarmory.com. While entry to all the features of the website requires a login, the FAQs are available to all users in the top menu bar.National Guard retirees who have completed 20 years of qualifying service receive a points-based retirement at age 60 and then have all the same benefits as Active Component Retirees: medical care, commissary