{"id":17179,"date":"2020-07-14T12:15:51","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T12:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/14\/guardsmen-reservists-could-see-benefits-expand-after-coronavirus-missions-end\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:33:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:33:06","slug":"guardsmen-reservists-could-see-benefits-expand-after-coronavirus-missions-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2020\/07\/14\/guardsmen-reservists-could-see-benefits-expand-after-coronavirus-missions-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardsmen, reservists could see benefits expand after coronavirus missions end"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As tens of thousands of National Guard and reserve members remained mobilized around the country for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/05\/20\/early-end-date-for-guard-coronavirus-deployment-draws-criticism-from-veterans-in-congress\/\" target=_blank>coronavirus response missions<\/a>, lawmakers are pushing to expand their military benefits <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/07\/02\/the-national-guard-will-be-responding-to-covid-19-for-the-foreseeable-future\/\" target=_blank>after that work is finished<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent days, leaders in Congress have offered new plans to extend veteran home loans to more Guardsmen, do away with certain medical co-pays for their families and enhance job training programs for their post-military careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moves come just a few weeks after a Senate panel included plans to award <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/05\/26\/push-is-on-to-get-national-guard-troops-on-coronavirus-duty-health-care-help-once-their-missions-end\/\" target=_blank>hazard pay for Guardsmen on coronavirus pandemic missions<\/a>. That provision, sponsored by Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, could add up to $150 in extra wages a month for the 46,000-plus Guard members currently serving or already finished those state support efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/07\/02\/the-national-guard-will-be-responding-to-covid-19-for-the-foreseeable-future\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49916459307_c006c36878_k.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The National Guard will be responding to COVID-19 for the foreseeable future<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">As cases rise around the country and with a vaccine months out, the chief of the National Guard expects to see his troops continue to mobilize.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Final passage of that plan isn\u2019t expected for several more months. It\u2019s unclear whether the other Guard proposals will also face similar slow progress in Congress, or if they could be included in new emergency relief legislation related to the fast spreading virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first proposal \u2014 introduced last week by a bipartisan group of lawmakers including Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee Chairman Jerry Moran, R-Kan., ranking member Jon Tester, D-Mont., and House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee ranking member Phil Roe, R-Tenn. \u2014 would credit military service under Title 32 orders (through which the majority of Guardsmen have been mobilized) toward eligibility for Veterans Affairs home loans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, those troops are only eligible for the lower-cost federal loan program if they are mobilized under separate Title 10 orders, or if they have already completed six years of military service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, Moran said the move would better honor the part-time troops\u2019 current efforts in the face of a national crisis and \u201cgrant them greater access to homeownership to live the American dream after service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tester in recent days has also requested the Defense Department waive all health care premiums for Guardsmen returning to reserve status after their coronavirus missions, calling it a similar responsibility of leaders to recognize the sacrifice of the troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those members and their families have access to certain Tricare medical benefits while on active-duty, but individuals are required to pay two months of premiums in advance to maintain health care coverage under the Tricare Reserve Select program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt a time when access to health care is of utmost importance to Americans and their families, servicemembers should not have to worry about this potentially burdensome expense as they return home following their sacrifices to keep their country healthy,\u201d Tester wrote in a recent letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/29\/tell-us-from-promotions-to-decisions-to-separate-how-is-the-covid-19-pandemic-affecting-your-career\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6198921.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Tell us: From promotions to decisions to separate, how is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting your career?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Let us know how the pandemic has affected your thoughts about staying in the military.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, a bipartisan group of House members \u2014 including Rep. 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