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The Pennsylvania National Guard Associations (“PNGAS”) is the only organization solely dedicated to the nearly 20,000 members and more than 67,000 veterans of the Pennsylvania National Guard and their families. The PNGAS mission is to help ensure the Pennsylvania National Guard is fully funded, manned, equipped, and trained to perform their federal and state missions and that members and veterans have the benefits they have earned.
Advocacy forms the core of what we do. PNGAS acts as your voice in Washington D.C. and Harrisburg. Our activities are designed to ensure the PA National Guard is fully manned, equipped, and funded to perform its missions.
Our Legislative Priorities drive our work in Washington D.C. and Harrisburg. View our current Legistlative Priorities. Read more.
Use our Advocacy Tool to find your elected representatives at all levels of government. Read more.
All PNGAS activities are done with one goal in mind: Protecting the Pennsylvania National Guard and ensuring they are fully funded, manned, equipped, and trained to perform their federal and state missions; and that members and veterans have the benefits they have earned. We continue to support our mission through many initiatives.
To recognize high schools providing excellent access, optics, flexibility, and availability for military recruiters, and marketing materials of the Pennsylvania National Guard, all high schools are encouraged to apply to be recognized as PNGAS Guard-Friendly High Schools.
Our weekly Job Talk highlights our Featured Employers and our HOT JOBS Postings on the PNGAS JOB Board. https://pngas.jobboardhq.com/. Everyone is welcome to join in. Yes, it’s FREE, and it’s every Thursday at 12:30PM. We will keep it simple. We have an experienced Emcee named Kelly. Kelly has helped hundreds of people get jobs and internships. At …
We hold a weekly conversation with the DoD/National Guard vendor community to listen and learn about opportunities, challenges, and innovations with vendors.
Four years ago, we were told PNGAS couldn’t impact an organization as big as our National Guard and that we should just focus on membership and our annual conference. But under the leadership of Chad Rettew, Chairman; Louis Fabrizi, Vice Chairman; and Kathleen Fabrizi, Executive Director; PNGAS has developed a focused and dedicated team tackling major initiatives and delivering big results.
The Jobs Board and all PNGAS programs are fully funded by corporate, foundation and citizen donations – no taxpayer funds are used to support PNGAS.
The PNGAS VAC prioritizes and advances legislation helping veterans; facilitates initiatives with the Department of Military and Veteran’s Affairs (DMVA) to help connect veterans to a broad range of services available at the local and state level; supports communications between local/state veteran’s programs and DMVA to reduce overlap and develop synergies.
All members are invited to submit resolutions for consideration at any time. State and national resolutions inform our legislative teams and set our priorities for legislative action. Approved resolutions become our mission on manpower, force structure, roles and missions, equipment, personnel policy, family issues, and other matters impacting our lives as Service Members.
State Sponsored Life Insurance is a program that provides group term life insurance exclusively for National Guard members and their dependents.
G2G offers a grant of up to $500 for Pennsylvania National Guard members and their families who show a qualifying need.
To apply for the program, simply, contact your Family Assistance Center or Airmen/Family Program Managers. The approval authority for all grants rests with the State Family Program Director.
The Pennsylvania National Guard Associations (PNGAS) mobilized the PNGAS Jobs Board to help Guard members, veterans, their spouses, and families get good, Guard Friendly Jobs. The Jobs Board and all PNGAS programs are fully funded by corporate, foundation, and citizen donations – no taxpayer funds are used to support PNGAS.
The EAC is amplifying the best practices that so many schools are advancing and deploying to help our members and veterans of the Guard and their families get their degrees with flexibility, understanding, and affordability. The EAC is also advancing military credentialing and professional license portability and reciprocity.
The Business Action Council is focused on delivering strong results and ready-access for members and veterans of the Guard and their families.
Our Action Councils are designed to bring together higher education, business leaders, and veterans to ensure that our Pennsylvania Guardsmen and their families get maximum value for the benefits they have earned.
PNGAS releases application for employers to be recognized as a”PNGAS Guard-Friendly Employer”. This designation highlights the challenges faced by members of the Guard and their families as well as the extraordinary efforts many employers make on behalf of the Guard, its members, and the Commonwealth.
Developed by the PNGAS Education Advisory Council, the PNGAS Guard-Friendly School standards were designed to recognize colleges, universities and trade schools which meet or exceed ten (10) baseline criteria that create a supportive learning environment to assist members of the Pennsylvania Guard pursuing post-secondary degrees.
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PNGAS AND PNGF are proud to announce our support of the Pennsylvania National Guard Scholarship Fund. This year, The PNGSF plans to grant scholarships, as determined by the Board of Directors, to Pennsylvania National Guard members who are pursuing higher education as full-time students at an accredited trade, vocational or undergraduate degree program. The following may …
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Application window is closing soon NGAUS Active/Digital Life Members and their dependents are eligible to apply for the AFBA (Armed Forces Benefit Association)/NGAUS scholarship. Two applicants will be selected to receive a $5,000 scholarship each. Now accepting applications through June 1, 2023. Apply Now Not a NGAUS Active Life Member? Become one today. Please feel free to contact rirving@pngas.org with …
Great educational opportunities for EANGUS members and their dependents! The EANGUS Scholarship Program offers the award of many full-tuition scholarships provided by EANGUS partner institutions, as well as EANGUS’ $2,000 CSM Virgil Williams Scholarships and $1,000 Patriot Scholarships funded by corporate and individual donations. The EANGUS scholarship program is one of the primary benefits offered …
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The Pennsylvania National Guard Associations would have a difficult time accomplishing our mission without the generous support of our Corporate Sponsors and Industry Partners. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of our Pennsylvania Guardsmen.
Is your organization looking to create lasting relationships with the nearly 20,000 Soldiers, Airmen, and Leaders of the Pennsylvania National Guard? Become a Corporate Sponsor of PNGAS! We offer many levels of corporate sponsorship designed to accommodatße businesses of all sizes. Contact us, or email our Executive Director for more information.
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