Tennessee Army National Guard- WOSM

Happy 389th birthday to the U.S. National Guard!

Join us in congratulating WO1 Harrison Ramsey, Tennessee’s newly appointed Aviation Warrant Officer! He excelled in WOCS Class 26-04 (OD Green Hulks) and landed on the Commandant’s List—outstanding work!

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Congratulations to the Warrant Officer Candidates who completed their 5K foot march this morning. The foot march is part of the physical fitness requirement to attend Warrant Officer Candidate School.

Happy Birthday Tennessee National Guard! Thank you to all the Soldiers and Airmen who proudly serve the Great State of Tennessee!

Please join us in congratulating WO1 Fatton and WO1 Reel, the newest members of the Tennessee Army National Guard Warrant Officer cohort.

On behalf of the Warrant Officer Association's Volunteer Chapter, we express our heartfelt gratitude to the participants, volunteers, corporate sponsor, beverage cart sponsor, and hole sponsors of the 2024 Warrant Officer golf tournament. Your support made this event successful and will help the Volunteer Chapter meet our goals of supporting those in need and giving back to our communities. We are excited to see everyone next year.

Congratulations to WO1 Caldwell, WO1 Hawkins, and WO1 Piersen; graduates of WOCS, class 24-501! Please give a warm welcome to the newest members of the TN ARNG Warrant Officer cohort.

Please join us in congratulating WO1 Crosslin on his achievement, as we welcome him to the Tennessee Army National Guard Warrant Officer family.

Happy 106th Birthday to the Warrant Officer Cohort !!!

The Soldiers and Airmen of the Tennessee National Guard mourn the loss of one of its great leaders, Maj. Gen. William D. Jones, the 72nd Adjutant General of Tennessee.

Maj. Gen. Jones served in the military for more than 46 years, first enlisting in the Tennessee Army National Guard in May 1949 and serving in Korea from January 1951 to August 1952. He then attended officer candidate school and commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1958 where his first assignment was as the Executive Officer for Battery C of the 566th Field Artillery Regiment.

Over his long career, Jones served in a variety of leadership and staff assignments to include commander of the 230th Transportation Detachment, Air Observer for the 130th Aviation Battalion, commander of the 118th Public Affairs Detachment, and the Chief of Staff for the Tennessee National Guard. In October 1989, he was selected as the Assistant Adjutant General, Army, until being appointed as the Deputy Adjutant General in October 1992. In July of 1993, he became the acting Adjutant General for Tennessee after the death of Maj. Gen. Jerry Wyatt, then officially appointed as the 72nd Adjutant General by Gov. Ned McWherter on August 26, 1993. He served as the Adjutant General until retiring in 1995.

Maj. Gen. William D. Jones devoted his life to serving our nation and state while always taking care of his fellow Soldiers and Airmen.

Way to represent the TNARNG!!!

Gray Area Retirees are members who served in the Guard or Reserve, are qualified for retired pay, and have retired from their service (stopped drilling) but are not yet at the age where they can start receiving retired pay.

ALL Gray Area service members must apply for military retired pay to receive it.

Too many (and I mean many thousands in just the Army) are reaching the eligible age but haven’t applied for it. Some, unfortunately, are already deceased.

I would like some help spreading the word that Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) automatically creates a Gray Area Retiree "Future Retiree" pay account when each member of EVERY Service transitions from an active (drilling) pay status to the Retired Reserve.

These accounts now exist in myPay for all Services, BUT THE MEMBER HAS TO GO INTO MYPAY AND UPDATE IT WITH A CIVILIAN EMAIL AND CONFIRM THE MAILING ADDRESS. Only about 25% have done so.

Why is this important??

DFAS and your Service will stay in touch with you during your Gray Area time -- policies and programs change, and you'll want to know about those --and they will remind you when and how and where to apply for the retired pay you've earned.

And when life events happen --marriages, divorces, deaths, births, adoptions -- those impact your benefits, especially the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan that over 90% of you have (and may not even realize it).

To learn more, read this DFAS webpage: https://www.dfas.mil/RetiredMilitary/plan/Gray-Area-Retirees/