“We are working with the Secret Service to determine which service members supporting the national special security event for the Inauguration require additional background screening,” an Army spokesperson said.
Guardsmen and women are constantly serving their country without earning federal benefits, despite performing the same jobs as their active-duty counterparts, says the author of this commentary.
Title 32 authorizations have only been given for 30 days. Troops have to be mobilized for at least 31 days to receive Tricare benefits and a higher basic allowance for housing.
"Battle assemblies across the Army Reserves, the default — that is the standard procedure right now — is no battle assemblies until further notice," said Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, commanding general of U.S. Army Reserve Command.