Army Study Confirms Urgency of VFA Work
Last week, VFA launched its latest effort — assessing and addressing the needs of the New Jersey National Guard. VFA’s initial findings indicate that NJ Guard members and their families are under considerable stress given the ongoing commitments required of the National Guard in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A new report by the Army regarding the performance of the Army in Iraq confirms the importance of our current work. In the words of the report: “the price paid by reservists [i.e., members of the National Guard and Reserve] and communities to sustain long and repetitive mobilizations…may not be sustainable in the future.”
VFA is constructing a one-stop resource and information webpage for New Jersey National Guard members and their families.
Please continue to visit the VFA website as we provide progress reports on our work and as we help Guard members and their families from other states soon to deploy thousands of soldiers to war.