page_title: Reserve Officers Association
section_title: Advocacy and legislative priorities
hierarchical_section_title: Reserve Officers Association / Advocacy and legislative priorities
caption_attribution_description: English: Reserve Officers Association's Minuteman Memorial Building
context_page_description: The ROA is a professional association of commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, former officers, enlisted and spouses of the uniformed services of the United States, primarily with the Reserve and National Guard.
  Founded in 1922 and under congressional charter since 1950, Reserve Officers Association of the United States now doing business as the Reserve Organization of America, advocates for adequate funding of equipment and training requirements, recruiting and retention incentives, and employment rights for all members of the Reserve. It also advises and educates the Congress, the president, and the American people on national security.
context_section_description: ROA's legislative priorities, largely shaped by the requirements of the War on Terrorism, are:
  Reset the whole force to include fully funding equipment and training for the National Guard and Reserves.
  Provide adequate resources and authorities to support the current recruiting and retention requirements of the Reserves and National Guard.
  Support warriors, families, and survivors.
  Assure that the Reserve and National Guard continue in a key national defense role, both at home and abroad.
caption: ROA Headquarters, Minuteman Memorial Building, Washington, DC
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