Describe why you are proud to be an ROA member.

“As a retired US Army Reserve service member, I am honored to now serve fellow reserve component members through ROA's myriad initiatives. Being "twice the citizen" while furthering one's personal and professional goals and raising strong families with the American spirit is hard. ROA allows me the opportunity to serve our amazing reserve component professionals at arms as they sacrifice to serve and lead.”

Describe how ROA has benefitted you in your military career.

“ROA was a resource for my peers and me as we were navigating our civilian and military careers. Providing mentors and folks that had "been there and done that" before us helped us access resources and support to continue our service while still being true to our other life relationships, commitments and goals.”

Describe why you are proud to be an ROA member.

“I am proud to be an ROA member because they are steadfast in their commitment to the reserve forces - all ranks and all branches. They take supporting members to another level, particularly the legislative affairs team. The amount they accomplish yearly is incredible.”

Describe how ROA has benefitted you in your military career.

“I became a lifetime member as a veteran, but I wish I had done it when I was much younger.

ROA has been a blessing in so many ways, one of the most fun is meeting new people. Members of ROA come from many diverse backgrounds: enlisted, officers, all military job specialties, business owners, government agencies, students, foreign-born servicemembers, and you never know who you will meet next!

As you volunteer on different committees, you'll find ROA is a family of actively serving reserve members and their families. The support has been tremendous - the staff and volunteers truly care about one another and the members.

Whenever someone is in need of support, everyone jumps in to help.”

Describe why you are proud to be an ROA member.

“I'm proud to be an ROA member because ROA is a force multiplier for members in advocacy and networking and provides members leadership opportunities.”

Describe how ROA has benefitted you in your military career.

“ROA has been an integral resource to my military career through educational resources and advocacy. I took advantage of the scholarship program for my sons during their college years." 

Describe why you are proud to be an ROA member.

“I am proud to be a part of a historic and powerful association where I can actively advocate on issues that affect myself and my troops. It is humbling to be in the legacy of the organization Gen. Pershing created 100 years ago.”

Describe how ROA has benefitted you in your military career.

“Personally, I have received great mentoring from ROA members who know the challenges of and have excelled in both a civilian and military career. At the squadron, I am able to be better informed on the personnel, and national security issues ROA advocates and follows for in order to take care of the aircraft maintainers I lead.”