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Committee backs expansion of Wyoming National Guard referral bonus program

Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs · September 13, 2024
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Lawmakers voted to sponsor a bill expanding eligibility for the National Guard referral bonus program to include retirees, military department employees and recruits starting enlistment; the program has paid 54 bonuses since July 2023 and requires no additional appropriation for current payouts, testimony said.

The Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs committee voted to sponsor legislation to broaden Wyoming's National Guard referral bonus program, extending eligibility to retired service members and certain military employees and allowing recruits beginning enlistment to make eligible referrals.

Talise Hanson of the Legislative Service Office…

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