Naval Enlisted Reserve Association - NERA Welcomes You Aboard!

NERA Welcomes You Aboard!

The Naval Enlisted Reserve Association - NERA - is the only military and veterans organization representing the ENLISTED RESERVIST members of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. We include retirees, Full-Time Support (FTS), drilling reservists and others joining as associate members supporting our enlisted sea service reservists.

In more than 50 years, NERA has been responsible for many of the pay and benefits gains reservists enjoy today and take for granted.

Why NERA? Today, more than at any other time, Reserve Enlisted members are called upon more often to mobilize frequently to serve our nation. The challenges are many - strain on families, strain on civilian careers and an operational tempo for even "normal" reserve duties that exceed the conditions of less than 10 years ago.

Strength in numbers. NERA has been there on Capitol Hill, in the Pentagon and other policy making levels working hard for legislation to protect your benefits, your family, your health care and your retirement.

Join us and ensure your voice is added to the many. Join us to continue the success and the fight to keep your benefits strong. We are your shipmates - your fellow veterans. NERA is about you - the working Sailor, Marine and Coast Guardsman.

NERA Fall Mariner

The 2008 Fall Mariner is now available online. The Mariners will be mailed Monday, September 22nd, if you would like to stop receiving the Mariner by mail, log onto your members account and update your profile.

Look inside for Bios for National Officer Candidates; the 2008 National Conference Agenda, the 2008 NERA Service to the Reservist Award Winner; the 2007-2008 Scholarship Recipients, and a first hand recount of the FORCM transition ceremony by Mariner Editor Ron Naida.

View C&BL proposed changes by logging in through the Members link above and clicking Articles. You must be logged in to view the Articles link.

PAST ISSUES OF THE MARINER and Information on Submitting Articles and Pictures

NERA Conferences

2008 National Conference Updates!

October 14th through October 19th 2008

NERA's 51st National Conference

2008 C&BL changes are available to view and download, log in through the Members link, go to Articles.

2008 NERA Service to the Reservist Award Winner

Congratulations SK1(SW) Goldwire!!

2009 Regional Conferences

2009 North Central Regional Conference

The Minnesota Chapter will be hosting the event 17-18 April 2009 in Bloomington, MN. Save the dates and plan to attend, hotel information is now available! More information will be posted as details are secured.

Member Updates

Mariner Editor Brian Brannon Selected to Chief

The NEC wishes to congratulate Brian as a newly selected Chief Petty Officer.

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Friends and family,
I want to take a second to thank each and every one of you for your support throughout the induction process leading up to my Chief's pinning.

Included are a few photos from the ceremony held September 20th in the hangar of the VR-57 Conquistadors aboard Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, California.

The pride I felt upon becoming a Genuine Navy Chief was incredibly immense, and I can tell you that I now walk a little taller and step a little prouder
everywhere I go. I realize that the privilege of wearing these anchors brings
with it a great responsibility to take care of my enlisted Sailors and train the
junior officers, and I will do my utmost to carry on the honorable tradition
initiated by all of the Navy Chiefs that have come before me.

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Chief Mass Communication Specialist Brian Brannon

Chapter/NOSC Activities and Events

Oklahoma Sooner Chapter

Greetings! I am Roy Wano - Promotions Director for the Naval Enlisted Reserve Association.

NOSC Shreveport-Navy Ball

Sea Services of Knoxville-Navy Ball

New York City-Veteran's Day Parade

NERA Members Bare A Hand

An Invitation from CUCM Jerry Swift, HMCM Manny Ratner and ENC(SS) Bill Vincent

CombatBet.com-Ceramic Chips

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