Cord Byrd: “I propose an amendment that will modify Titles 10 and 37 of the United States Code. This amendment will correct a…”

“I propose an amendment that will modify Titles 10 and 37 of the United States Code. This amendment will correct a long-overlooked enlisted service period of selected military members. This amendment allows creditable service for military members who are serving, or have served as enlisted members of our National Guard and Reserve, while also earning a commission through the Simultaneous Membership Program [SMP]. Since the program's inception in 1979, a select number of enlisted soldiers have not received longevity credit for honorably performed duty that they so justly deserve. SMP cadets are enlisted soldiers with contracts and service obligations, they are deployable assets to their units, they are military occupational service qualified, and they are subject to all the regulations and reviews of any other enlisted soldier. this enlisted concurrent service must be creditable for all purposes. I urge my colleagues to support this worthy amendment.”