In his presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised to sign into law a bill that he had previously co-sponsored to "elevate the chief of the National Guard to the rank of four-star general and make the chief a member of the joint chiefs of Staff" into law.

We"ve previously rated this promise Stalled, as the first part of the promise, to elevate the National Guard chief to the rank four-star general, had been kept before Obama was elected while the second half was still pending. The National Guard chief's elevation in rank made law on Jan. 28, 2008 when President George W. Bush signed the National Defense Authorization Act.

At the time of our last review we reported that adding the head of the National Guard to the Joint Chiefs of Staff had not been recommended by the Commission on National Guard and Reserves.

When Obama signed the fiscal year 2012 National Defense Authorization Act on Dec. 31, 2011, the situation changed. It included promotion of the National Guard"s senior officer to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

"We look forward to working alongside the other Joint Chiefs to provide our nation"s senior leaders with a fuller picture of the non-federalized National Guard as it serves in support of homeland defense and civil support missions," said Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, in a story in the military publication Air Force Print News Today, noting the Guard's addition.

That addition completes the two part promise from Obama"s campaign. We rate this Promise Kept.