Navy Retiree Council

SECNAV Retiree Council Update 02:     Applications are now being accepted for the Secretary
of the Navy Retiree Council. Applications must be received by 30 SEP. Here’s how to apply. Submit a one (1)-page bio/resume with the following:
 Your full name, address, phone number, e-mail address and Social Security Number. (Left side top)
 One paragraph highlighting your military career to include highest rank achieved, designator (if
applicable), military specialty, total years of active duty, total years of service (if applicable) and entry date.
Additionally, provide a brief summary of current civilian career.
 One paragraph identifying all volunteer work, Retired  Activities Office (RAO) affiliation, and/or
membership in civic and other organizations.
 Education (Associate Degree, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Ph.D and field of study as appropriate).
 Include a brief statement on how you can contribute to the RC.
 A recent snapshot photo. It is requested that picture be placed on the one page application at the top right hand corner (head and shoulder shot). Photo should be no larger than 2 ½ inches by 3 inches. (Right side top)

     Send applications to: Department of the Navy, OPNAV N135C, Retired Affairs, 5720 Integrity Drive Millington, TN 38055-6200.  Selection is scheduled for October with appointment scheduled for December. For more information, contact Navy Retired Affairs toll-free at (866) 827-5672 or (901) 874-4308.   Another way to assist the Naval retiree community is to volunteer at your local Retired Activities Offices (RAO).  The Navy currently has 32 offices worldwide that are staffed by retiree volunteers. The Navy depends heavily on volunteers to run these offices. The volunteers are trained to assist other retirees, their families and survivors in receiving their earned benefits, aid family members when a retired service member dies, and plan and conduct annual Retiree Appreciation Days or Retiree Seminars. Most RAO volunteers spend a few hours a week in the office. If you are interested in being a volunteer, please contact your nearest RAO or call the Navy’s RAO program manager at (866) 827-5672 ext. 4308. [Source: Shift Colors Spring 2012 ++]

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Council meeting 23Mar12

Yesterday we had an area council meeting, there was one representative from Las Vegas and 3 from Pahrump.  There were no items brought up to forward to Department of the Army for the April meeting.

I am now the Chairman of the Pahrump Council again and we will attempt to provide DA with information to make changes for our benefits.

We need Ideas as to what you think needs to be changed so our benefits don't erode.  The only vehicle we have to effect changes or impliment policy is to get your ideas to DA.

Heres how it works.  You recommend a change or an idea that will help the Retiree's. We will research whats going on with it or if its new.  We then will propose those changes to the regional council at Presidio of Monterey which is the council headquarters for the western United States.  If they approve, the idea, or recommended change it is forwarded to Department of the Army.  There is no "Chain of Command" except for the local council, to Monterey, then to DA.

Again, we need your ideas, cite them as :  PROBLEM  ----- THEN RECOMMENDATION ---- THEN FORWARD THEM TO US AT THE PAHRUMP COUNCIL.  (teddy.farson@gmail.com) or enter a comment below.

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Uniformed Services Disabled Retirees

This web site lists a lot of information, all the military associations, their web sites and a description of what they do.  You'll find several that apply to you and they cover all services.
http://www.usdr.org/index.php?option=com_weblinks&catid=88888895&Itemid=29
(The following USDR Legislative Priorities are not prioritized in any specific order.)

• The USDR will continue to support legislation to include all military retirees with less than 50% VA disability rating decision, to include all Chapter 61 medical disability retirees, in the Concurrent Retired Disability Payment (CRDP) program. 
• The USDR will continue to support legislation to eliminate the 10-year offset for 90% and below under the Concurrent Retired Disability Payment (CRDP)          program. 
• The USDR will continue to support legislation to eliminate the Survivors Benefit Plan (SBP) offset by the VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC). 
• The USDR will continue to support legislation that provides health and dental care for military retirees and their dependents.
• The USDR will continue to support legislation that provides mandatory funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). 
• The USDR will continue to support legislation that will increase Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Supplement Service Disabled Veterans Insurance (RH) from its current $10,000 limit to $100,000.  
• The USDR will continue to support legislation to provide full military burial honors for all military retirees. 
• The USDR will continue to support legislation that establishes an Assistant Secretary of Defense for Disabled Retiree Affairs. 
• The USDR will continue to support legislation to waive Medicare Part B payments for all military retirees and their dependents/ survivors regardless of the age and military date of entry.
• The USDR will support timely and effective processing of all compensation claims submitted to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

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VA Disability

S. 894 and H.R 1407 would increase the amounts paid to veterans for disability compensation and to their survivors for dependency and indemnity compensation by the same cost-of-living
adjustment (COLA) payable to Social Security recipients. The increase would take effect
on December 1, 2011, and the resulting adjustment would be rounded to the next lower
dollar.

The President has signed the bill and Public Law 112.53 has been enacted which ties the COLA increase for Disabled Veterans to the increases for Social Security Compensation.  Effective 1Dec11.

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BEWARE OF PHISHING ATTACK (Trying to get info from your computer)

Beware of Phishing Attack

Week of January 09, 2012

A recent aggressive phishing attack is making the rounds in an email which appears to be from USAA, a financial services company that serves military members, their families, and veterans. The email subject begins with "Deposit Posted." Members are asked to open a Zeus-infected attached file. Once opened, it launches a malicious virus which could provide access to personal information and may require a complete reinstall of the computer operating system. Other attacks have been directed at U.S. Military installations and defense facilities. For more information and to protect yourself, visit the APWG Consumer Advice website, the Internet Crime Complaint Center website, and the Wombat Securities Technologies website.
For more tips on avoiding financial and computer scams, visit the Military.com Money Center.

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