Military Officer - August 2008 - (Page 61) MOAA Supports Reservists Legislation: MOAA’s legislative team ardently has opposed force reductions and advocated manpower increases every year since 1999 to ease increasing strains on active duty, Guard, and Reserve servicemembers and their families. Health care: MOAA has defeated large Pentagon-proposed TRICARE fee increases, while winning military health coverage for drilling Guard and Reserve servicemembers and their families through the TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) program. MOAA also developed a low-cost, highvalue TRS supplement under its MEDIPLUS® program. Visit www.moaainsurance.com. Benefits: MOAA headquarters staff travel across the country to speak to Guard and Reserve members about their military benefits including changes to the GI Bill and to TRICARE Reserve Select. Visit www.moaa.org/locator/eventsearch.asp to find out when an MOAA representative will be speaking in your area. MOAA representatives are available to counsel guardmembers and reservists through significant life events such as retirement from the Guard or Reserve and aging into the receipt of pay and benefits. MOAA also exhibits at Guard conferences to help attendees with benefits issues. Family support: MOAA offers a spouse-specific publication, “Focus on You: A Career Handbook for the Military Spouse.” Call MOAA’s Member Service Center (MSC) at the phone number below for a copy. MOAA’s legislative team’s pushes have won additional funding for family support programs. Check out MOAA’s Military Family Legislative Action Guide at www.moaa.org/legisactionguide. To learn more: MOAA’s Member Service Center provides personal assistance to help resolve problems with military health care, insurance, military pay, and other military or VA programs. Member service representatives can connect members to MOAA staff who can provide more information about or counsel on any of the issues listed above. Call (800) 234-MOAA (6622) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Eastern time. PHOTO: SPC HAROLD FIELDS/USA AUGUST 2008 MILITARY OFFICER 61 http://www.moaainsurance.com http://www.moaa.org/locator/eventsearch.asp http://www.moaa.org/legisactionguide
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