RAO BULLETIN 15 April 2021

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RAO BULLETIN 15 April 2021

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THIS RETIREE ACTIVITIES OFFICE BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES
Pg Article Subject
. * DOD * .
04 == Afghan Withdrawal [05] ---- (Deadline Moved to 11 SEP)
05 == Transgender Troops [29] ---- (Pentagon Releases New Transgender Policies)
06 == Army Pacific Missile Plan ---- (Air Force General Says it’s Expensive, Duplicative and “Stupid.”)
08 == Korean War Veterans Memorial [04] ---- (New Remembrance Wall Name Errors Possible)
11 == Other than Honorable Discharge [17] ---- (New Review Board Offers One Last Chance at Appeal)
12 == DoD Budget 2022 [01] ---- (Biden Has Proposed $715 Billion Baseline)
14 == DoD Vaccination Program [01] ---- (38.9% of Marines Chose Not To Receive Covid Vaccines)
15 == Military Enlistment Standards [14] ---- (Surprising Conditions That Could Bar You from Service)
17 == POW/MIA [127] ---- (Search for Korean War Missing Picks Up again in the DMZ)
18 == POW/MIA Recoveries & Burials ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 APR 2021 | Six)
. * VA * .
20 == VA Lawsuit | Eric March ---- (Manchester Couple $9.47 Million in Malpractice Suit)
21 == GI Bill Comparison Tool ---- (School Selection Aide)
22 == VA Copay [17] ---- (American Recovery Plan Impact)
22 == Gold Star Spouses [02] ---- (Available VA Benefits)
23 == Geriatrics & Extended Care [03] ---- (Advance Care Planning | Making Health Care Decisions)
24 == VA Budget FY 2022 ---- (Biden Proposes $8.5 Billion Increase)
25 == VA Fraud, Waste & Abuse ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 APR 2021)
27 == VA Lung Cancer Care [03] ---- (Early Screening Saves Lives | New SBRT Treatment)
28 == VA Lawsuit | Vance Perry [01] ---- ($1,000,000 Settlement Agreed Upon)
. * VETS * .
29 == Vet Charity Watch [68] ---- (Sham ‘Healing Heroes Network’ Charity)
30 == Vet Indictments ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 APR 2021)
32 == Vet Homelessness [106] ---- (Secretaries of VA, HUD Joint Statement on Ending It)
34 == Vet Fugitives ---- (01 thru 15 April 2021)
35 == Air Force Review Board ---- (New Boards Agency Website Launched)
36 == Vietnam Vets [48] ---- (Raul Perez Benavidez | 2 Tour Twice Wounded MOH MSG)
38 == WWII Vets 254 ---- (Thiele Fred Harvey | Survivor of Iwo Jima)
39 == WWII Vets 255 ---- (Philip E. Bonner Sr. | Battle of the Bulge Vet)
39 == Obit: Obit: Ray Lambert ----- (9 April 2021 | Big Red One Medic)
41 == Military Retirees & Veterans Events Schedule ---- (As of 15 APR 2021)
41 == Vet Hiring Fairs ---- (Scheduled as of 15 APR 2021)
42 == Vet Unemployment 2021 [03] ---- (MAR Down to 5.0%)
43 == Vet Employment Opportunities ---- (APR 15 Listings from Companies Looking For Vets)
43 == State Veteran’s Benefits ---- (Illinois 2021)
. * VET LEGISLATION * .
44 == Military Retirement Pay [10] ---- (H.R.0000 | Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act)
45 == Burn Pit Toxic Exposure [83] ---- (H.R.0000 | Conceding Our Vets' Exposure Now … Act)
47 == Military Family Hunger ---- (H.R. 2339 | Basic Needs Allowance (BNA)
48 == Vet Toxic Exposure Legislation [13] ---- (S.952 | Warfighters Act)
49 == Burn Pit Toxic Exposure [84] ---- (H.R.0000/S.437 | Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act)
51 == Military Pregnancy Discharge ---- (H.R.2385 | Justice for Women Veterans Act)
. * MILITARY* .
52 == Navy Uniform Changes [08] ---- (Grooming/Appearance Policy Language Revisions)
53 == Court Martial ---- (Writ of Mandamus Use If Convicted)
55 == Military Divorced Spouses ---- (Benefits They Qualify For)
57 == TRICARE Autism Care [19] ---- (Program Expanding For Military Family Members)
58 == Army Goggles [01] ---- (Microsoft ‘Mixed Reality’ $21.8 Billion IVAS Contract)
59 == USS Bonhomme Richard [04] ---- (Will Be Decommissioned, Then Towed To Texas for Scrapping)
60 == Guantanamo Bay Navy Base [05] ---- (Once-Secret Prison Unit Closed)
61 == Armed Forces DNA Testing ---- (Modern Crime-Solving Methods vs. the Mystery of WWII Deaths)
64 == Servicemembers Charged ---- (01 thru 15 APR 2021)
67 == Navy Terminology, Jargon & Slang ---- (‘Sleeping Dictionary thru ‘Snival’)
68 == Guard & Reserve Leave [01] ---- (Short-Term Paid Leave Entitlement Lawsuits)
. * MILITARY HISTORY * .
71 == U.S. Army Camel Corps ---- (Failed 1836 Modernization Attempt)
73 == Medal of Honor Awardees ---- (Robert J. Miller | Afghanistan)
75 == Cold War Espionage ---- (Israel | Jonathan Pollard)
77 == USS Johnson ---- (DD-557 Sunk at the Battle of Leyte Gulf)
78 == Military History Anniversaries ---- (16 thru 30 APR)
78 == Legends of WWII ---- (Lockered “BuD” Gahs | Fighting Germans during Operation Northwind)
79 == Every Picture Tells A Story ---- (WWI Bavarian 23 German Snipers)
80 == WWII Bomber Nose Art [73] ---- (Double Exposure)
80 == USMC Uniform [03] ---- (Evolution 1812 thru 1953)
. * HEALTH CARE * .
84 == Prostate Cancer [19] ---- (For Many Men Surgery Risks Outweigh Potential Benefits)
85 == Traumatic Brain Injury [79] ---- (Vets Urged To Pledge Posthumous Brain Donations)
86 == Coronavirus Vaccines [34] ---- (Army Begins Clinical Trials on SpFN)
87 == Allergy Season ---- (It’s Here: So, is it Covid, Allergies, Flu, or a Cold?)
88 == Legionnaires' Disease [01] ---- (CDC Reports About 10% Who Get Sick from It Will Die)
90 == FLU Prevention [08] ---- (Why 2021 Flu Season May Be Severe)
90 == Sleep Positions ---- (Best for Health Problems)
92 == New Developments ---- (Smart Speakers to Detect Abnormal Heart Rhythms)
93 == Mucus and Phlegm ---- (The Slime That Keeps You Healthy)
95 == Testicular Cancer [02] ---- (Men Should Be Proactive In Looking For Early Signs)
. * FINANCES * .
96 == Divorce ---- (Impact on Military Pay)
98 == SBP & Divorce [02] ---- (Impact on Former Spouse and Children)
101 == American Jobs Plan ---- (Raises Taxes on U.S. Production)
103 == Uncommon State Tax Laws ---- (Strange but True Tax Laws | HI - MD)
104 == Plumbers [01] ---- (Lies That Plumbers Tell to Drain Your Wallet)
107 == Covid-19 Funeral Cost ---- (FEMA to Help Pay)
109 == Vaccine Passports [01] ---- (Darknet Booming With Activity Related to Fake Ones)
110 == IRS Backlog ---- (Too ‘Outgunned’ To Keep Up with Current Tasking)
112 == Student Scams [06] ---- (Scammers Extort Cheating Students)
113 == State Tax Tips --- (Nebraska thru Oklahoma)
115 == Tax Burden for Mississippi Vets ---- (As of APR 2021)
. * GENERAL INTEREST * .
119 == Notes of Interest ---- (APR 01 thru 15, 2021)
120 == Unwanted Comms ---- (Telemarketing, Mail & Email)
121 == Psychedelic Drugs ---- (Army Vet Urges California Lawmakers to Decriminalize)
123 == Jefferson Davis Chair ---- (Confederate Monument Stolen and Held for Ransom)
124 == Taiwan-China Dispute [09] ---- (U.S. Military Cites Rising Risk of Chinese Move)
126 == Taiwan-China Dispute [10] ---- (China Flanks Taiwan with Military Exercises in Air & Sea)
128 == RP~China Dispute [27] ---- (RP Renews Demands for Chinese Vessels to Leave)
129 == Panama Canal ---- (U.S. Naval Ship Transits)
130 == House Pests ---- (Cheap, Natural Ways to Rid Your Home of Them)
132 == Philippine Retirement Authority ---- (Source of Permanent Residence in PI)
133 == Philippine Retirement Authority [01] ---- (PRA Message to Members | 8 APR 2021)
134 == Map Comparisons ---- (World’s Smallest Country vs. Largest Building)
135 == News of the Weird ---- (APR 01 thru 15, 2021)
135 == Vocabulary ---- (Some Words to Enhance Yours | 210415)
137 == Have You Heard or Seen? ---- (Little Johnny 2 | Military Humor 19 | Think Toons)
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. * ATTACHMENTS * .
Attachment – Illinois State Veteran’s Benefits
Attachment – Military History Anniversaries 16 thru 30 APR (Updated)
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