RAO BULLETIN 1 August 2013
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:12 am
RAO
BULLETIN
1 August 2013
THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES
Pg Article Subject
03 == Retiree Appreciation Days [10] ---------------- (Aug thru Nov 2013)
06 == VRAP [08] ------------------------ (Program Changes Discussed)
06 == Save Our Benefit [03] -------------------------- (Commissary Update)
07 == OBIT ~ Col. Bud Day ----------------------------------- (27 JUL 2013)
08 == Agent Orange Okinawa [06] ---------------------- (Test Inconclusive)
10 == DoD 2014 Budget [02] --------------------- (H.R.2397 Clears House)
10 == SECDEF [04] ----------------------- (Hagel to Vets - Give Us a Hand)
11 == Same Sex Spouse ID Card -------------------------------- (DoD Policy)
11 == Traumatic Brain Injury [28] ---------- (Sports/Military Suicide Link)
12 == SBP DIC Offset [40] ------------------------------- (Widow Storm Hill)
13 == National Museum of the Marine Corps [02] - (Molly Marine Statue)
14 == Native American Veterans Memorial ------------------- (Never Built)
14 == Social Security Fund Depletion [09] ------------ (Okay for 21 years)
15 == Pledge Of Allegiance -------------------------------- (Vet Hand Salute)
16 == Alzheimer's (10) ------------------- (Cancer/Diabetes Impact Studies)
17 == Navy Ship Mail Policy ---------------------------- (9 Digit Zip Codes)
18 == Health Screening [03] ----------------------- (Men Age 65 and Older)
19 == VA Claims Backlog [108] -------- (Bold Goal Drew Fire & Dollars)
21 == VA Claims Backlog [109] -------------- (Pay Based on Productivity)
22 == VA VESO ----------------------------------------------------- (Overview)
22 == VA VESO [01] ------------------ (IG Reports Excessive Acquisitions)
23 == VA Hospice Care [03] ---------------------- (Butterfly Wish Program)
24 == VA Medical Foster Home [03] ---------------------------- ( H.R.2726)
25 == VA Records [01] ------------- (30% of Claims Inventory Digitalized)
26 == VA Travel Allowance [14] --------- (Annual $1.5B if All Vets Used)
26 == VA Pain Management [01] --------------------- (Painkiller Epidemic)
26 == VA Burial Benefit [23] ----------- (Applicant Policy Too Restrictive)
28 == VA Burial Benefit [24] ---------------- (Honoring Confederate Dead)
28 == VA Burial Benefit [25] -------- (Thor’s Hammer Symbol Approved)
29 == VA Sexual Trauma Program [06] -- (Insufficient for Male Victims)
30 == VA Loans ----------------------------------------------- (2012 Overview)
31 == VA Project Paperclip Lawsuit [01] ---------------------- (Judge Rules)
32 == VA Prosthetics [09] ----------------------- (PSAS Mission & Services)
34 == DoD/VA Seamless Transition [19] -------------------- (S.1296 Goals)
34 == GI Bill [152] -------------------- (VA Opposes Academic Choice Bill)
35 == GI Bill [153] -------------------------------- (Michigan In-state Tuition)
35 == GI Bill [154] ---------------------------- (1 Aug Transfer Rule Change)
36 == GI Bill [155] --------------------- (S.873 Would Eliminate Time Limit)
36 == GI Bill [156] ----------------------- (Post-9/11 GI Bill 4th Anniversary)
37 == TRICARE Autism Care [05] -------------------- (No Loss of Benefits)
38 == TRICARE Prime [23] --------- (NGAUS Opposes TRICARE’s Plan)
39 == TRICARE Vaccine Program [01] -- (Available w/Zero Copayment)
40 == TRICARE Pharmacy Policy [16] ------ (Compounded Prescriptions)
40 == Defense Health Agency [03] ---- (Blueprint For Mandated Reforms)
41 == Clickjacking Scam -------------------- (Beware Seemingly Safe Links)
41 == National Fraud Investigation Agency Scam - (Loan Collection Calls)
42 == Medal of Honor Citations ------------ (Deglopper, Charles N. WWII)
44 == Mobilized Reserve 23 JUL 2013 ---------------------- (1476 Decrease)
44 == Vet Hiring Fairs ------------------------------ (1 Aug thru 15 Sep 2013)
45 == Vet Jobs [117] --------------------------------- (Free Suits for Veterans)
46 == Vet Jobs [118] ------------------------- (Guard Hiring Preference Bills)
46 == Vet Jobs [119] --------------------------------------------------- (Verizon)
47 == Vet Job Security Clearance Decision ---------------------- (Examples)
49 == Vet Benefits ~ Gay Couples -------- (House Drops Federal Lawsuit)
50 == Vet Cemetery New Jersey [03] ------------ (Salem County Veterans)
51 == Vet Toxic Exposure ~ Ft Bliss -------------------- (Bunker Radiation)
52 == Korean War 60th Anniversary [03] --- (Wounded Vet's Reflections)
54 == WWII Pre War Events --- (Second Sino-Japanese War Preparations)
55 == WWII Vets [47] ------------------------------------------- (Leroy Myers)
56 == POW/MIA [48] ------------ (Research Misconduct/Military Tourism)
58 == POW/MIA [49] ------------------------------------------ (16-31 Jul 2013)
61 == USS Pueblo [02] ---------------------------------- (Victory Day Display)
63 == Spanish American War Image 20 ---------------- (Yellow Journalism)
64 == Saving Money ------------------------------------------------- (Lost Keys)
65 == Notes of Interest ------------------------------------------ (1631 Jul 2013)
65 == Medicare Fraud [126] ---------------------------------- (16-31 Jul 2013)
67 == Medicaid Fraud [90] ----------------------------------- (16-31 Jul 2013)
68 == State Veteran's Benefits -------------------------------- (Nebraska 2013)
69 == Military Entitlements ---------------------------- (Impact on Readiness)
70 == Military Food Stamps --------- (Stripped from 5K Military Families)
71 == Military History ------------------------------ (Gulf of Tonkin Incident)
72 == Military History Anniversaries ----------------- (Aug 1-15 Summary)
74 == Military Trivia 79 ------------------------------------ (WWII Beer Runs)
76 == Aviation Art --------------------------------------------- (Battle of Kurst)
77 == Tax Burden for Minnesota Retirees ------------------ (As of Jul 2013)
78 == Veteran Legislation as of 28 Jul 2013 --------------- (113th Congress)
79 == Veteran Hearing/Mark-up Schedule -------------- (As of 30 Jul 2013)
79 == Senate Vet Bill Progress ------------------------------- (16-31 Jul 2013)
81 == Have You Heard? --------------------------- (Murphy's Other 15 Laws)
82 == Military Lingo/Jargon/Slang --------------------------------------- (014)
83 == Interesting Ideas ----------------------------------------- (Making BLT’s)
Attachment - RAO Bulletin 1 Aug 2013 (PDF/HTML Edition)
Attachment - Veteran Legislation as of 28 Jul 2013
Attachment - State Veteran's Benefits NE 2013
Attachment - Mil Hist: Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Attachment - VA Pain Management Program
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TO READ OR DOWNLOAD THE ABOVE ARTICLES OR PAST BULLETINS REFER TO:
-- http://www.veteransresources.org (PDF & HTML Editions w/ATTACHMENTS)
-- http://vets4vets.zymichost.com/rao.html (PDF Edition w/ATTACHMENTS)
-- http://frabr245.org (PDF & HTML Editions in Word format)
-- http://www.veteransresources.org/rao-bulletin (past Bulletins)
NOTE: IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE ACCESSING THE BULLETIN AT THE ABOVE SITES TRY THIS:
1. Double click on http://www.veteransresources.org/rao-bulletin/ . If it will not open copy and paste the link it into your search engine and click search. If it still will not open there must be something wrong with your computer or server. Give your server a call and ask why when you enter a website it does not open.
2. Look for the first article titled "RAO Bulletin 1 AUG 2013".
3. Click on the bold lettered title "RAO BULLETIN" and it will open an index of articles in that Bulletin. This may take up to 30 seconds to open depending on your operating system and internet speed.
4. Go to the bottom of that index and you will see all the attachments including the one that is the Bulletin in both PDF and DOC (Word) format. Click on whichever you prefer and the Bulletin in its entirety will open up for reading or downloading to your computer.
5. If, for whatever reason, you cannot open and download the Bulletin using the above, you can always just read it online by clicking on the attachment you want listed under "VIEW ONLINE".
Notes:
1. The Bulletin will be provided as a website accessed document until further notice. This was necessitated by SPAMHAUS who alleged the Bulletin’s former size and large subscriber base (94,000+) were choking the airways interfering with other email user’s capability to use it. They directed us to stop sending the Bulletin in its entirety to individual subscribers and to validate the subscriber base with the threat of removing all email capability if we did not.
2. Subscribers who have not yet validated their email addee who desire to continue to receive the Bulletin can send a message to raoemo@sbcglobal.net with the word “KEEP” in the subject line to restore their subscription. I will respond within 7 days with a message acknowledging reinstatement. Anyone who no longer wants to receive the Bulletin can use the automatic “UNSUBSCRIBE” tab at the bottom of this message or send a message to raoemo@sbcglobal.net with the word “DELETE” in the subject line This Bulletin notice was sent to the 13,633 subscriber email addees that have been reinstated to date.
3. Bulletin recipients with interest in the Philippines can request to be added to the RAO’s Philippine directory for receipt of notices on Clark Field Space ‘A’, U.S. Embassy Manila, and TRICARE in the RP.
4. New subscribers and those who submit a change of address should receive a message that verifies their addition or address change being entered in the mailing list. If you do not receive a message within 7 days it indicates that either I never received you request, I made an error in processing your request, or your server will not allow me to send to the email addee you provided. Anyone who cannot reach me by email can call (951) 238-1246 to ask questions or confirm info needed to add them to the directory.
5. If you have another email addee at work or home and would like to also receive Bulletin notices there, just provide the appropriate email addee to raoemo@sbcglobal.net.
6. Past Bulletin articles are available by title on request to raoemo@sbcglobal.net. Refer to the RAO Bulletin Index alphabetically listing of article and attachment titles previously published in the Bulletin. The Index is available under pinned topics at http: //s11.zetaboards.com/CFLNewsChat/forum/27519/ Bear in mind that the articles listed on this index were valid at the time they were written and may have since been updated or become outdated.
7. The Bulletin is normally published on the 1st and 15th of each month. To aid in continued receipt of Bulletin availability notices, recommend enter the email addee raoemo@sbcglobal.net into your address book. If you do not receive a Bulletin check either http://www.veteransresources.org (PDF & HTML Editions), http://frabr245.org (PDF & HTML Editions), or http://vets4vets.zymichost.com/rao.html (PDF Edition) before sending me an email asking if one was published. If you can access the Bulletin at any of the aforementioned sites it indicates that something is preventing you from receiving my email. Either your server considers it to be spam or I have somehow incorrectly entered or removed your addee from the mailing list. Send me an email so I can verify your entry on the validated mailing list. If you are unable to access the Bulletin at any of these sites let me know.
== To subscribe first add the RAO email addee raoemo@sbcglobal.net to your address book and/or white list. Then send to this addee your full name plus either the post/branch/chapter number of the fraternal military/government organization you are currently affiliated with (if any) “AND/OR” the city and state/country you reside in so your addee can be properly positioned in the directory for future recovery. Subscription is open to all veterans, dependents, military/veteran support organizations, and media.
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BULLETIN
1 August 2013
THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES
Pg Article Subject
03 == Retiree Appreciation Days [10] ---------------- (Aug thru Nov 2013)
06 == VRAP [08] ------------------------ (Program Changes Discussed)
06 == Save Our Benefit [03] -------------------------- (Commissary Update)
07 == OBIT ~ Col. Bud Day ----------------------------------- (27 JUL 2013)
08 == Agent Orange Okinawa [06] ---------------------- (Test Inconclusive)
10 == DoD 2014 Budget [02] --------------------- (H.R.2397 Clears House)
10 == SECDEF [04] ----------------------- (Hagel to Vets - Give Us a Hand)
11 == Same Sex Spouse ID Card -------------------------------- (DoD Policy)
11 == Traumatic Brain Injury [28] ---------- (Sports/Military Suicide Link)
12 == SBP DIC Offset [40] ------------------------------- (Widow Storm Hill)
13 == National Museum of the Marine Corps [02] - (Molly Marine Statue)
14 == Native American Veterans Memorial ------------------- (Never Built)
14 == Social Security Fund Depletion [09] ------------ (Okay for 21 years)
15 == Pledge Of Allegiance -------------------------------- (Vet Hand Salute)
16 == Alzheimer's (10) ------------------- (Cancer/Diabetes Impact Studies)
17 == Navy Ship Mail Policy ---------------------------- (9 Digit Zip Codes)
18 == Health Screening [03] ----------------------- (Men Age 65 and Older)
19 == VA Claims Backlog [108] -------- (Bold Goal Drew Fire & Dollars)
21 == VA Claims Backlog [109] -------------- (Pay Based on Productivity)
22 == VA VESO ----------------------------------------------------- (Overview)
22 == VA VESO [01] ------------------ (IG Reports Excessive Acquisitions)
23 == VA Hospice Care [03] ---------------------- (Butterfly Wish Program)
24 == VA Medical Foster Home [03] ---------------------------- ( H.R.2726)
25 == VA Records [01] ------------- (30% of Claims Inventory Digitalized)
26 == VA Travel Allowance [14] --------- (Annual $1.5B if All Vets Used)
26 == VA Pain Management [01] --------------------- (Painkiller Epidemic)
26 == VA Burial Benefit [23] ----------- (Applicant Policy Too Restrictive)
28 == VA Burial Benefit [24] ---------------- (Honoring Confederate Dead)
28 == VA Burial Benefit [25] -------- (Thor’s Hammer Symbol Approved)
29 == VA Sexual Trauma Program [06] -- (Insufficient for Male Victims)
30 == VA Loans ----------------------------------------------- (2012 Overview)
31 == VA Project Paperclip Lawsuit [01] ---------------------- (Judge Rules)
32 == VA Prosthetics [09] ----------------------- (PSAS Mission & Services)
34 == DoD/VA Seamless Transition [19] -------------------- (S.1296 Goals)
34 == GI Bill [152] -------------------- (VA Opposes Academic Choice Bill)
35 == GI Bill [153] -------------------------------- (Michigan In-state Tuition)
35 == GI Bill [154] ---------------------------- (1 Aug Transfer Rule Change)
36 == GI Bill [155] --------------------- (S.873 Would Eliminate Time Limit)
36 == GI Bill [156] ----------------------- (Post-9/11 GI Bill 4th Anniversary)
37 == TRICARE Autism Care [05] -------------------- (No Loss of Benefits)
38 == TRICARE Prime [23] --------- (NGAUS Opposes TRICARE’s Plan)
39 == TRICARE Vaccine Program [01] -- (Available w/Zero Copayment)
40 == TRICARE Pharmacy Policy [16] ------ (Compounded Prescriptions)
40 == Defense Health Agency [03] ---- (Blueprint For Mandated Reforms)
41 == Clickjacking Scam -------------------- (Beware Seemingly Safe Links)
41 == National Fraud Investigation Agency Scam - (Loan Collection Calls)
42 == Medal of Honor Citations ------------ (Deglopper, Charles N. WWII)
44 == Mobilized Reserve 23 JUL 2013 ---------------------- (1476 Decrease)
44 == Vet Hiring Fairs ------------------------------ (1 Aug thru 15 Sep 2013)
45 == Vet Jobs [117] --------------------------------- (Free Suits for Veterans)
46 == Vet Jobs [118] ------------------------- (Guard Hiring Preference Bills)
46 == Vet Jobs [119] --------------------------------------------------- (Verizon)
47 == Vet Job Security Clearance Decision ---------------------- (Examples)
49 == Vet Benefits ~ Gay Couples -------- (House Drops Federal Lawsuit)
50 == Vet Cemetery New Jersey [03] ------------ (Salem County Veterans)
51 == Vet Toxic Exposure ~ Ft Bliss -------------------- (Bunker Radiation)
52 == Korean War 60th Anniversary [03] --- (Wounded Vet's Reflections)
54 == WWII Pre War Events --- (Second Sino-Japanese War Preparations)
55 == WWII Vets [47] ------------------------------------------- (Leroy Myers)
56 == POW/MIA [48] ------------ (Research Misconduct/Military Tourism)
58 == POW/MIA [49] ------------------------------------------ (16-31 Jul 2013)
61 == USS Pueblo [02] ---------------------------------- (Victory Day Display)
63 == Spanish American War Image 20 ---------------- (Yellow Journalism)
64 == Saving Money ------------------------------------------------- (Lost Keys)
65 == Notes of Interest ------------------------------------------ (1631 Jul 2013)
65 == Medicare Fraud [126] ---------------------------------- (16-31 Jul 2013)
67 == Medicaid Fraud [90] ----------------------------------- (16-31 Jul 2013)
68 == State Veteran's Benefits -------------------------------- (Nebraska 2013)
69 == Military Entitlements ---------------------------- (Impact on Readiness)
70 == Military Food Stamps --------- (Stripped from 5K Military Families)
71 == Military History ------------------------------ (Gulf of Tonkin Incident)
72 == Military History Anniversaries ----------------- (Aug 1-15 Summary)
74 == Military Trivia 79 ------------------------------------ (WWII Beer Runs)
76 == Aviation Art --------------------------------------------- (Battle of Kurst)
77 == Tax Burden for Minnesota Retirees ------------------ (As of Jul 2013)
78 == Veteran Legislation as of 28 Jul 2013 --------------- (113th Congress)
79 == Veteran Hearing/Mark-up Schedule -------------- (As of 30 Jul 2013)
79 == Senate Vet Bill Progress ------------------------------- (16-31 Jul 2013)
81 == Have You Heard? --------------------------- (Murphy's Other 15 Laws)
82 == Military Lingo/Jargon/Slang --------------------------------------- (014)
83 == Interesting Ideas ----------------------------------------- (Making BLT’s)
Attachment - RAO Bulletin 1 Aug 2013 (PDF/HTML Edition)
Attachment - Veteran Legislation as of 28 Jul 2013
Attachment - State Veteran's Benefits NE 2013
Attachment - Mil Hist: Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Attachment - VA Pain Management Program
*********************************
TO READ OR DOWNLOAD THE ABOVE ARTICLES OR PAST BULLETINS REFER TO:
-- http://www.veteransresources.org (PDF & HTML Editions w/ATTACHMENTS)
-- http://vets4vets.zymichost.com/rao.html (PDF Edition w/ATTACHMENTS)
-- http://frabr245.org (PDF & HTML Editions in Word format)
-- http://www.veteransresources.org/rao-bulletin (past Bulletins)
NOTE: IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE ACCESSING THE BULLETIN AT THE ABOVE SITES TRY THIS:
1. Double click on http://www.veteransresources.org/rao-bulletin/ . If it will not open copy and paste the link it into your search engine and click search. If it still will not open there must be something wrong with your computer or server. Give your server a call and ask why when you enter a website it does not open.
2. Look for the first article titled "RAO Bulletin 1 AUG 2013".
3. Click on the bold lettered title "RAO BULLETIN" and it will open an index of articles in that Bulletin. This may take up to 30 seconds to open depending on your operating system and internet speed.
4. Go to the bottom of that index and you will see all the attachments including the one that is the Bulletin in both PDF and DOC (Word) format. Click on whichever you prefer and the Bulletin in its entirety will open up for reading or downloading to your computer.
5. If, for whatever reason, you cannot open and download the Bulletin using the above, you can always just read it online by clicking on the attachment you want listed under "VIEW ONLINE".
Notes:
1. The Bulletin will be provided as a website accessed document until further notice. This was necessitated by SPAMHAUS who alleged the Bulletin’s former size and large subscriber base (94,000+) were choking the airways interfering with other email user’s capability to use it. They directed us to stop sending the Bulletin in its entirety to individual subscribers and to validate the subscriber base with the threat of removing all email capability if we did not.
2. Subscribers who have not yet validated their email addee who desire to continue to receive the Bulletin can send a message to raoemo@sbcglobal.net with the word “KEEP” in the subject line to restore their subscription. I will respond within 7 days with a message acknowledging reinstatement. Anyone who no longer wants to receive the Bulletin can use the automatic “UNSUBSCRIBE” tab at the bottom of this message or send a message to raoemo@sbcglobal.net with the word “DELETE” in the subject line This Bulletin notice was sent to the 13,633 subscriber email addees that have been reinstated to date.
3. Bulletin recipients with interest in the Philippines can request to be added to the RAO’s Philippine directory for receipt of notices on Clark Field Space ‘A’, U.S. Embassy Manila, and TRICARE in the RP.
4. New subscribers and those who submit a change of address should receive a message that verifies their addition or address change being entered in the mailing list. If you do not receive a message within 7 days it indicates that either I never received you request, I made an error in processing your request, or your server will not allow me to send to the email addee you provided. Anyone who cannot reach me by email can call (951) 238-1246 to ask questions or confirm info needed to add them to the directory.
5. If you have another email addee at work or home and would like to also receive Bulletin notices there, just provide the appropriate email addee to raoemo@sbcglobal.net.
6. Past Bulletin articles are available by title on request to raoemo@sbcglobal.net. Refer to the RAO Bulletin Index alphabetically listing of article and attachment titles previously published in the Bulletin. The Index is available under pinned topics at http: //s11.zetaboards.com/CFLNewsChat/forum/27519/ Bear in mind that the articles listed on this index were valid at the time they were written and may have since been updated or become outdated.
7. The Bulletin is normally published on the 1st and 15th of each month. To aid in continued receipt of Bulletin availability notices, recommend enter the email addee raoemo@sbcglobal.net into your address book. If you do not receive a Bulletin check either http://www.veteransresources.org (PDF & HTML Editions), http://frabr245.org (PDF & HTML Editions), or http://vets4vets.zymichost.com/rao.html (PDF Edition) before sending me an email asking if one was published. If you can access the Bulletin at any of the aforementioned sites it indicates that something is preventing you from receiving my email. Either your server considers it to be spam or I have somehow incorrectly entered or removed your addee from the mailing list. Send me an email so I can verify your entry on the validated mailing list. If you are unable to access the Bulletin at any of these sites let me know.
== To subscribe first add the RAO email addee raoemo@sbcglobal.net to your address book and/or white list. Then send to this addee your full name plus either the post/branch/chapter number of the fraternal military/government organization you are currently affiliated with (if any) “AND/OR” the city and state/country you reside in so your addee can be properly positioned in the directory for future recovery. Subscription is open to all veterans, dependents, military/veteran support organizations, and media.
== To automatically change your email addee or Unsubscribe from Bulletin distribution click the “Change address / Leave mailing list” tab at the bottom of the Bulletin availability notice that advised you when the current Bulletin was available.
== To manually submit a change of email addee provide your old and new email addee plus full name.
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