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RAO BULLETIN 15 June 2014

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 7:13 am
by boardman
RAO
BULLETIN
15 June 2014

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THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES

Pg Article Subject
* DOD *
03 == DoD Benefit Cuts [42] ------------- (Are Benefits Extremely Generous?)
05 == MCRMC [03] --- (Commission Wants to Understand Your Preferences)
06 == Commissary Dress Code ---- (Determined by Installation Commanders)

* VA *
07 == VA Hiring [05] -- (Freeze Could Reduce Bloat and Free Up Resources)
08 == VAMC Phoenix AZ [05] ----------------------- (FBI Opens Investigation)
08 == VA Voluntary Service [01] ------ (Have You Considered Participating?)
09 == VA Bonuses [16] --------- (Removal Could Hurt Vets More than Execs)
10 == VA Gulf War Claims --------------------------------- (4 of every 5 Denied)
11 == VA Data Breaches [53] ------------------------------ (54 Medical Records)
11 ==VA Private Care Access ------------------------ (Congressional Initiatives)
12 == VA Terminations ------------- (6,000 Employees in the Last Two Years)
14 == VA Accelerating Care Initiative --------- (Effort to Shorten Wait Times)
15 == VA Whistleblowers [02] ------- (86 Reprisal Cases Under Investigation)
15 == VA Credibility [02] ----------------------------- (VVA Recommendations)
18 == VA Credibility [03] ---------- (IAVA Wants Marshall Plan for Veterans)
20 == VA Credibility [04] --------- (VA OIG Wants Criminal Charges Levied)
21 == VA Health Care Access [08] ---- (Nationwide Audit Results | VA POA)
23 == VA Secretary [25] ---- (Shinseki's Farewell Message to VA Employees)
23 == VA Secretary [26] --- (Acting Secretary Gibson's' Message to Veterans)
24 == VA Secretary [27] -------- (Statement on Immediate Actions in Phoenix)
25 == VA Secretary [28] ----- (Anthony Principi | How to fix the VA problem)
27 == VA Lawsuit | Ciarolla~John --------- (Legionnaire's Disease Settlement)
28 == VA Loans --------------------------------------- (Closing Costs | Who Pays)

* VETS *
29 == Vet Toxic Exposure~Lejeune [44] --------- (Supreme Court CTS Ruling)
30 == Vet Deportations [03] ----------------- (Minor Crimes, Extreme Penalties)
32 == Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act [04] - (How to Submit A Complaint)
32 == Vet Cemetery New York [01] ----------- (Land Purchased for Number 6)
33 == POW/MIA Forever Stamp ----------- (Formal Petition to USPS Planned)
35 == POW/MIA [31] ----- (Only Afghanistan War American POW Released)
35 == POW/MIA Recoveries ------------------------------- (140601 thru 140615)
36 == OBIT | Chester Nez -------------------------------------------- (04 Jun 2014)
38 == Vet Job Opportunities --------- (Grainger's Military Recruiting Program)
38 == Retiree Appreciation Days ------------------------------- (As of 8 Jun 2014)
39 == Vet Hiring Fairs ---------------------------------- (16 Jun thru 15 Aug 2014)
40 == WWII Vets 65 -------------------------------------------- (Faulkner~Richard)
44 == America's Most Beloved Vets --------------------------------- (Civil War 1)
45 == State Veteran's Benefits & Discounts --------------- (West Virginia 2014)

* VET LEGISLATION *
45 == Vet Food Stamps [01] ------- (VA Pending Disability Claim Eligibility)
45 == Iraq War ---------------------- (Official, Legal End Amendment Rejected)
46 == VA Credibility [05] ------------ (Summary of Congress' Fix Legislation)
47 == VA Health Care Legislation [01] -- (Senate Passes Reform Bill S.2424)
48 == VA Health Care Access [09] --- (H.R.4810 Passed w/Unanimous Vote)
49 == GI Bill [174] --------------- (H.R.4793 Would Pay Vet Application Fees)
49 == Vet Bills Submitted to 113th Congress -------------- (As of 12 Jun 2014)

* MILITARY *
52 == Tobacco Sales on Base ------------- (Navy's Elimination Effort on Hold)
53 == Military 2015 Pay Raise ----------------------- (One More Push for 1.8%)
54 == Military Fast Food Outlets [01] ------------- (DOL Wage Rules Revised)
55 == Dirty Bomb Detection ------------ (Helium 3 Gas Sources Running Out)
56 == ULTRA-VIS ----------------------- (DARPA Augmented Reality System)
57 == Vet Jobs [154] -------------------------------- (BUMED REACH Program)
57 == Military Uniforms ----- (Navy Dixie Cups & Crackerjacks for Women)
58 == Military Health System [01] ------------------- (90-Day Review Ordered)
59 == No Man Left behind ------------------ (Bergdahl Critics Question Credo)
62 == Medal of Honor Citations ------------------ (Agerholm, Harold C WWII)

* MILITARY HISTORY *
64 == Aviation Art ------------------- (Operation Cerberus - The Channel Dash)
65 == Arlington National Cemetery [50] ---------------------- (Arlington House)
67 == USS Liberty Incident -------------------------------------- (What Happened)
68 == D-Day ------------------------------------------------- (The Voices of D-Day)
73 == Military Trivia ------ (Wartime Posters Drew Citizens to Patriotic Duty)
74 == WWII PostWar Events --------------- (General Anton Dostler Execution)
74 == Military History Anniversaries ---------------------------- (16 Jun - 15 Jul)
75 == Spanish American War Image 52 ------- (Loading Cannons for the War)
75 == WWI in Photos 102 --------------- (King Edward VII Funeral Attendees)
76 == Faces of WAR (WWII) ------------------------------ (Col. Jimmy Stewart)

* HEALTH CARE *
76 == Moving Forward ------- (Course Helps Vets Overcome Life's Problems)
78 == TRICARE Healthy Living ------------------------- (Disaster Preparedness)
78 == Colds [02] -------------------- (Stuffy Nose, Cough & Sore Throat Relief)
80 == Endometriosis --------------------------------- (5 Million Women Affected)

* FINANCES *
81 == Individual Retirement Accounts ------------------------------- (401(K) Fees)
82 == Dual Compensation Law ----------- (Military Terminal Leave Exception)
83 == South Dakota Vet Bonus [04] ------------------------ (Have You Applied?)
84 == Debt Collection [05] --------------------------------------- (Debt Inheritance)
85 == Cedar Point Amusement Park ---------------------- (How to Save Money)
86 == Saving Money ------------------------------------------- (Rental Car Gotchas)
88 == Craigslist Sales Scam ----------------------------------------- (How It works)
89 == Facebook Click Bait Scam ----------------------------------- (How It works)
89 == Tax Burden for Maryland Retirees ------------------------ (As of Jun 2014)
91 == Thrift Savings Plan 2014 ------------- (Share Prices + YTD Gain or Loss)

* GENERAL INTEREST *
92 == Notes of Interest --------------------------------------- (15 thru 30 Jun 2014)
93 == Taxpayer Bill of Rights ------------------ (Now Formalized in IRS Pub 1)
93 == Normandy Then & Now --------- (Weymouth, England Departure Point)
94 == Sunscreen --------------- (Can you Trust the SPF Number on the Bottle?)
94 == Vietnam~China Dispute ---- (U.S. Power Akin to Erectile Dysfunction)
95 == Vietnam~China Dispute [01] ------------ (Paracel Islands Drilling Clash)
96 == GITMO [02] ---------------------------- (Detainees Swapped for Bergdahl)
98 == Photos That Say it all -------------------------------------------------- (Sorry)
99 == Have You Heard? --------------------------------- (Senior's Texting Codes)
99 == They Grew Up to Be ----------------------------- (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
100 == Interesting Inventions ------------------------------------- (Precision Ruler)

* ATTACHMENTS *
Attachment – RAO Bulletin 15 Jun 2014 (HTML & PDF Editions)
Attachment - Veteran Legislation as of 12 Jun 2014
Attachment - West Virginia Vet State Benefits & Discounts Jun 2014
Attachment - Military History - USS Liberty Incident
Attachment - Military History Anniversaries 16 Jun thru 15 Jul
Attachment - Retiree Activity\Appreciation Days (RAD) Schedule dtd 8 Jun
Attachment - My Kind of RV

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Lt. James “EMO” Tichacek, USN (Ret)
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