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Financial Planning
• Forms
• Information and Communication
• Organizations
• Pentagon Reports- Technical and
Policy Issues
• Tricare-Medical & Dental
• Tricare-Other Supplemental
Insurers
• Uniformed Services
Employment & Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
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Veterans
• Misc
Financial
Planning
Military
Assistance Program "MAPsite"
(Helpful information on family services, finances, and more.)
Pentagon Federal Financial Services
Practical Money Skills for Life Sections for teachers, parents, students, and consumers. Has won awards from different teacher organizations. From Visa U.S.A., the nonprofit credit card association of banks that offer Visa cards. This association has partnered with the Reserve Officers Association to provide training to military bases and major Guard and Reserve commands. The associated materials are free of advertising. 2/02, Reference: Keeping those called to serve out of debt, by Karen Jowers, Army Times, 2/25/02, p.26. jk
USAA Deployment Guide. Free for active-duty, Reserve and Guard personnel. 877-233-7569 (Their web site is only open to members-www.usa.com.
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Forms-see also the respective uniform service page for their forms.
IRS Forms and Publications (Also State Tax forms.)
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Information and Communication
DEERS
E-mail
(E-mail changes to Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS).)
FEDmanager
(Weekly Newsletter for Federal Executives, Managers, and Supervisors.)
Military
Assistance Program "MAPsite"
(Helpful information on family services, finances, and more.)
TAPS
(Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Inc.)
(Grief support and services for survivors of military line-of-duty deaths.)
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Organizations
Air Force Sergeants Association
Amercan
Military Association
Fort Snelling Station, P.O. Box 76, Minneapolis, MN 55440
(800) 562-4076
Armed Forces Benefit Association
Armed Services Mutual Benefit Association
Army Aviation Association of America
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
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General Services Administration (GSA)
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Military Order of the World Wars
National Association for Uniformed Services
National Defense Transportation Association
Naval Enlisted Reserve Association
Noncommissioned
Officers Association
10635 IH 35 N, San Antonio, TX,78233
(800) 662-2620
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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Pentagon Federal Financial Services
The Reserve Officers Association
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Pentagon Reports- Technical and Policy Issues
Storming
Media - Pentagon Reports
Description: Reports and documents produced or collected by the Pentagon
on a wide range of technical and policy issues ranging from military strategy
to psychology to aviation technology.
Tricare
In addition to the two sources below, there are four official sources for Tricare information, publications and help: The health benefits adviser/health care finder at a military hospital; any Tricare contractor (see below); the Tricare Management Activity, 16401 East Centretech Parkway, Aurora, CO 80011-9043; and the DOD military health system home page www.tricare.mil.. On this site is a page with a regional map: clinck on your region to find a regional handbook. jk, 12/06
Tricare Standard Handbook. A PDF document, requires Adobe Acrobat to read.
How Medical Practices can Participate in Tricare
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Tricare-Other Supplemental Insurers
Air
Force Association
Universal Benefits Corp., P.O. Box 17480, Baltimore, MD 21289-9012
(866) 769-3263
Air
Force Sergeants Association
AFSA Group Insurance Plans, 1776 W. Lakes Parkway, West Des Moines, IA
50398
(800) 882-5541
The
American Legion
The American Legion Insurance Plans, 1776 W. Lakes Parkway, West Des Moines,
IA 50398, (800) 542-5547
Amercan
Military Association
Fort Snelling Station, P.O. Box 76, Minneapolis, MN 55440
(800) 562-4076
American
Military Retirees Association
Group Plan Administrator, P.O. Box 2510, Rockville, MD 20847
(800) 638-2610, ext. 257 or (301) 816-0045, ext. 257
The
American Military Society
USI Administrators, P.O. Box 96987, Washington, DC 20090-6987
(800) 808-4514 or (301) 925-1420
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Armed
Forces Benefit Association
5Star Life Insurance Co., 909 N. Washington St., Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 403-7745 or (703) 549-4455
Armed
Services Mutual Benefit Association
Group Plan Administrator, P.O. Box 2510, Rockville, MD 20847
(800) 638-2610, ext. 257 or (301) 816-0045, ext. 257
Army
Aviation Association of America
USI Administrators, P.O. Box 96987, Washington, DC 20090-6987
(800) 808-4514 or (301) 925-1420
Association
of the U.S. Army
AUSA Insurance Plans, 1776 W. Lakes Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50398
(800) 882-5707
Credit
Unions
Group Plan Administrator, P.O. Box 2510, Rockville, MD 20847
(800) 638-2610, ext. 257 or (301) 816-0045, ext. 257
Fleet
Reserve Association
FRA Insurance Plans, 1776 W. Lakes Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50398
(800) 424-1120
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Marine
Corps Association
MCA Group Benefit Program, P.O. Box 21357, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-9911
(800) 368-5682
Marine
Corps League
USI Administrators, P.O. Box 96987, Washington, DC
20090-6987
(800) 808-4514 or (301) 925-1420
Military
Benefit Association
14605 Avion Parkway, P.O. Box 221110, Chantilly, VA 20153-1110
(800) 336-0100 or (703) 968-6200
Military
Order of the Purple Heart
USI Administrators, P.O. Box 96987, Washington, DC 20090-6987
(800) 808-4514 or (301) 925-1420
Military
Order of the World Wars
USI Administrators, P.O. Box 96987, Washington, DC 20090-6987
(800) 808-4514 or (301) 925-1420
National
Armed Forces Association
Neat Management Group, P.O. Box 163010, Austin, TX 78716-3010
(800) 336-3219 or (512) 32&8610
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National
Association for Uniformed Services
USI Administrators, P.O. Box 96987, Washington, DC 20090-6987
(800) 808-4514 or (301) 925-1420
National
Defense Transportation Association
USI Administrators, P.O. Box 96987, Washington, DC 20090-6987
(800) 808-4514 or (301) 925-1420
National
Officers Association
USI Administrators, P.O. Box 96987, Washington, DC 20090-6987
(800) 808-4514 or (301) 925-1420
Naval
Enlisted Reserve Association
Marsh Affinty Group Services, 1776 W. Lakes Parkway, West Des Moines,
IA 50398
(800) 424-9883
Naval
Reserve Association
Marsh Affinty Group Services, 1776 W. Lakes Parkway, West Des Moines,
IA 50398
(800) 424-9883
Noncommissioned
Officers Association
5Star Life Insurance Co., 909 N. Washington St., Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 403-7745 or (703) 549-4455
NCOA Headquarters,
10635 IH 35 N, San Antonio, TX,78233
(800) 662-2620
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Pentagon
Federal Financial Services
Group Plan Administrator, P.O. Box 2510, Rockville, MD 20847
(800) 638-2610, ext. 257 or (301) 816-0045, ext. 257
The
Reserve Officers Association
ROA Insurance Plans, 1776 W. Lakes Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50398
(800) 247-7988
Retired
Association for the Uniformed Services
Group Plan Administrator, P.O. Box 2510, Rockville, MD 20847
(800) 638-2610, ext. 257 or (301) 816-0045, ext. 257
The
Retired Enlisted Association
USI Administrators, P.O. Box 96987, Washington, DC 20090-6987
(800) 808-4514 or (301) 925-1420
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Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
On December 19, 2005, the Labor Department issued new rules spelling out the rights and responsibilities of returning Guard and reserve members and their employers. These rules are the first clarification of USERRA, and are designed to help enforce a law that has been on the books for 11 years. In this 268 page document, a large question-answer format starts on page 177. jk, 12/05
VA-Benefits Brochure (Adobe PDF file)
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Misc
Armed Forces Recreation Centers
Federal Voting Assistance Program
