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Volume 56, Number 15 https://www.cnic.navy.mil/meridian ~ www.facebook.com/NASMeridian ~ Twitter: @nasmeridianms July 19, 2018 Base Changes announced to Post-9/11 GI Bill Events Department of Defense released officers involuntarily separated as changes to department policy on “This change continues to allow career a result of being twice passed over the transfer by service members for promotion, or enlisted person- in the Uniformed Services of “Post- service members that earned this nel involuntarily separated as a ]Great Navy 9/11 GI Bill” education benefits to benefit to share it result of failure to meet minimum eligible family member, July 12. retention standards, such as high- Campout Effective July 12, 2019, eligibil- with their family members.” year tenure) the transfer of ben- July 20-21 from ity to transfer those benefits will efits to a family member would not be limited to service members with Stephanie Miller, be impacted. 5 p.m-10 a.m. at less than 16 years of total service, Office of the Secretary of Defense Exceptions that permitted ser- Lake Martha. active duty service and/or selected vice members with at least ten Reserves as applicable. years of service to obligate less Outdoor movie and Previously, there were no re- growth of the Armed Forces,” said What does this mean for our Sail- than four years if prevented by camping 101 strictions on when service mem- Stephanie Miller, Director of Acces- ors? statute or policy from doing so, bers could transfer education ben- sions Policy, Office of the Secretary The change will allow Sailors such as enlisted high year tenure, tutorial included. efits to their family members. The of Defense. “This change continues to retain their eligibility to trans- have been cancelled. All approv- Call 679-2526. provision for a Sailor to have at to allow career service members fer education benefits even if they als for transferability of Post-9/11 least six years of service to apply that earned this benefit to share it have not served the entirety of GI bill require a four-year com- to transfer benefits remains un- with their family members while their obligated service commit- mitment in the Armed Forces and, ]Dance, Dance, changed. they continue to serve.” She added ment through no fault of their own. more importantly, the member Dance “After a thorough review of the “this change is an important step This means if a Sailor fails to ful- must be eligible to be retained for policy, we saw a need to focus on to preserve the distinction of trans- fill their service obligation becauses four years from the date of election. Story time event retention in a time of increased ferability as a retention incentive.” of a “force shaping” event (such a --From Chief of Naval Personnel July 27 at 10 a.m. the Andrew Triplett Library FY18 FTS aviation Call 679-2326. MOTIVATED MARINES department head ]Missoula Children’s bonus released Theatre The fiscal year (FY) 2018 Full July 23-27 at the Time Support (FTS) Aviation De- SAC. Open to partment Head Retention Bonus students grades (ADHRB) was released in NAVAD- MIN 168/18, July 13. 1-12. Call The FY 2018 program mirrors the 679-5252. previous FTS ADHRB program and is designed to retain those officers with the talent and command experi- ]Parent’s Night Out ence in primary warfighting missions that are critical for the future of the July 27 from 6-10 Navy. p.m. at CDC. Call The program continues the bonus system of previous years that is tied 679-2652. directly to force structure and targets initial eligible aviators. Aviators who are approach- ing their first opportunity to leave FTS aviation are offered a bonus of Follow us on $5,000 per year to $28,000 per year www.facebook. for a three-year contract to remain through 15 years of commissioned com/NASMeridian service. and Twitter: @NASMeridianMS The FTS ADHRB rates for FY 2018 are: a HM - Pilot $15,000/YR ($45k) a HSC - Pilot $15,000/YR ($45k) a HSM - Pilot $15,000/YR ($45k) a HT - Pilot $5,000/YR ($15k) What’s a VAQ - Pilot/NFO $18k/yr ($54k) a VFA/C - Pilot/NFO $28k/yr ($84k) a VP - Pilot/NFO $15k/yr ($45k) Inside MC1 Chris Liaghat a VR - Pilot $28k/yr ($84k) Marine Aviation Training Support Squadron One (MATSS-1) Marines and Sailors train with a VT(JET)-Pilot/NFO$15k/yr ($45k) pugil sticks during a motivational competition at the Sonny Montgomery Sports Complex aVT(PROP)-Pilot/NFO$10k/yr onboard Naval Air Station Meridian, July 3. Prior to the pugil stick match participants ($30k) page 2: completed a formation run, mud crawl and combat carry race. --From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs Back to School registration Naval Air Training NBHC, NOSC Sailors meritorously promoted Command welcomes new commander page 6: The Naval Air Training Com- mand (NATRACOM) held a change Semper Fit! of command ceremony aboard USS Lexington Museum on the Bay July 12. Rear Adm. James “Spock” Bynum was relieved by Rear Adm. Gregory page 7: “Hyfi” Harris as the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA). What’s for Sale During the ceremony Bynum fo- cused on the CNATRA mission and emphasized preparation for the next chapter of aviation training. “Not only do we build the future of naval aviation at CNATRA, but page 9: we also provide a needed founda- tion to these young people that pass New tax law and your through our doors,” said Bynum. “We train aviators, but we also develop charitable giving them as officers and prepare them to lead. There is still more to do as we prepare for the future. Remember, as professionals we never arrive - we are always developing.” As CNATRA continues to keep its focus on readying for the next fight, Bynum mentioned that his relief was the perfect fit to lead the command. “I cannot think of anyone more ready than Greg Harris,” said By- num. “He’s going to continue to ac- ~ page 8 ~ celerate this team that keeps moving forward.” Harris told attendees that he NAF Airboss talks looked forward to picking up where Submitted photos the command had left off. aviation readiness HM3 Christian Lufkin, HM3 Levi Winebrenner and HM2 Anthony Tharp of NBHC Meridian and PS2 --From Chief of Naval Air Training Public Affairs Julia Shaw from NOSC were each meritoriously promoted to the next paygrade on July 1 2 The Skyline ~ July 19, 2018 Photo of Week A Day in Naval History ~ July 16, 1862 ~ Congress establishes the rank of Rear Admiral, with David G. Farragut named as the first Rear Admiral. David Farragut served in the War of 1812 and received his first command in 1824. During the American Civil War he commanded the Union blockade of the western Gulf of Mexico. In 1863 he helped secure victory at the Battle of Vicksburg, bringing the Mississippi River under Union control. In 1864 he led a successful attack with the order, “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” Photo by Cpl. Jonathan Sosner U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, swim underwater during dive training in Aqaba, Jordan Area Happenings ~ July 17, 1975 ~ AUGUST U.S. Apollo (Apollo 18) and Soviet Soyuz (Soyuz 19) space craft dock in space, 4: Investigative Theatre–A Devised Theatre Workshop from 9 making the first manned space flight conducted jointly by the 2 nations.The Apollo a.m.–4 p.m. at the Meridian Arts and Entertainment Experience. By craft remains for 9 days, 1 hour, and approximately 28 minutes. USS New Orleans (LPH 11) later recovers the Apollo craft. the end of this collaborative workshop for actors of all abilities, you will have explored human stories, created characters from people we meet, written a play and performed it. Lunch is included. Registration required. Class is limited to 25 students. Registration $30 and $35. Call 601-581-1550. Navy News Briefs 16-17: Care Lodge 24th Annual Conference from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. at the MSU Riley Center. The two-day conference will cover: quantifying the problem of sex trafficking locally; defining the high Navy updates pregnancy and parenthood app risk victim; and effective victim interview techniques pre-registration The Navy updated the Pregnancy and Guidelines Concerning Pregnancy and is required. For information, visit http://www.carelodge.com/about-us/ Parenthood mobile app that provides Parenthood (OPNAVINST 6000.1D) re- upcoming-events/care-lodge-24th-annual-conference/. Sailors with the latest information and leased in March 2018. 18: KC and the Sunshine Band at 7:30 p.m. at the MSU Riley Cen- resources on Navy’s pregnancy and par- Available for both Android and Apple enthood policies, July 10. iOS devices, the app identifies regula- ter. Harry Wayne Casey, better known as KC, got millions of people The app helps Sailors understand the tions, instructions and references from a to lace up their boogie shoes for soundtrack-of-the-’70s hits as “Get personal and professional responsibilities wide variety of sources and offers them Down Tonight,” “That’s the Way (I Like It),” “(Shake, Shake, Shake) that come with parenthood while serving in one easy-to-use app. It also includes in the Navy. At the same time, the app information regarding assignments, re- Shake Your Booty,” “I’m Your Boogie Man,” and “Keep It Comin’ offers command leadership and supervi- tention, separation, standards of conduct Love.” Tickets are $64 and $58; Call 601-696-2200. sors information regarding their roles, and other useful information.