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RAO BULLETIN 15 October 2017 RAO BULLETIN 15 October 2017 PDF Edition THIS RETIREE ACTIVITIES OFFICE BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES Pg Article Subject . * DOD * . 05 == Misbehaving Generals ---- (New Emphasis On Senior Leaders Is Needed) 06 == Transgender Lawsuits [01] ---- (DoJ Asking for Dismissal) 07 == Operation Troop Treats ---- (Halloween Candy Exchange) 08 == Operation Gratitude ---- (Troop Support) 08 == Cold War Radiation Testing ---- (Scholar Alleges Unsuspecting People Tested) 09 == Camp Pendleton ---- (Significant Deficiencies Found In Water Supply) 10 == Guam [02] ---- (DoD Asked to Halt Military Construction) 10 == USS Cole Attack [01] ---- (Slow Pace of Trying Alleged Terrorist) 11 == Military Star Credit Card [01] ---- (Commissary Use Authorized) 12 == Military Star Credit Card [02] ---- (Card Use Facts) 13 == WWI Commemorative Coin ---- (100th Anniversary of the End of WWI) 13 == DoD Fraud, Waste, & Abuse ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 OCT 2017) 15 == POW/MIA Recoveries ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 OCT 2017 | Twenty-Two) 1 . * VA * . 17 == VA Rating Criteria ---- (Review & Update | Dental and Oral Conditions) 18 == VA Individual Unemployability [04] ---- (No Cuts in 2018) 18 == VA Secret Agreements ---- (Staff Mistake and Misdeed Concealment) 20 == VA Prosthetics [18] ---- (Possible $256.7 Million Overpayment by VHA) 21 == VA Home Loan [51] ---- (Appraiser Shortage Impacting Vets Adversely) 22 == GI Bill [240] ---- (Retail Ready Career Center Loses Eligibility) 23 == GI Bill [241] ---- (Ethics Law suspension Averted) 24 == GI Bill [242] ---- (Flight Training Programs Loophole) 24 == VA ID Card [10] ---- (New Photo Cards Available in NOV 2017) 25 == VA Emergency Room Care [02] ---- (VA Technique Cuts Wait Times) 26 == VA Telehealth [12] ---- (Anywhere to Anywhere VA Health Care Initiative) 27 == PTSD [233] ---- (Former Ineligible Veterans May Qualify) 27 == VA PTSD Claim Support [03] ---- (How to Pursue A Claim) 31 == VADIP [04] ---- (Dental Program Enrollment Begins 15 NOV) 32 == VA Lawsuit | Togus Veteran's Hospital ---- (Foot/Ankle Care) 32 == VA Conflict-Of-Interest Law ---- (Push To Suspend 50-Year-Old Ethics Law) 33 == VA Compensation & Benefits ---- (Problem Solving Program Q&A -- 13 thru 16) 35 == VA Health Care Access [57] ---- (Tips to Reduce Wait Time) 36 == VAMC Sioux Falls SD ---- (Pin-Ups For Vets Visit Rejection Withdrawn) 37 == VAMC Clarksburg WV ---- (Wait Time Manipulation Uncovered) 37 == VAMC Denver CO [09] ---- (Cancelled/Postponed Surgeries) 38 == VAMC Tomah WI [18] ----(Ex-Head Allowed to Resign) 39 == VARO Providence RI ---- (Manager Disciplined for Toxic Work Atmosphere) 40 == VA HCS Central AR ---- (Community Clinic Shift to VA Personnel Manning) . * VETS * . 40 == Vet Toxic Exposure | Palomares Spain ---- (Ionizing Radiation ) 41 == Toxic Exposure | Wurtsmith AFB [01] ---- ( Assessment Reopening) 43 == Vet Service Dogs [21] ---- (Where Federal Regulations Allow) 44 == Vet Pensioner Abuse ---- (VA and Congress Crawling Toward Actions) 45 == Iraq Vets ---- (Chong Kim | Fighting Deportation) 47 == Vet Job Resume Writing [04] ---- (Five Blunders to Avoid) 48 == Korean War Vets ---- (Dr. Kuang S. Kim) 49 == Vet Deportations [12] ---- (VA Urged to Increase Services & Outreach) 50 == Vet Unaccompanied Burial ---- (10 at Camp Butler National Cemetery) 51 == Vet Unemployment [13] ---- (Dropped to 3.0% in SEP) 52 == Starbucks Vet Question Campaign ---- (Ask Better Questions) 52 == Obit: Donald Malarkey ---- (30 Sep 2017) 53 == Obit: Harold Beasing ---- (7 Aug 2017) 54 == WWII VETS [145] ---- (Harold Berg | Guadalcanal Memories) 55 == AFL Q&A 07 ----(VA Individual Unemployability Eligibility) 56 == Retiree Appreciation Days ---- (Scheduled As of 15 OCT 2017) 57 == Vet Hiring Fairs ---- (Scheduled As of 15 OCT 2017) 58 == Vet State Benefits & Discounts ---- (Massachusetts 2017) . * VET LEGISLATION* . 2 58 == VA Health Care Access [57] ---- (S.1153 | Vet ACCESS Act) 59 == VA Budgeting ---- (New Legislation Pushed to Mandate New Oversight) 59 == VA AL-TBI [01] ---- (HR .3819 | Pilot Program 5-Month Extension) 60 == Vet Asbestos Claims ---- (H.R.906 | Slow Fund Depletion) 61 == VA BRAC [01] ---- (Legislation Under Consideration) . * MILITARY* . 62 == MSL(V) Landing Craft ---- ($1B Mike Boat Replacement Contract Awarded) 63 == Military Holiday Mailing 2017 ---- (Deadlines) 63 == Army Recruiting ---- (Pilot Program Combines All 3 Components) 64 == Army Recruiting [01] ---- (Generation Z Impact) 65 == Navy UUVRON 1 ---- (First Underwater Drone Squadron) 66 == USAF Pilot Shortage [01] ----(VRRAD Program Open Till Dec 2018) 66 == USMC Parris Island ---- (Mascot Cpl Legend Dies) 67 == USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) [03] ---- (Repairs To Be Done in Japan) 68 == USS Shiloh (CG-67) ---- (USS Bread and Water) 69 == Military Capabilities Assessment --- (Warning From Heritage Foundation) 71 == Army COS ---- (Pray For Peace, Prepare For War) 72 == Space Warfare ---- (Strategic Review Underway) 73 == USMC Infantry Squads ---- (Plans to Make Them More Lethal Than Ever) 74 == Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle ---- ( Vietnam-era M113 Replacement) 75 == Army Field Manual 3.0 ---- (A New Way to Fight) 77 == M-1A2SEPV3 Tank ---- (1st of ~1000 Received on Time & On Budget) 78 == Transitioning Servicemembers ---- (3 Tips From Former VA Secretary) 79 == Ammunition [01] ---- (Underwater 50-Caliber Round) 80 == Overseas Troops ---- (Cpl. Rachel Warford) . - * MILITARY HISTORY* . 80 == Revolutionary War Death Ship ---- (HMS Jersey) 81 == Navy Birthday [01] ---- (Navy Turns 242-Years Old) 81 == Battle of Tarawa [01] ---- (A Homecoming 70-Years Late) 83 == Holocaust Denial ---- (Illegal in Belgium) 85 == Abandoned Military Bases [09] ---- (Flak Tower) 85 == Insanely Daring Air Raids ---- (No. 8 | Operation Jericho) 86 == Military History Anniversaries ---- (16 thru 31 OCT) 86 == Medal of Honor Citations ---- (Fryar~Elmer E | WWII) . * HEALTH CARE* . 88 == TRICARE Changes 2018 [03] ---- (Unanticipated Twist Will Raise Copays) 89 == TRICARE Changes 2018 [04] ---- (Fiscal to Calendar Year Shift) 90 == Glioblastoma ---- (Brain Cancer Tumor) 91 == Medicare Coverage [01] ---- (Non-Working Spouse Eligibility) 92 == Terminal Patients ---- (Experimental Drugs Access) 93 == Alzheimer's [13] ---- (Vets At Higher Risk Than Civilians) 94 == Aging [02] ---- (Home Modifications to Assist You Age in Place) 95 == Brain Tumors ---- (Do you Know The Symptoms?) 3 96 == Prosthetics ----(New System Can Learn From Its User) 97 == History Of Medicine ---- (Indigestion) 97 == TRICARE Podcast 418 ---- (Women's Health | Infants/Nurse | Bullying) 99 == TRICARE Podcast 419 ---- (Upcoming TRICARE Benefit Changes) . * FINANCIAL * . 100 == Taxpayer War Costs ---- (Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria since 9/11) 100 == SSA COLA 2018 ---- (Continues To Disappoint With CPI-W Measure) 101 == Retiree/VA Disability 2018 COLA ---- (Biggest since 2012) 102 == Bank Fees [04] ---- (Record Highs | How to Easily Avoid Them) 103 == Social Security Number [ 01] ---- (Replacement System Sought) 104 == Top Wage Growth Jobs ---- (Ten Fastest) 105 == Servicemembers Credit Cards ---- (DoD Rate Limit Rules) 106 == Pet Sales Scams ---- (Phony Ads and Fake Breeders) 107 == Netflex Scam ---- (Phony Tech Support) 108 == Hurricane Relief Work Scam ---- ( Phony Job Offers) 108 == Survivor's Debt ---- (What the Widow(er) is Liable For) 110 == Mortgage [07] ---- (Refinancing After Retirement) 111== Tax Burden for Virginia Retired Vets ---- (As of OCT 2017) . * GENERAL INTEREST * . 113 == Notes of Interest ---- (01 thru 15 OCT 2017) 114 == NAFTA ---- (Trade Negotiations Are Underway | Impact on You) 116 == Coping With Grief ---- (Life After Loss) 117 == Car Winterizing ---- (Seven Things to Do) 118 == Military 11 General Orders ---- (Nostalgia | Do You Remember Them? ) 119 == National Anthem [06] ---- (U.S. Code | Conduct Required When Played) 119 == Metal Foam Armor ---- (New Material Will Stop Bullets) 120 == Where There's a Will, There's a Way ---- (02) 121 == Garage Door Billboards ---- (Making Yours Stand Out (11) 121 == Weird Facts About Your Body ---- (01 thru 12) 122 == Have You Heard? ---- (Courtroom Humor) Note: 1. The page number on which an article can be found is provided to the left of each article’s title 2. Numbers contained within brackets [ ] indicate the number of articles written on the subject. To obtain previous articles send a request to [email protected]. * ATTACHMENTS * . Attachment - RAO Bulletin OCT 15, 2017 Attachment - Massachusetts Vet State Benefits & Discounts OCT 2017 Attachment - Military History Anniversaries 16 thru 31 OCT Attachment - Revolutionary War Death Ship 4 * DoD * Misbehaving Generals ► New Emphasis On Senior Leaders Is Needed Struggling with an embarrassing series of misconduct and behavior problems among senior officers, the Army is putting together new mental health, counseling and career management programs to shape stronger, more ethical leaders. The programs stem from a broader worry across the military about the need to bolster professionalism within the officer corps while holding accountable those who abuse their power. The Army plan appears to focus more on building character than berating bad conduct. In recent years, general officers from the one-star to four-star level have violated the military code of conduct they’ve lived under and enforced — often for decades. Some infractions involved extramarital affairs, inappropriate relationships with subordinates or improper use of government funds. “The idea that we’ll be perfect, I think, is unrealistic, but we
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