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National Convention Primer SEQUESTRATION COMPLICATES FY 2015 BUDGET PROCESS 8 APRIL 2014 CORPUS CHRISTI National Convention Primer 12 TRICARE-for-Life Home Delivery Pharmacy Program 15 History of the FRA: 1940 –1949 16 “Celebrate 90 Years of FRA” Doctor Designed. Audiologist Tested. FDA Registered. Affordable New Digital Hearing Aid Outperforms Expensive Competitors Delivers Crystal -Clear Natural Sound Reported by J. Page 3 Nearly invisible Chicago: Board-certified physician Dr. S. Cherukuri has done it once again with his newest invention of 3 Crystal-clear natural sound a medical grade ALL DIGITAL affordable hearing aid. 3 No suffering with ‘whistling’ This new digital hearing aid is packed with or background noise Nearly all the features of $3,000 competitors at a mere 3 fraction of the cost. 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Departments 2 COMMUNICATIONS 4 FROM THE FANTAIL 6 SHIPMATE FORUM 8 ON & OFF CAPITOL HILL Sequestration Complicates FY 2015 Budget Process 9 15 HISTORY & HERITAGE The History of the FRA: 1940–1949 16 MEMBERSHIP MATTERS FRA’s New Membership Year Begins 28 REUNIONS / LOOKING FOR… 15 32 TAPS 34 NEWS FROM THE BRANCHES 36 NEWS FROM THE AUXILIARY OF THE FRA Message from Southwest Regional President GiGi Hermes LOYALTY, PROTECTION AND SERVICE ON THE COVER Travel to Corpus Christi for FRA’s 87th and the FRA IS A CONGRESSIONALLY CHARTERED, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION Auxiliary’s 82nd National Conventions. You’ll be ADVOCATING FOR CURRENT AND FORMER ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE treated to beautiful beachfront views and days U.S. NAVY, MARINE CORPS AND COAST GUARD ON CAPITOL HILL. FOR packed with Association business, workshop MORE INFORMATION ON THE BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP, PLEASE VISIT opportunities and fellowship with good friends. WWW.FRA.ORG OR CALL 800-FRA-1924. Make your travel plans today!! Photo from iStock. COMMUNICATIONS 2 NATIONAL OFFICERS/BOARD OF DIRECTORS National President Virgil P. Courneya, High Sierra Branch 274 National Vice President John Ippert, Pearl Harbor-Honolulu Branch 46 APRIL 2014 Celebrating the Past; National Executive Dir. Thomas J. Snee, Navy Yard Branch 181 Finance Officer Stephen Cox Looking to the Future Lauren Armstrong Junior PNP Mark A. Kilgore, Pensacola Branch 22 National Parliamentarian PNP F. Donald Mucheck, Low Country FRA TODAY APRIL MARKS THE BEGINNING of FRA’s new membership year and FRA Branch 269 Today is taking this opportunity to acknowledge our storied past and National Chaplain Dana Wallace, Annapolis Branch 24 look ahead to our future. In addition to our “History & Heritage” sec- tion about the achievements of our great organization, our recruiting REGIONAL PRESIDENTS theme for this year is “Celebrate 90 Years of FRA.” If you sponsor three Northeast / New England James E. Brown, Staten Island Branch 226 new or reinstated shipmates (between April 1, 2014, and March 31, East Coast James Campbell, Chesapeake Branch 40 2015), you’ll receive an incentive pin featuring our 90th anniversary Southeast Frederick A. Hill, Mayport Branch 290 logo. You’ll also qualify for additional recruiting rewards with each North Central Rick L. Wangen, Rough Rider Branch 273 new shipmate you sponsor to be part of the FRA. Be sure to check out South Central Russell N. Miller, Capital Area Branch 201 the details on page 16. Southwest Michael F. Fulton, Imperial Beach Branch 289 Also, in an effort to position FRA for the future, plans are underway West Coast Peter J. McNamara, High Sierra Branch 274 Northwest Daniel E. Holloway, Gem State Branch 382 to make some significant capital improvements to your FRA National Headquarters (NHQ). The general plan is to consolidate FRA opera- tions from three to two floors of the building in order to update and op- ACTIVE DUTY ADVISORY COUNCIL timize the use of space within the structure. The first floor space will be Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Michael Stevens reconfigured to house FRA’s museum, conference room and mail room, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Micheal Barrett while the second floor will be used as office space for the majority of Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Michael Leavitt NHQ staff members. The third floor will be made available for lease to an outside entity, making this valuable FRA asset a source of revenue RESERVE ADVISORY COUNCIL for years to come. This is a major endeavor that will require NHQ staff Force Master Chief of the Navy Reserve Clarence “CJ” Mitchell to temporarily relocate their work spaces within the building during USMC Reserve Force Sergeant Major James Booker construction, but we are committed to providing continued customer Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Force service from all departments. We’ll be including regular updates on this Mark Allen project in future issues of FRA Today and on our Facebook page (www. FRA TODAY MAGAZINE fra.org/fb), so be sure to check out the progress regularly. Publisher FRA National Executive Director Thomas J. Snee Scholarship Application Deadline Approaching Communications Director Lauren Armstrong It’s not too late to apply for FRA Education Foundation scholarships—the Managing Editor William Kohudic deadline is April 15. All college-bound students who have an affiliation Contributing Photographer Paul Gunther with the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard are encouraged to apply. Eligible Design and Art Direction candidates are invited to submit applications for academic awards of up to FIREBRAND, Alexandria, VA www.firebrandstudios.com $5,000 before April 15, 2014. Applications and eligibility criteria are available Design Director Scott Rodgerson online at www.fra.org/foundation. Production Manager Sandy Jones The FRA Education Foundation provides FRA TODAY (ISSN 1935-7192) IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY FRA, 125 N. WEST ST., ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-2754. A MEMBER’S SUBSCRIPTION IS COVERED BY THE MEMBER’S academic scholarships to deserving stu- ANNUAL DUES. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT ALEXANDRIA, VA AND ADDITIONAL OFFICES. PUBLICATION OF NON-SPONSORED ADVERTISING IN FRA TODAY DOES NOT dents based on financial need, academic CONSTITUTE AN ENDORSEMENT BY THE FRA OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES. 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