Saturday, May 1, 2021

RAO Bulletin May 15th

RAO 

BULLETIN

15 May 2021

 

PDF Edition

 

Not published.  Editor/Publisher hospitalized 3 thru 13 MAY for removal of Gallbladder and stones.  Unexpected with no pain or symptoms other than just feeling lousy for two days prior to going to Urgent Care to find out why.   Now recuperating at home.  Next edition is not expected to be delayed and will be available 1 JUN. 

 

 

THIS RETIREE ACTIVITIES OFFICE BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES

 

Pg                   Article                                                Subject

.                                                    * DOD *                                              .

 

 

.                                                 * VA *                                                   . 

 

 

.                                                 * VETS *                                               .

 

 

.                                      * VET LEGISLATION *                               .

 

 

.                                             * MILITARY*                                          .

 

 

.                                    * MILITARY HISTORY *                               .

 

 

.                                         * HEALTH CARE *                                    .

 

 

.                                              * FINANCES *                                         .

 

 

.                                   * GENERAL INTEREST *                               .

 

 

NOTE

1.  The page number on which an article can be found is provided to the left of each article’s title

2.  To read the articles open the website and slew to the page number of the article you are interested in. 

3.  Numbers contained within brackets [ ] indicate the number of articles written on the subject.   To obtain previous articles send a request to raoemo@sbcglobal.net ‘or’ raoemo77@gmail.com

4.  Recipients of the Bulletin are authorized and encouraged to forward the Bulletin are articles to other vets or veteran organizations

 

.                                      * ATTACHMENTS *                                      .

 

* DoD *

 

  

 

* VA *

 

 

* Vets *

 

 

* Vet Legislation *

 

 

Note:  To check status on any veteran related legislation go tohttps://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress for any House or Senate bill introduced in the 116th Congress.   Bills are listed in reverse numerical order for House and then Senate.   Bills are normally initially assigned to a congressional committee to consider and amend before sending them on to the House or Senate as a whole.  To read the text of bills that are to be considered on the House floor in the upcoming week refer to https://docs.house.gov/floor 

 

* Military *

 

    

* Military History *

 

* Health Care *

 

 

* Finances *

 

 

* General Interest *

 

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FAIR USE NOTICE: This newsletter may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner.  The Editor/Publisher of the Bulletin at times includes such material in an effort to advance reader’s understanding of veterans' issues.  We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law.  In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C.  Section 107, the material in this newsletter is distributed without profit to those who have expressed an interest in receiving the included information for educating themselves on veteran issues so they can better communicate with their legislators on issues affecting them.   To obtain more information on Fair Use refer to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml.   If you wish to use copyrighted material from this newsletter for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. 

 

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TO READ and/or DOWNLOAD THE ABOVE ARTICLES, ATTACHMENTS, OR PAST BULLETINS GO Online To:

 

-- http://www.nhc-ul.org/rao.html   (PDF Edition w/ATTACHMENTS)

-- http://frabr245.org (PDF Edition with no attachments)

-- http://veteraninformationlinksasa.com/emos-rao.html  (PDF w/ATTACHMENTS)

-- https://www.cgretirenw.org (Listed under VET & RETIREE LEGISLATIVE & GENERAL NEWS) 

 

Note:  The above websites are blocked by some, if not all, USAF & USCG military commands for security purposes.   To gain access you may need to open them using a non “. . . @us.af.mil” / “. . . @uscg.mil” source.  Also, due to the Bulletin’s size/content recommend you whitelist my email addees raoemo@sbcglobal.net & raoemo77@gmail.com in your computer as indicated at https://connecthedot.com/email/mean-whitelist-email-whitelist-email  to avoid them being blocked as spam.

 

 

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Notes:         
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4.  Article Retrieval:  Past Bulletin articles are available on request. Bear in mind that the articles were valid at the time they were written and may have since been updated or have become outdated.  To request provide original article title.   If unknown provide a brief description of what the article was addressing.  

 

5.  Publishing Frequency:  The Bulletin is normally published on the 1st and 15th of each month. It is provided as a website accessed document vice email direct access.  If you do not receive an email Bulletin Availability notice check to see if it is posted on the website www.nhc-ul.org/rao.html before sending me an email asking if one was published.    If you can access the Bulletin at the aforementioned site it indicates that something is preventing you from receiving my Availability notices.   Send me an email so I can verify your entry on the mailing list and modify its transmission path if necessary.

 

6.  Unable to Receive:  Note that some email providers (especially SBCGLOBAL & lately COX and Roadrunner) allow many, but not all, of their users to receive the Bulletin if sent to them in its normal fashion via my mailing list provider (MLP). For those subscribers adversely impacted by this I maintain a separate direct mailing list (DML) to send in an alternate manner for those not allowed by their servers to receive their Bulletin Availability notices.  If you are impacted by this let me know so I can add you to that mailing list which currently contains about 500 subscriber’s email addees.

 

7.   Sources:  Articles within the Bulletin are editorialized information obtained from over 100 sources.    At the end of each article is provided the primary source from which it was obtained.   The ++ indicates that that the information was reformatted from the original source and/or editorialized from more than one source.   Because of the number of articles contained in each Bulletin there is no why that I can attest to their validity other than they have all been taken from sources that have been previously reliable. Also, just because an article appears in the Bulletin it does not necessarily mean I support its content.   If an article is based on the author’s opinion vice a government entity I try to note that after the author’s name.   Readers who question the validity of any article’s content are encouraged to go to the source provided to have their questions answered or express their opinions.   I am always open to comments but, as a policy, shy away from anything political.   Too controversial and time consuming. 

 

8.  Forwarding Content:  Recipients of the Bulletin are authorized and encouraged to forward the Bulletin as a whole or its individual articles or attachments to other vets or veteran organizations.  However adding advertising or using it for commercial purposes is not authorized.  

 

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RAO Bulletin Editor/Publisher:

Lt.  James “EMO” Tichacek, USN (Ret) Tel: (858) 842-1111 Email:  raoemo@sbcglobal.net or raoemo77@gmail.com

 

RAO Baguio Director: 

SSgt Terrance (Terry) Parker, USAF (Ret), PSC 517 Box 4107, FPO AP 96517-1000, Tel: Smart 0921824728 or Globe 09454073380,   Email: rao.dir.baguio@gmail.com

                                                                                                                                                                           

RAO Baguio Office:  Mountain Lodge, 27 Leonard Wood Road, Baguio City, 2600 Philippines 

FPO Mail Pickup:  THUR 09-1100 --- Outgoing Mail Closeout: THUR 1100

 

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