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Date: Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 13:55
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RAO BULLETIN
15 April 2022
PDF Edition
THIS RETIREE ACTIVITIES OFFICE BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES
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04 == DoD Housing Program [07] ---- (House Testimony Reveals Systemic Issues Still Exist)
06 == Basic Needs Allowance [02] ---- (Stipend Should Help As Many Troops as Possible)
07 == GTMO Detainees [07] ---- (Detainee Repatriated To Native Country of Algeria)
08 == Military Health Care Quality ---- (House Armed Services Committee Informed of Inconsistencies)
11 == Exchange/DeCA Merger [04] ---- (DoD Officially Kills Plan To Merge)
1 2== Arlington National Cemetery [97] ---- (Old Guard Horses Suffer Poor Living Conditions | 2 Die)
14 == DoD Lawsuit | HIV Ban [01] ---- (Judge Overturns Military Ban on HIV-Positive Troops)
15 == DoD Fraud, Waste, & Abuse ---- (Reported APR 01 thru 15, 2022)
18 == POW/MIA Recoveries & Burials ---- (Reported APR 01 thru 15, 2022 | Nine)
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21 == VA Budgeting [01] ---- (Congress Considers Separate Funding For VA Medical Care)
23 == VA Health Care Access [70] ---- (Misleading Vet Wait Times Still Being Reported)
24 == VA Service Dog Program ---- (Five Facilities Chosen to Start Program for Vets with PTSD)
26 == VA EHR [33] ---- (New System Suffers 3 HR Outage Nationwide)
27 == VA Problematic Physicians ---- (Officials Failing to Report Them to State Authorities)
28 == VA Fraud, Waste & Abuse ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 APR 2022)
30 == VARO Manila [10] ---- (Appointment System Change)
30 == VA Manila Outpatient Clinic ---- (Announcements & Reminders April 2022)
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36 == Vet Unemployment 2022 [02] ---- (Dropped to Lowest Level in Three Years)
37 == Tricare Retirement Benefits [01] ---- (Senators Want Coverage for Families Eating Disorders)
38 == POW/MIA 129] ---- (Soldier Held Captive for Almost Two Weeks in 1965 Awarded Medal)
39 == Vet Colleges [03] ---- (Thousands Left In Limbo After School Loses GI Bill Eligibility)
41 == Medal of Honor Awardees ---- (Matthew Leonard | VN)
41 == Medal of Honor Awardees ---- (Nelson Brittin | WWII & Korea)
43 == Military Retirees & Veterans Events Schedule ---- (As of APR 16, 2022)
45 == Vet Hiring Fairs ---- (Scheduled As of APR 16 2022)
46 == Veteran State Benefits ---- (New York 2022)
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46 == VA Caregiver Program [79] ---- (S.3854/H.R.6823 | Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act)
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49 == Force Design 2030 ---- (Marine Leaders Defend Restructuring Plan after Much Criticism)
50 == USS Gerald R. Ford [21] ---- (Surprise! The Navy Declared Its Newest Carrier Battle-Ready)
51 == Military Health System [04] ---- (Pregnant Military Women Feel Pain of Medical Reforms)
55 == Army IgnitED Program [01] ---- (Officials Tell Congress It Won’t Fully Work Until Late 2023)
56 == Navy Recruiting [02] ---- ($25,000 Bonus for Any Job to Anyone Joining for JUN Boot Camp)
57 == Air Force Recruiting [02] ----Airman Enticement of Bonuses, Fast-Track Enlistment Ongoing)
59 == Troop Vaccine Refusal [06] ---- (Nearly 300 More Separated From Navy, Marine Corps)
60 == Military Pay Raise 2023 ---- How Big Could It Be
61 == Military Dependent Determination [01] ---- (Adding a Parent or In-law)
63 == Military Expedited Citizenship ---- (Judge Says Army Still Failing To Process Some Naturalizations)
65 == Navy Terminology, Jargon & Slang ---- (‘Bloggins’ thru ‘Bogey’)
67 == Navy Days ---- (Chain of Command)
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67 == Japan’s Philippine Invasion ---- (Why Did MacArthur Wait for the Enemy to Strike First?)
68 == Katyn Forest Massacre ---- (Soviet Union Mass Execution of Polish Military Officers)
70 == Project Sapphire ---- (Retrieval of Enriched Uranium from Kazakhstan)
71 == WWII Bomber Nose Art [96] ---- ([Nine O Nine)
71 == WWII Bombing of Germany ---- (Anklam)
73 == Every Picture Tells A Story ---- (When Legends Meet)
73 == Military History Anniversaries ---- (16 thru 30 APR)
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74 == Hospital Charges [12] ---- (CMS Continues to Warn Violators vice Penalize)
74 == Coronavirus SITREP 16 ---- (New Covid Information Site Announced)
75 == Insulin [06] ---- (Bill to Lowe Cost Passes House)
76 == TFL + Medicare [01] ---- (What You Need to Know)
78 == Obstructive Sleep Apnea [08] ---- (Not Getting Your Zs? OSA Might Be the Answer)
80 == Aphasia ---- (Frustrating and Little Known Condition Caused by Stroke or TBI)
82 == Genital Herpes ---- (Symptoms, Causes, & Effects)
84 == Genital Herpes [01] ---- (Diagnosis, Treatment, & Living with It)
86 == Traumatic Brain Injury [01] ---- (How to Prevent and Treat TBI’s)
87 == Diabetes [32] ---- (More Foods Diabetics Should Avoid)
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89 == SBP DIC Offset [68] ---- (Phase Two is Here)
91 == Inflation [04] ---- (Where It Is and Isn’t)
92 == Ukraine [08] ---- (Some Experts’ Suggestions for Relief Donations)
93 == Food Prices ---- (World Food Prices Jumped Nearly 13% in March)
94 == iPhone Receipt Scam ---- (Phishing Con Looks like A Phone You Didn’t Buy Receipt)
95 == Sports Betting Scam ---- (Betting Con Promises "Guaranteed" Wins)
96 == Tax Burden on Wisconsin Vets ---- (As of APR 2022)
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102 == Notes of Interest ---- (Apr 01 thru 15, 2022)
103 == Cybersecurity [03] ---- (U.S. Warns Newly Discovered Malware Could Sabotage Energy Plants)
104 == Russian Tank Decapitation ---- (Why It Keeps Happening in Ukraine)
106 == U.S. Embassy: Manila Msg ---- (Tax Season Reminder)
107 == U.S. Embassy: Manila Msg ---- (Philippines Travel Advisory: Level 3: Reconsider Travel)
109 == U.S. Embassy: Manila Msg ---- (Natural Disaster Alert – Taal Volcano at Alert Level 2)
109 == News of the Weird ---- (APR 01 thru 15, 2022)
111 == Spam Text Messages ---- (Texts Received From What Appears To Be Your Own Cell Number)
112 == Honey [02] ---- (Store-Bought VS Local Honey)
114 == Shark Facts ---- (The Truth about Their Attacks)
117 == Advertisements ---- (Once Acceptable Vintage Ads | 02)
118 == Have You Heard or Seen? ---- (Aphorisms | Toons | Where to Retiree)
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New York State Veterans’ Benefits (Updated)
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Military History Anniversaries 16 thru 31 APR (Updated)
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