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Chapter Scholarships for School Term 2012-2013 Coastal Carolina Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America Scholarship applications for the school term 2011-2012 are now being accepted. The Chapter normally presents up to five $1,000 scholarships to qualifying students each school term. Scholarship applications are due no later than April 5, 2012.
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Purpose It works to protect the rights and interests of all active duty, retired, reserves, and National Guard personnel of the branches of the uniform services and their dependents and survivors. continues..... |
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Director's Notes This issue I’m writing to all chapter members
in our system to thank them on behalf of MOAA and remind them why
our chapters are so important to the association. Because they don’t
receive The Affiliate, I’m asking the 5,900 council and chapter
leaders who do to pass on the word. |
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"Doc Fix" Talks Begin - Slowly In December, Congress agreed to a two month patch to avoid a 27% cut to Medicare/TRICARE physician reimbursement rate (doc fix), along with an extension of the payroll tax holiday and certain unemployment benefits through February. As part of this short term deal, Congress agreed to establish a 20 member conference committee to hash out a long term extension of these three issues when Congress returned to Washington in 2012. On Tuesday, that panel of legislators met for the first time. Aside from appointing Rep. Dave Campo (R-MI) and Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) as chairman and vice-chairman respectively, the panel didn't accomplish much in their first meeting. continues......
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The National Resource Directory The National Resource Directory (NRD) is a collaborative effort by the Departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs. It includes service and assistance information from government agencies plus veteran’s service, non-profits, faith-based and other community organizations. It also includes information from academic institutions and professional associations. It is a one stop reference about services and assistance in support of the military and veteran communities.
The NRD provides access to thousands of services and resources at
the national, state and local levels. Wounded warriors, service
members, veterans, families and caregivers can find essential
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The Chapter newsletter is edited and produced by Chapter Secretary, Maj. W. (Bill) S. Culler, USMC (Ret) and his wife, Dee. The last few editions can be found below:
January 2012 Remembering our past; check out a Chapter Newsletter from our historical archives
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