About Us
MOAA’s Mission: The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is a nonprofit veterans association dedicated to maintaining a strong national defense and to preserving the earned entitlements of members of the uniformed services and their families and survivors.
Who can belong: Membership is open to those who hold or ever have held a warrant or commission in any component of the uniformed services or their surviving spouses.
Purpose and Benefits: The extensive range of services and benefits for every stage of your career, whether Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard, USPHS, NOAA or retirement, may make the Military Officers Association of America the best benefit that you could subscribe to! Some of the benefits are listed below. MOAA’s monthly magazine lists the rest. Twelve issues of this award-winning magazine each year, will keep you well informed on legislative and military issues, and on what the powerful MOAA lobby is doing for vou! Find out more at www.moaa.org
Recent Legislative Accomplishments
MOAA is thankful for all of our members that took the time to contact their legislators this year on issues important to them and others in the military community. Below is a quick snapshot of our most active issues. Hopefully you took part in the record setting 1.3 million messages (includes e-mails, letters, and phone calls) we sent to Congress this year.
- Protect military people from disproportionate budget cuts – 525,000
- Oppose TRICARE changes – 102,000
- Active duty pay – 86,000
- Prevent Medicare/TRICARE cut – 60,000
- Oppose a chained CPI – 30,000
- Reject changes to commissaries – 26,000
- Repeal the SBP/DIC offset – 27,000
- Enhance concurrent receipt – 25,000
If you didn’t participate in 2011 we hope you’ll make it one of your New Year’s Resolutions.
Through your participation you will be enhancing MOAA’s influence on Capitol Hill, you will be kept up to date through MOAA’s award winning monthly magazine on rapidly changing mi1itary, political and legislative action that affects your life. The magazine is included in your membership.
MOAA Legislative Challenges for 2012
Active/Reserve Force/Family Issues
- Sustain active duty, Guard and Reserve force sizes to meet mission requirements
- Sustain military pay comparability with private sector
- Credit all post-9/11 active duty service toward Guard/Reserve early retirement
- Restore tax deduction for reservists’ out-of-pocket expenses for drill travel of 50 miles or more
Health Care Issues
- Avert 30% Medicare/TRICARE payment cut and fix statutory formula to improve access to care
- Protect against disproportional increases in TRICARE fees
- Oppose enrollment fee for TRICARE For Life or curtailment of TFL coverage
- Allow three years of active-duty-level TRICARE coverage for disability retirees/families
- Improve seamless transition between Defense and VA health care/benefits systems
- Authorize option to subsidize retention of operational reservists’ civilian family health insurance
- Increase orthodontia payment cap under active duty dental plan
Retirement/Survivor Issues
- Oppose military benefit changes that are inconsistent with service career sacrifices
- Preserve full-inflation cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs)
- End deduction of VA disability compensation from military retired pay
- End deduction of VA survivor benefits (DIC) from military Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities
- Implement a more equitable military disability retirement system
- Restore VA survivor annuities for qualifying widows who remarry after age 55
- Expand permanent ID card eligibility for elderly/disabled beneficiaries
- Authorize survivors to retain a deceased retiree’s full final-month retired pay
- Authorize SBP annuities to be paid to Special Needs Trusts for permanently disabled annuitants
- Reform the Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act (USFSPA)
Veterans and Other Issues
- Improve quality, efficiency, and timeliness of VA claims-processing system
- Establish Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for Surviving Spouses of Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts
- Authorize pre-tax payment of health, dental and long-term care premiums
- Reduce Social Security penalties for certain civil service and state retirees/survivors
- Prevent disproportional Social Security/Medicare penalties for any population segment
Other Standard Issue Member Benefits
Fighting for your rights: Through the strength of its members and experienced legislative team, MOAA speaks loudly for the rights and interests of the military community. This is an organization that is looking you, all veterans! MOAA has obtained for us many of the benefits that we currently enjoy, and is working on many more.
Easing the Transition to New Careers: The Officer Placement Service (TOPS) gives you the tools you need to make a successful transition to civilian employment. Take advantage of in-depth career counseling and access to a huge job bank targeting MOAA members.
Shielding! You From Rising! Insurance Costs: MOAA offers an unequaled array of affordable group-rate life, health, and long tern care insurance plans that supplement your military benefits.
Guiding! You Through Life’s Challenges: One-to-one counseling for you and your family to help you navigate the maze of military) benefits, rights and privileges.
Keeping You Informed: MOAA is your one-stop resource for timely information on the issues affecting your life. Our month!) magazine, e-mail newsletters, local Chapter e-mail or USPS newsletter, and Member Service Center help you get the most out of you! MOAA membership.
Making! Higher Education a Reality: MOAA’s scholarship fund has provided $30 million in zero-interest college loans and grants to more than 7,000 children of service members. As a MOAA member, you are entitled to apply for scholarship funds for your children.
And, you can now start tax-free savings for college with the Vanguard@ College Savings Plan, sponsored by the state of Nevada, and presented to you by the MOAA Degrees of Success 529 College Savings Plan, sponsored by the MOAA Degrees of Success program. Find out more at www.moaa.org/529
