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Do Something Unexpected
Tomorrow
Join the Movement!
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One simple act of kindness can change the world. It’s about something bigger than ourselves.....And it all starts with YOU! We are challenging our military service members, families, and veterans to engage with their communities and complete 1 Million acts of kindness on Giving Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019.
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Veterans Can Now Access Health Data on iPhone
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The US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) now provides access for veterans to their health data in the Health Section of the Health app for iPhone. VA hopes to provide Veterans with access to their health data at any time and in one place to make it easier to keep their health in check.
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New Coast Guard
Tattoo Policy
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The purpose of the Coast Guard's policy and standards on Tattoos and Body Markings is to ensure our workforce presents a sharp, professional military appearance to the public, while allowing individual expression through authorized body art that is consistent with the Coast Guard's Core Values. As the Coast Guard increases the aperture to ensure we are able to recruit and retain the next generation of Coast Guardsman, this policy update strikes a balance between personal expression and maintaining our sharp military appearance.
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Support Systems Prepare to Help Coast Guard Families in Event of Another Shutdown
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In July, the House of Representatives approved by voice vote Coast Guard reauthorization legislation that included language to ensure paychecks would continue if there was another government shutdown.
With the specter of another possible shutdown on the horizon, the Senate version of that bill is still sitting in the upper chamber, waiting for a vote.
The Senate today passed and President Trump signed a continuing resolution to keep government funded through Dec. 20, setting up a traditional pre-Christmas fight over appropriations.
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TRICARE Supplement Insurance Available
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If you're looking for TRICARE Supplement Insurance, take the time to check our partner, Selman & Company.
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Commissary, Military Service Exchange, and MWR access extended to more Veterans beginning January
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According to the Department of Defense, starting Jan. 1, 2020, all service-connected Veterans, Purple Heart recipients, former prisoners of war (POW), and individuals approved and designated as the primary family caregivers of eligible Veterans under the Department of Veterans Affairs Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) can use commissaries, exchanges, and morale, welfare and recreation (MWR) retail facilities, in-person and online.
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CPOA Lays Wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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Representatives from our Association laid a Wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day. Big thanks to YNC Schawohl and SKC Negron for trying to Keep our National President and Executive Director in step!
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2019 Coast Guard Foundation Distinguished Leadership Award
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Admiral Thad W. Allen, USCG (Ret.) is awarded the 2019 Coast Guard Foundation Distinguished Leadership Award for his service to the Nation, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Foundation, at the Houston Awards Dinner on Nov. 14, 2019.
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It was late November—one of the coldest periods to be on a ship near Alaska. The Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis had run aground during a severe storm and was taking on water. The engine room flooded, disabling the engines. Mountainous seas and gale force winds pounded the Jarvis, and to make matters worse, the ship was floating toward a rocky coastline that would surely destroy it and probably kill most, if not all, of the men.
The ship’s captain ordered an emergency message be sent to the Seventeenth Coast Guard District Office in Juneau requesting Coast Guard assistance. But there were no Coast Guard assets near enough to provide immediate help.
At 7:04 p.m., for one of the few times in Coast Guard history, a MAYDAY call for help would come from a Coast Guard vessel.
This is the incredible story of the grounding and near sinking of the USCGC Jarvis and how her crew fought to save their ship—and themselves—from disaster.
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Together We Served
Find Your Boot Camp Friends
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Interested to find old friends you went to Boot Camp with? If so, Together We Served has made it even easier.
They have extended their unique "Also There" feature to find more members who were in Boot Camp at the same time as you. Even if they could not remember their training company or platoon, we can match you based on location and start month.
All you need to do is enter whatever boot camp details you can recall and we will find other members who trained alongside you!
Family of deceased Coast Guard members who wish to join CGTWS to create a Remembrance Profile for their loved one should email
admin@togetherweserved.com
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If you've recently retired and were using an allotment to pay your dues, there's a good chance you are no longer an active member. Please
read these procedures
for starting, changing, and stopping an allotment in Direct Access II/Retired Global Pay Self-Service.
Or just call the U. S. Coast Guard Pay & Personnel Center
1(800)772-8724
to talk to a pay technician
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Not receiving your magazine?
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If you've recently retired and were using an allotment to pay your dues, there's a good chance you are no longer an active member. Please
read these procedures
for starting, changing, and stopping an allotment in Direct Access II/Retired Global Pay Self-Service.
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Member Benefits can be found our our website here
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Looking for CPOA/CGEA Swag?
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Thanks for visiting our Ships Stores! Find what you're looking for yourself or great gifts for your friends. You'll find unique merchandise with the CPOA or CGEA logos on t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, stickers, and more. Just click on the graphic links above to enter!
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- Although our e-newsletter conforms to Coast Guard directives, we request that newsletter recipients provide their home email address to alleviate any concerns. Please click the "Update Profile/Email Address" link at the bottom of this newsletter to make the change.
Coast Guard National Retiree Website can be found
here.
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