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The premium relief also will be extend- ed to all 44,000 existing RCSBP survivors, but that won’t happen until this summer. That’s because the individual nature of the premium calculation means the De- fense Finance and Accounting Service must reconstruct each deceased member’s original retired pay base to calculate the premium rebate for each eligible survivor. The new change will increase the av-
erage eligible Guard/Reserve survivor’s SBP annuity by about $18 a month. The new update also reduces RCSBP
premiums by an average of about $5 a month for RCSBP-enrolled retirees who began receiving retired pay on or after May 1, 2010.
PCS Survey M
Revealing Feedback highlights sacrifices military families make.
OAA conducted an online survey to study how permanent change-of-station (PCS) moves
affected military families over the course of a military career. Nearly 13,000 participants provided feedback that highlighted some of the challenges military families face because of multiple relocations. Sixty percent of respondents had 10 or
more PCS moves over the course of their careers, and almost 40 percent reported 12 or more moves. About half of respondents with chil-
dren (48 percent) reported seven or more school changes for at least one child. Additionally, more than half of re- spondents with a spouse working outside the home reported three or more career disruptions to the spouse’s career be- cause of PCS moves.
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MOAA appreciates participation in the online survey, as it highlights one as- pect of the family sacrifices inherent in a typical military career.
Brain Injuries
Examined Task force studies DoD’s wounded-warrior efforts.
T
he Department of Defense Task Force on the Care, Manage- ment, and Transition of Recover-
ing Wounded, Ill, and Injured Members of the Armed Forces began its delibera- tions in early January in Washington, D.C. The task force was mandated by the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act to examine the effectiveness of DoD’s wounded-warrior policies and programs. It will review, assess, and report on case management, staffing of warrior transi- tion units, performance and accountabil- ity systems, services for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and PTSD, and the effective- ness of the DoD centers of excellence in these areas. The 14-member task force is co-
chaired by Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Charles Green and Dr. Karen Guice, executive director of the VA Federal Re- covery Coordination Program. The task force consists of seven DoD members and seven non-DoD members with a wide range of expertise to include medical care and coordination; medical and nonmedical case management; voca- tional training; the disability evaluation process; veterans’ benefits; experience in wounded-warrior care; and treatment of TBI and PTSD. It will provide opportunities for ser- vicemembers and their families and the public to provide input.
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