from the editor
Steady Evolution
Since it was founded, MOAA has kept its members informed — and the methods used to disseminate that information have evolved as the needs of its members have changed.
In April 1945, Adm. David Sellers, USN (Ret), then president of The Retired Officers Association, wrote in the inaugural edition of the Retired Officers Association Bulletin that officers needed “a place to which they may look for information about matters concerning them, which information, as retired officers, does not come to them in official distribution, but is, nevertheless, interesting to them and sometimes of deep concern to them.”
The bulletin’s editor, Rear Adm. Harry Hamlet, USCG (Ret), went on to pledge the quarterly bulletin would “furnish such information as will answer, for all hands, the many inquiries directed to us by individuals, and ... keep the membership informed upon all matters affecting their welfare.”
Fast-forward 68 years, and that eight-page bulletin has evolved into the 96-page Military Officer magazine that is delivered to your mailbox every month. With this month’s issue, we continue to meet the commitment Sellers made in 1945, to provide you with information that is interesting “and sometimes of deep concern” to you.
In addition to the monthly recap of legislative issues and chapter activities in “Washington Scene” and “Chapters in Action,” our cover story, “Invisible Wounds,” page 54, by Mark Cantrell, examines PTSD and some of the challenges it creates for so many of our returning warriors.
The role of the reserves also has evolved over the decades. In “Held in Reserve,” page 48, we asked Maj. Gen. Richard Wightman Jr., USA (Ret), of the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, about some of the issues facing today’s reserve force.
Navigating a course to achieve financial stability in retirement often can be fraught with hazard. In “Manage Your Money,” page 58, Lt. Col. Shane Ostrom, USAF (Ret), a CFP® in MOAA’s Transition Center, provides some thoughts on how you can navigate those waters and build a successful financial plan for your future.
Finally, as the weather continues to improve and many of us begin to think about getting away for some family fun, “At the Helm,” page 62, by Maryann Hammers, explores how to make a houseboating vacation a memorable experience.
Sixty-eight years ago, the editors of the Retired Officers Association Bulletin hoped to “improve the make-up and extend the scope” of their new publication. Today, MOAA has many ways to deliver information — Military Officer, our Legislative Update and News Exchange e-newsletters, and
www.moaa.org. We will continue to look for ways to effectively communicate with you, and we remain committed to providing you information that is interesting and relevant, making sure you have what you need to be a part of MOAA’s One Powerful Voice®.
— Capt. Gordon J. Hume, USN (Ret)
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14 MILITARY OFFICER APRIL 2013
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