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Happy New Year
MOAA looks to the new year with hope Congress will keep its resolution to find a solution to the budget crisis and do right by servicemembers and their families.
We begin 2014 with much of the same promise and hope we had at the beginning of 2013. Unfortunately, it appears we might start the new year with the same uncertainty, political posturing, and partisan power struggles we encountered last year. Moreover, with midterm elections fast approaching, it is not clear whether those on Capitol Hill will be able to find enough common ground to accomplish the nation’s business. Therefore, a steady strain is going to be necessary to keep the issues important to our currently serving force, MOAA membership, and America’s veterans in context and a part of the discussion.


To keep you informed of those issues, MOAA’s Government Relations team outlines the association’s 2014 legislative goals (page 42) in Washington Scene, page 35. As you read this year’s goals, determine how you can contribute to the MOAA effort to achieve those goals. There is no time more important than now to be a part of MOAA’s “One Powerful Voice®.”


The new year also brings new beginnings. If you’ve promised yourself to get healthier in the coming year, take a look at “Simply Fit,” page 64, to find out how you can help keep that promise by introducing some relatively simple bodyweight exercises into your routine. Author Kenya McCullum provides tips on how to get the most out of your workout regimen.


The world of regenerative medicine also promises to provide some new beginnings for many of our wounded warriors who return from the battlefield with damaged organs, tissue, and bones. In “High-Tech Healing,” page 74, Don Vaughan examines this evolving field of medicine that focuses on the use of a patient’s own cells as part of the building blocks necessary to repair or replace damaged tissues and organs.


In the feature “Drug War at Sea,” page 58, Christina Wood explores some of the challenges faced by those who continue to fight the drug smuggling trade at sea. From pursuing elusive “go-fast” boats to detecting stealthy semi-submersibles, Coast Guard law enforcement detachments operating oœ U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy ships work determinedly to stem the tide of illegal drugs making their way to American shores.


Finally, starting a new career after military service can often be difficult under even the best of conditions. However, a handful of former servicemembers have gone on to successful careers in a field known for high failure and rejection rates — Hollywood. In “Changing Roles,” page 68, Anayat Durrani takes a look at several veterans who have achieved some level of success in Tinseltown.


Here’s to the new year and what it might bring.
— Capt. Gordon J. Hume, USN (Ret)


 


 


 


Get Involved
Visit www.moaa.org/getinvolved to learn how you can join MOAA’s efforts to serve veterans and their families and contribute to the association’s “One Powerful Voice®.”


12 MILITARY OFFICER JANUARY 2014

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