Member Benefits:
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Government Vacation Rewards
The Best prices on tactical, outdoor gear, athletic gear, eyewear and more.
Use Discount Code Y653390 when
making your reservation.
Use Discount Code Z802846 when
making your reservation.
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Recent Legislative Activity:
*New
Resources:
Whether you want to apply your GI Bill benefits to college classes or an on-the-job training program, this tool will help you make the most of them.
Say goodbye to reply-all emails and paper sign up sheets. Coordinate events and people in minutes with online sign ups.
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CGEA Ships Store
Looking for coins, caps, clocks, cups, etc?..don't forget to check our
website periodically for items such as these John Munz Coins from the Derby City Slugger Chapter.
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CPOA & CGEA
National Elections
If you have yet to vote via the ballot placed in the January issue of The Chief or our electronic ballot, please take time to go to our website now and vote for your National Officers.
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Pharmacy Fee Hikes Feb. 1 Will Drive More Rx Business Onto Base
Tricare beneficiaries will see increases in co-payments for prescription drugs filled by mail order or at neighborhood retail outlets starting Feb. 1.
The prospect of higher out-of-pocket costs at these venues is expected to drive more beneficiaries to use on-base pharmacies where prescription drugs will continue to be dispensed free of charge.
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How to "Opt Out" So No One Can See Your Home Address Online
FamilyTreeNow.com offers an easy way to automatically compile information about your genealogy, as well as find anyone else's history. The site boasts records including census (1790-1940) records, birth records, death records, marriage and divorce records, living people records and military records.
This could be alarming to anyone who wants to protect their privacy, but particularly to those in the military who have heightened personal and operational security considerations.
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CGMA Searching for New Director of Finance
Coast Guard Mutual Assistance has officially begun its search for a new Director of Finance. See the job posting here...
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GreenCare & SnowCare
for Troops
Project EverGreen's GreenCare for Troops and SnowCare for Troops programs provide complimentary lawn and landscape services, and snow and ice removal services for the families of currently deployed military personnel, and post 9/11 disabled veterans with a service-connected disability.
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Unemployment Support
If you can't find a job after you separate from active-duty service, you may be eligible for unemployment benefits through the Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers (UCX) program.
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Privacy Incident Involving DHS Office of Inspector General Case Management System
On January 3, 2018, select DHS employees received notification letters that they may have been impacted by a privacy incident related to the DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) Case Management System. The privacy incident did not stem from a cyber-attack by external actors, and the evidence indicates that affected individual's personal information was not the primary target of the unauthorized unauthorized transfer of data.
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Book of the Month
After being commissioned into the U.S. Air Force, MJ Hegar was selected for pilot training by the Air National Guard, finished at the top of her class, then served three tours in Afghanistan, flying combat search-and-rescue missions, culminating in a harrowing rescue attempt that would earn MJ the Purple Heart as well as the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor Device.
But it was on American soil that Hegar would embark on her greatest challenge-to eliminate the military's Ground Combat Exclusion Policy, which kept female armed service members from officially serving in combat roles despite their long-standing record of doing so with honor.
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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
Not receiving your magazine?
At most CG units, personal mail will not be delivered to the member...If you've been using a Coast Guard address to receive
The Chief
, please send us an
email
to ensure we get it changed and that you continue to get your magazine.
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Admin Notes:
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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.
- If, for some reason, you are no longer receiving The Chief, send an email to: cpoamembership@gmail.com
- Coast Guard National Retiree Website can be found here.
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