General Greene Chapter MOAA

10/27/2024

https://theleansubmariner.com/2024/10/27/happy-navy-day-2024-the-75th-anniversary-of-one-of-the-worst-bureaucratical-decisions-in-history/

I’ve written a lot about the history of Navy Day in the past including this article from 2019 This is the 75th anniversary of that last Navy Day and the criticality of having a strong navy is…

06/11/2024

https://militaryaffairscouncilwesternpa.org/touch-a-truck/

Touch a Truck Sea, Air, Land, Space Expo When June 15, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m Where 169 Wright Brothers Drive in Moon Township, PA 15108 Additional Information:   This is a free event for the whole family. No need to bring food or drink. Food vendors, along with other vendors will be available [....

06/04/2024

06/04/2024

One can scarcely imagine the scene. No wonder most of that generation didn't want to talk about it once they returned home

05/27/2024

You are forever impacted once you have been to Normandy Beach and the American Cemetery.

05/25/2024

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row.
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

The poem was written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, M.D. while serving on the front lines. Since Napoleonic times, the red poppy has come to be a symbol for those who lost their lives in battle.

05/10/2024

To all the military spouses out there: you are appreciated, you are valued, and you are loved. Happy Military Spouse Appreciation Day!

04/19/2024

Gray Area Retirees are members who served in the Guard or Reserve, are qualified for retired pay, and have retired from their service (stopped drilling) but are not yet at the age where they can start receiving retired pay.

ALL Gray Area service members must apply for military retired pay to receive it.

Too many (and I mean many thousands in just the Army) are reaching the eligible age but haven’t applied for it. Some, unfortunately, are already deceased.

I would like some help spreading the word that Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) automatically creates a Gray Area Retiree "Future Retiree" pay account when each member of EVERY Service transitions from an active (drilling) pay status to the Retired Reserve.

These accounts now exist in myPay for all Services, BUT THE MEMBER HAS TO GO INTO MYPAY AND UPDATE IT WITH A CIVILIAN EMAIL AND CONFIRM THE MAILING ADDRESS. Only about 25% have done so.

Why is this important??

DFAS and your Service will stay in touch with you during your Gray Area time -- policies and programs change, and you'll want to know about those --and they will remind you when and how and where to apply for the retired pay you've earned.

And when life events happen --marriages, divorces, deaths, births, adoptions -- those impact your benefits, especially the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan that over 90% of you have (and may not even realize it).

To learn more, read this DFAS webpage: https://www.dfas.mil/RetiredMilitary/plan/Gray-Area-Retirees/

04/18/2024

We salute all of our Advocacy in Action volunteers! Together we are one powerful voice.

04/16/2024

Military families need our help. Over the past 10 years, the government has shifted a greater financial burden on the backs of our servicemembers. And it's hitting our junior enlisted the hardest. Learn more at www.moaa.org/BAH100
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04/03/2024

Three decades after Operation Gothic Serpent, Larry Moores received the Silver Star Medal for his actions in Mogadishu.

04/01/2024