Why You Should Join Our
Ranks
As an MOAA member, you'll
have access to expert benefits information advice,
money-saving
products and
services, plus a team of legislative professionals fighting f
or your rights.
You also have
the opportunity to network and make connections to aid your personal
and professional
life.
Membership Eligibility
Requirements
You
do not have to be retired to join MOAA! All active duty, retired, National Guard, Reserve, former
commissioned officers, and warrant officers of the uniformed services - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps,
Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - are eligible for
membership.
MOAA counts among its
members 6 out of 10 retired officers; 59,000 active duty officers; and more than 58,000 active or retired Guard
and Reserve officers.
Auxiliary membership is also
available for surviving spouses of deceased officers.
The following are only a few
items that 370,000 members find beneficial.
Legislative
Action
Insurance
Financial
Services
Employment
Assistance
Educational
Assistance Programs
Retirement Advice and
Assistance
Military
Officer Magazine
Chapter
Activities
Legislative
Action
The Government Relations Department has five full-time lobbyists who represent the interests of the
military community (active duty, retired, guard/reserve, family members, and survivors - both officer and
enlisted) through testimony before Congress and personal contact with elected officials, congressional staffers,
and representatives of the Department of Defense and other executive branch agencies.
Insurance
MOAA offers its members some of the
very best insurance plans available, including TRICARE insurance supplements and outstanding buys in term life
insurance
Financial Services
Take advantage of our
partnership with the Pentagon Federal Credit Union. As a MOAA member, you'll have access to competitive
credit cards and special rates on CDs and money market accounts.
Employment Assistance
MOAA's acclaimed Officer
Placement Service (TOPS) provides assistance to members and their spouses in career transition. TOPS offers
resume advice, job listings, background information on more than one million companies, a career fair, and a
worldwide network of fellow MOAA members who are already working in industries you are targeting. The popular
booklet, Marketing Yourself for a Second Career, is free to members.
Educational Assistance Programs
The MOAA Scholarship Fund offers
interest-free loans and grants for undergraduate study to children of active, guard, reserve, retired, or
deceased members of the uniformed services – officer and enlisted.
The Vanguard® 529 College Savings Plan
presented by MOAA is packed with advantages that can help make saving for college easier. This plan offers a
low-cost way to invest for college in the portfolio of your choice - without paying federal income tax on
earnings.
Retirement Advice and
Assistance
MOAA Benefits Information
experts provide thousands of members each year with assistance and advice relating to military benefits and
entitlements, Social Security, and a wide range of other entitlements. Easy-to-understand booklets and fact
sheets on these subjects are available to members, including SBP Made Easy, Help Your Survivors - Now!,
Reserve Retirement Benefits, Planning for Military Retirement, Aging Into Medicare and many more.
Military
OfficerMagazine
MOAA's award-winning monthly magazines feature diverse feature articles and reports on legislation, financial
issues, second-career opportunities, current military affairs, military history, travel, and health/fitness.
Chapter Activities
More than 400
MOAA-affiliated, but autonomous, chapters are chartered in the United States and abroad. Chapters offer local
opportunities for camaraderie, job networking, and organized legislative action on local, state, and national
levels.
For more information and a
membership application please contact Alex Okimoto at 520-378-6571or aokimoto@cox.net
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