Retiree Support
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The Retired Activities Office (RAO) was first established in November 1981 as mandated by the Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations Directives and is one of four elements of the Navy’s Retired Activities Program. The other three elements are the Secretary of the Navy’s Retiree Council, Retiree Seminars/Retiree Appreciation Days, and the Shift Colors and Semper Fidelis official retiree newsletters.
Once a year Naval Base San Diego RAO holds a Military Retiree Seminar and Fair. This year’s event will be on November 7th. What’s it like? Photos from the 2018 events are posted at https://flic.kr/s/aHsmvmzT6p or https://www.flickr.com/ffscsw/albums
Locations
| Facility | Contact Information |
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| Naval Base San Diego |
Location: 3005 Corbina Alley, Bldg. 259, San Diego, CA 92136
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| Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach | Location: 800 Seal Beach Blvd., Bldg. 22 Phone: (562) 626-7152 eMail: rao-nwssb@navy.mil |
Purpose
The RAO supports and enriches the lives of military retired personnel, their families and eligible former spouses of military retirees. The RAO serves as a liaison between local military retirees, organizations and agencies working to ensure retirees receive their benefits and entitlements earned for their military service.
Those organizations and agencies include: Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS), Board for Correction of Naval Records (BCNR) and the Veterans Administration (VA). RAOs are primarily staffed by military retirees serving as volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering at a RAO, please contact the RAO nearest to you.
Services Provided
- Entitlements
- Benefits
- Privileges
- Incapacitated/Dependent (Adult Child)
- Getting things in order checklist
- Preparing claims
- Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan (RSFPP)
- Death Benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System
- Unpaid compensation
- Allotment changes
- Certificate of Eligibility (COE)
- Report of Existence (ROE)
- MyPay enrollment
- Change of address/direct deposit/beneficiary/state and federal tax withholdings
- IRS report of military retired or annuity pay received (IRS form 1099R)
- Form authorizing withholding’s of military retired or annuity pay received (IRS forms W-4/W-4P)
- Legal referrals
- Wills, trust, and probate
- Bankruptcy
- Family Law
- Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act (USFSPA)
- Former spouse percentage of retired pay as determined by the “Brown’s Formula”
- Survivor Benefit Plan/Program (SBP) Counseling
- Dependency Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
- Agencies supporting and providing military benefits and entitlements
- National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) to request active duty service and medical records
Referrals
- Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS)
- Medicare, Social Security, TRICARE, Elder Abuse
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Tax Preparation Assistance
- U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service
- CALVETS (California VA benefits & entitlements)
- Navy Legal, Legal Aid Society Government Life Insurance
- Military Burial at Sea
Resources
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Resource |
Contact Information |
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Mail Order Pharmacy |
(877) 363-1303 |
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TRICARE for Life (TCL) |
(866) 773-0404 |
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TRICARE Information Center |
(877) 988-9378 |
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NMCSD Customer Relations & Patient Relations |
(619) 532-6418/16 |
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NMCSD Volunteer Coord. |
(619) 532-5040 |
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NMCSD Health Benefits Advisors |
(619) 532-8330/8329 |
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Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) |
(800) 538-9552 |
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Department of Veterans Affairs |
(800) 827-1000 |
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Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS) |
(800) 321-1080 |
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Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for Civil Service Employment/Annuit Pay |
(888) 767-6738 |
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Nationwide ID Lab Facilities (Your card expires when you turn 65!) Make an appointment at any ID office: |
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• ID Lab Naval Air Station North Island |
(619) 545-5046 |
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• ID Lab Naval Base San Diego |
(619) 556-9248 |
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• ID Lab Naval Medical Center San Diego |
(619) 532-6557 |
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Social Security Administration |
(800) 772-1213 |
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San Diego County Veterans Service Office |
(858) 694-3222 |
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Resource |
Contact Information |
|
Mail Order Pharmacy |
(877) 363-1303 |
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TRICARE for Life (TCL) |
(866) 773-0404 |
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TRICARE Information Center |
(877) 988-9378 |
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NMCSD Customer Relations & Patient Relations |
(619) 532-6418/16 |
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NMCSD Volunteer Coord. |
(619) 532-5040 |
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NMCSD Health Benefits Advisors |
(619) 532-8330/8329 |
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Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) |
(800) 538-9552 |
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Department of Veterans Affairs |
(800) 827-1000 |
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Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS) |
(800) 321-1080 |
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Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for Civil Service Employment/Annuit Pay |
(888) 767-6738 |
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Nationwide ID Lab Facilities (Your card expires when you turn 65!) Make an appointment at any ID office: |
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• ID Lab Naval Air Station North Island |
(619) 545-5046 |
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• ID Lab Naval Base San Diego |
(619) 556-9248 |
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• ID Lab Naval Medical Center San Diego |
(619) 532-6557 |
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Social Security Administration |
(800) 772-1213 |
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San Diego County Veterans Service Office |
(858) 694-3222 |
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Burial at Sea Program, Navy & Marine Corps Mortuary Affairs Office |
(866) 787-00811 |
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NRSW Military Funeral Honors |
(800) 326-9631 |
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California National Cemeteries > |
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| (866) 632-1845
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(858) 658-7360 |
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(951) 653-8417 |
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(707) 693-2460 |
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(209) 854-1040 |
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California State Veterans Cemeteries and both open and closed National Cemeteries |
