Retiree Support
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 Retired Military Appreciation Day via a Military Retiree Seminar & Fair. Next year’s event will likely be on November 2nd. You can check back on this page in October 2019 for the confirmed, date, time, and location. What’s it like? Photos from the 2018 events are posted at https://flic.kr/s/aHsmvmzT6p or https://www.flickr.com/ffscsw/albums
Location
| Facility | Contact Information |
|---|---|
| Naval Amphibious Base Coronado |
Location: 3324 Guadalcanal Rd., Bldg. 16 Coronado, CA 92155
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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)
- Military Retiree Seminar
- Getting things in order checklist
- Preparing claims
- Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan (RSFPP)
- Survivors Benefit Plan (SBP)
- Death Benefits under the Civil
- Service Retirement System
- Unpaid compensation
- DFAS
- Allotment changes
- Certificate of Eligibility (COE)
- Report of Existence (ROE)
- MyPay enrollment
- Change of address/direct deposit/beneficiary/state and federal tax withholdings
- Veterans Administration (VA) enrollment
- 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)
- Application for Correction of Military Record (Form DD-149)
- 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)
- Retired Casualty Assistance Program (RCAP)
- 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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Facility |
Contact Information (Phone) |
|---|---|
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Burial at Sea Program, Navy & Marine Corps Mortuary Affairs Office |
(866) 787-00811 |
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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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Nationwide ID Lab Facilities |
Make an appointment at: https://rapids-appointments.dmdc.osd.mil |
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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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Navy Region Southwest Resources |
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Military Funeral Honors |
(800) 326-9631 |
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Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for Civil Service Employment/Annuit Pay |
(888) 767-6738 |
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San Diego County Veterans Service Office |
(858) 694-3222 |
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Social Security Administration |
(800) 772-1213 |
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Southern 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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Information about California State Veterans Cemeteries and both open and closed National Cemeteries |
Website |
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TRICARE Express scripts |
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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 |
