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Retiree Support (San Diego)
Fleet and Family Support Centers are available to provide support via phone, telehealth, in person appointments, email, social media, webinar and command GMTs.
If you would like to schedule an appointment with one of our providers, please call Centralized Scheduling at 1-866-923-6478.
Fleet & Family Support Services and Classes:
Work with Fleet & Family Support Programs!
Are you a retired Navy Reservist, approaching age 60 or your Retirement Pay Eligibility Date?
Visit the NPC Reserve Retirements page for information.
https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Reserve-Personnel-Mgmt/Reserve-Retirements/
Webinars from FFSC Mid Atlantic’s 2020 Retiree Summit can be found at https://www.navylifema.com/Summit
Subjects include:
- Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS)
- Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program
- Protecting You from Fraud
- Social Security Disability Benefits
- Social Security Retirement Benefits
- Transitioning from Active Duty to Retirement TRICARE
- TRICARE 101
- Veteran Affairs Benefits
Locations:
| Facility | Contact Information |
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Naval Base San Diego |
Location: 3005 Corbina Alley, Bldg. 259, San Diego, CA 92136 |
| Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach | Location: 800 Seal Beach Blvd., Bldg. 22 Phone: (562) 626-7152 e-mail: 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:
- Benefits
- Entitlements
- Privileges
- Incapacitated/Dependent (Adult Child)
- Getting things in order checklist
- Preparing claims:
- Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan (RSFPP)
- Agencies supporting and providing military benefits and entitlements
- Allotment changes
- Certificate of Eligibility (COE)
- Death Benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System
- Dependency Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
- MyPay enrollment
- National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) to request active duty service and medical records
- Report of Existence (ROE)
- Survivor Benefit Plan/Program (SBP) Counseling
- Unpaid compensation
Referrals:
- CALVETS (California VA benefits & entitlements)
- Change of address/direct deposit/beneficiary/state and federal tax withholdings
- Former spouse percentage of retired pay as determined by the "Brown's Formula"
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS):
- Form authorizing withholdings of military retired or annuity pay received (IRS forms W-4/W-4P)
- IRS report of military retired or annuity pay received (IRS form 1099R)
- Legal Referrals:
- Bankruptcy
- Wills, Trust and Probate
- Family Law
- Medicare, Social Security, TRICARE, Elder Abuse
- Military Burial at Sea
- Navy Legal, legal Aid Society Government Life Insurance
- Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS)
- Tax Preparation Assistance
- Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act (USFSPA)
- U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Resources:
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Resource |
Contact Information |
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TRICARE for Life (TCL) |
(866) 773-0404 (TDD 1-866-773-0405) |
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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 Foreign Language and American Sign Language |
(619) 532-TALK (8255) |
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NMCSD Volunteer Coordinator |
(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 (VA) |
(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/Annuity 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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Mail Order Pharmacy |
(877) 363-1303 |
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Burial at Sea Program, Navy & Marine Corps Mortuary Affairs Office |
(866) 787-0081 |
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NRSW Military Funeral Honors |
(800) 326-9631 |
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California National Cemeteries: |
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| (866) 867-2250 | |
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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 |
One Call Serves All!
Appointment Scheduling for clinical counseling, relocation assistance, resume assistance, and financial consultations at any Navy Region Southwest FFSC call 1-866-923-6478.
