Assorted Academy-Related Links

USNA Alumni Association

USNA Home Page

Go Navy Radio

Official Navy and Marine Corps news, and the Naval Media Center.

USNA-NET

National Museum of the Pacific War

West Point Society of South Texas

Alamo Chapter USAFA, AOG

San Antonio Service Academy Networking Group

USS San Antonio

The Official Naval Academy Prep School in lovely Newport, Rhode Island.

Our Local Academy Prep school, Greystone in Kerrville at Schreiner University.

Annapolis weather

Previous Editions of the Retiree Assistance Office Bulletins

• 1 October 2009
• 1 September 2009

VA Disability Compensation Rates

• http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Rates/comp01.htm

During the Vietnam War over thirty percent of US injuries and fatalities were caused by friendly fire... Americans firing on other Americans. During the Gulf Campaign, over fifty percent of US casualties were caused by friendly fire.
To recognize these injured and dead Americans the Purple Heart can now be issued either to the victim or to a member of his/her family.
To view the new regulations awarding the Purple Heart to friendly fire victims, see the following URL's:

Purple Heart Regs
For information on how to apply for the Purple Heart Medal, see URL:
Purple Heart Application
For information on Friendly Fire, see URL: Friendly Fire Info

If you would like to receive e-mails on Navy Athletics, subscribe to the Navy Sports E-mail list. All you need to do is send an e-mail to: sstrasem@usna.edu and you will receive all the latest on the Naval Academy's 30 varsity sports programs, including preview stories, postgame stories and current newspaper articles.

This list is available to anyone so feel free to forward this e-mail on to friends and family. If you are already on the list but you want to change your e-mail address, send an e-mail tosstrasem@usna.edu and in the body of the e-mail include your old e-mail address and your new e-mail address.
If you are on the list and want to unsubscribe, please e-mail me Scott Strasemeier, Sports Information Director, USNA and put unsubscribe in the subject line.

The National Do Not Call Registry is now open. You may register up to 3 phone numbers so that you do not get telemarketing calls. The registry is good for 5 years. Here is the site: DoNotCall.gov To all who can't stand to be disturbed at dinner time!

FYI. The National Personnel Records Center has provided the following website for veterans to access their DD-214 online. This may be particularly helpful when a veteran needs a copy of his DD-214 for employment purposes. Please see the details below. Point of contact is Lyn Krout, linda.krout@us.army.mil DSN 458-1755 or commercial 410-306-1755. NPRC initiates online records request procedures The National Personnel Records Center is working to make it easier for veterans with computers and Internet access to obtain copies of documents from their military files. Military veterans and the next of kin of deceased former military members may now use a new online military personnel records system to request documents. Other individuals with a need for documents must still complete the Standard Form 180 which can be downloaded from the online web site.

The new web-based application was designed to provide better service on these requests by eliminating the records center's mailroom processing time. Also, because the requester will be asked to supply all information essential for NPRC to process the request, delays that normally occur when NPRC has to ask veterans for additional information will be minimized.