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President’s Message From e Desk Of:
LtGen Jack Klimp, USMC (Ret)
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES
TRICARE cost increases proew TRICARE enrollment fees and steep ked by the House-passed posed by the Administration would be bloc Act (NDAA), and the Senate FY2013 National Defense Authorization the NDAA follows suit. is is good ...if there had been Armed Services Committee’s version of on this line the g din hol in n itio pos ng stro news, and recognition of NAUS’ no organizations like service. ed form uni by ed earn efit ben nt orta imp NAUS fighting on the uncertainty of the huge defense However, the battle is far from over with n passed by Congress in last year’s your behalf, the new budget cuts required under the sequestratio y, nom eco gish slug ed inty is the continu TRICARE fees and Budget Control Act. Adding to the uncerta cits, and the defi get bud rd reco , cuts tax h Bus d alle pending expiration of the so-c higher costs would a dangerous place. Continued vigibe to es tinu con ld wor the that fact tal bru be a done deal. e to be your voice in government. lance is required, and NAUS will continu ations like NAUS fighting on your Just think, if there had been no organiz her costs would be a done deal. It’s why behalf, the new TRICARE fees and hig s – particularly rts to reach out and enroll new member effo ve ecti coll our and ship ber mem r you so important. With se completing their military careers – are tho and s ber mem ice serv ay’s tod ng amo ions like NAUS ing in uniform at any given time, associat serv ion ulat pop our of ent perc one than less can muster on their se who serve and have served than they tho of s cern con the to e voic r nge stro a give omes even more important. own. In these times of uncertainty, this bec members and new efforts to reach out to more service is summer, NAUS is beginning some is in their interest, bership is important, why membership mem why them ng telli are We . rees reti answers to some ctly. As a member, you already know the dire them s efit ben ship ber mem how and to you, and be ut what your NAUS membership means abo k thin to you e urg I ns. stio que se of the ember campaign. s later this year in our new member-get-a-m ber mem US NA w fello r you join to y read t’s going on in the or tell someone else you know about wha l, rna Jou this on s pas e, ntim mea the In cy, Unity and Success through your service. e News, Advoca ed earn you s efit ben the tect pro to t figh great Association is making a difference. we realize together as members of this
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NAUS was shocked to learn of the murder of Associate Member April Kauffman, Linwood, NJ, and I must also report the unexpected passing of longtime Member and former Director, Bob ompson, MSgt, USAF (Ret), who had just begun his term as mayor of Callaway, FL. Let us also remember all of the NAUS members we have lost this period. e Taps section in each Journal pays tribute to those members who have passed, and we hope and pray for their families as they grieve. 2
Uniformed Services Journal July/August 2012