NGAOK Retired Board Members

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The following is an extract from the  “Retired Army Personnel Bulletin”

Published by the Retirement Services Office Fort Sill, Oklahoma 73503

 

     THIRTY SECOND ANNUAL RETIREE APPRECIATION DAYS

The Fort Sill Thirty Second Annual Retiree Appreciation Days are scheduled for September

16-18, 2010. The Retirement Services Office, the Fort Sill Retiree Council and Reynolds Army

Community Hospital (RACH), have coordinated to provide you an exceptional event. On

September 16th, you will have an opportunity to visit the many service booths that will be set up

in the hospital lobby and to sign up for one of three tours being offered for Friday, September

17th. In addition RACH will be offering Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) blood work, two

vaccinations, PNEUOVAX (prevention of pneumonia) and ZOSTAVAX anti Shingle.

Reynolds' pharmacy department encourages you to bring in all your medications during this

event. A pharmacist will review your medications with you for any potential problems. You can

list all the medications you are taking, to include any over-the-counter medication, on a sheet of

paper and attach it to your registration form. There will also be a Silent Auction sponsored by

the Fort Sill Retiree Council. Our annual banquet will be at the Patriot Club September 18th with

Dr. Betty Mosley Brown, Associate Director of Veterans Affairs Center for Women Veterans, as

our keynote speaker. The banquet includes entertainment and door prizes, and an enjoyable

evening.

 

For more information:

 

Ms. Linda J. Tunnell

4700 MOW-WAY Road

Fort Sill, OK 73507

Fort Sill Retirement Services Officer

SUBJECT: Eyewear for Military Retirees

If you are retired military and eligible for other medical services, you are authorized to receive the following quantities of Standard Issue spectacles per year.

http://www.med.navy.mil/SITES/NOSTRA/ORDER/Pages/Retiree.aspx

Standard Issue Per Year

1 clear pair of Bifocals/Trifocals (Multi-focals)

1 tinted pair of Bifocals/Trifocals if prescribed by your Optometrist/Ophthalmologist

If you choose not to request Bifocals/Trifocals, you can receive:

1 pair of Distance Vision and 1 pair of Near Vision spectacles

1 pair of Distance Vision tinted spectacles is authorized if prescribed by your Optometrist/Ophthalmologist

If you are less than 50 miles from a military health clinic with optometry services, you should take your prescription for spectacles to them so that they may measure you for proper fit.

They will order your spectacles from the appropriate facility.

If you are more than 50 miles from a military health clinic with optometry services, you may follow these instructions to order your glasses.

Open the form DD771 found at our web site, and save it to your computer.

[this form is created to save the information you type into it]

Please fill out the top section with your "name, "retiree", and "last 4", along with your shipping and contact information.

About halfway down the form, please indicate which standard issue frame you desire.

Make sure to save the form with the information you added.

Print the partially completed form, and take this with you to your eye exam.

Ensure that the examining facility writes the prescription, and includes your pupillary distance (PD) on the form.

If your examining facility needs eyesize, bridge or temple information, they may find this on our web site

If you currently have Standard Issue frames please provide the frame size and temple length.

(found inside the frame)

There must be a DD771 for each request for eyewear.

Send the following information to NOSTRA:

One copy of the completed DD771 form,

Your mailing address and a daytime phone number and email address if available Orders are subject to DEERS eligibility check

You may submit your order for eyewear by email, fax or standard mail.

Email your order to: NOSTRA-CustomerService@med.navy.mil

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Fax your order to: 757-887-4647.

Make sure you write: "Retiree Order" on the fax.

Please call NOSTRA Customer Service at

757-887-7611 / 7152 / 7299 / 7476

right after you send your fax to insure we received it and that all the information is included to fabricate your orders.

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Standard Mail to:

NOSTRA

160 Main Road, Ste 350

Yorktown, VA 23691-9984

Customer Service: (757) 887-7611 / 7152 / 7476 / 7299 Customer Service hours are M-F, regular business days, from 0630 to 1700, Eastern Time.

Point of Contact: Contact the customer service number provided above or the OKARNG TRICARE Representative at:

　

Richard W. Belicek

1LT, AN, OKARNG

OKARNG Tricare Representative

(405) 228-5346