02 Dec 08

A message from The University of Phoenix

My name in Jim Parkins and I an the lead faculty for the MBA program at the University of Phoenix at Osan Air Base. I am contacting NCOA Dragon Hill Chapter 1507 because the University of Phoenix is  looking to recruit some qualified part-time faculty for our MBA program.  I am hoping that  the NCOA Dragon Hill Chapter can connect me  with some candidates. What we are looking for is  masters level degree holders who have management experience and have had their business related masters degree for at least one years. We will do the training and the materials are provided.

Our classes run from 6:00-10:00 Mon -Thurs in Osan and Camp Humphreys. 

Any interested parties email me.

Thank you,

Jim Parkins
University of Phoenix
Full Time Faculty Osan
University of Phoenix Online Faculty
Jimparkins@email.phoenix.edu

20 Oct 08  

Team, USAA (See below) has opened the window wider for the Complementary 1 Year Free Memberships. These memberships are free to anyone who is between the ranks of E4 to E9 who has received any type of recognition or done anything worthy of recognition..  That also includes anyone who recently graduated from any type of leadership school.  With Veterans day coming up, even those dedicated troops who supported their community Veteran's Day celebrations by performing color guard duty or recognizing all prior military by marching in uniform in a parade.  I Have already been working with the WLC on this but there maybe some in Your Units that fit this criteria. If so I can get applications to you. 

I will need them back filled out completley in order to process them. This is a good deal. 

United Services Automobile Association (USAA) is a Fortune 200 financial services company focused on providing banking, investing, and insurance to people and families that serve, or served, in the military of the United States and other selected federal agencies.

16 Oct 08 

NCOA encourages all eligible citizens to Vote in the November 4, 2008 Presidential Election 

and to 

Fly an American Flag on Veteran's Day, November 11, 2008  

2009 COLA ANNOUNCED

  5.8% INCREASE for Military and Federal Civilian Retirees, Disabled Veterans and Survivors, and Social Security Recipients.

The December 1, 2008 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) will represent a 5.8 percent increase and be payable in January 2009.  This increase represents the largest COLA provided since 1982. 

Veterans were concerned when Congress sent to the President the 2009 COLA proposal in September 2008 which had a placeholder marker for the COLA rate arbitrarily set at 2.3 percent increase knowing the Public Law would be corrected at a later date when the rate was formerly set.  The COLA rate was formally set at 5.8 percent today. 

The COLA Rate for the above groups will be significantly higher than the 3.9 percent authorized for the Military Pay Raise signed into Law this week by the President.  The two increases are based on different formulas.

Click here for more information.