Your spouse and family serves with you. MOAA is committed to making sure spouse and family issues are not neglected on Capitol Hill.
Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA)
MOAA pushes for MyCAA improvements because the restructure falls short of its intended goal to provide portability of career for all military spouses.
Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity Chart
Quick breakdown of who is in, who is out, and what is left to do.
Spouse Employment
More needs to be done to enhance spouse career portability and
family financial stability as a result of military-directed moves.
Relocation Allowances
Increase allowances to fully reimburse member expenses.
Military Family Support
Families deserve the assurance of quality health care, top-notch
education and schools for their children, affordable and dependable child care,
and meaningful family support programs.
Special-Needs Family Support
Military members with special needs children need support in health care, childcare and respite care.
Cap Future TRICARE Fee Increase at COLA Percentage
The FY2012 defense budget proposes an inappropriate index for the purpose of adjusting military TRICARE fees in 2013 and beyond.
National Guard and Reserve Health Coverage
MOAA supports more robust healthcare coverage options for National Guard and Reserve servicemembers and families. This includes ensuring continuing health care coverage for Guard and Reserve and families activated in support of counter-terror or other operations.
Pre-Tax Health and Dependent Care Programs
MOAA has consistently pressed DoD and Congress to implement FSAs/premium conversion accounts to allow active duty service members to pay dependent and health care expenses on a pre-tax basis.
Tax Exemption of Premiums for Health Insurance
Tax exemption or credit on premiums they pay for health, dental, or long-term care insurance.
TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Standard Improvements
Many upgrades are underway, but more needs to be done.
Help Military Children (DOC, 23KB)
We would like to see all 50 states and the District of Columbia sign the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. In the remaining 9 states, MOAA Chapters, Councils and members can use this letter to mobilize and take action by writing state level officials urging them to join the Compact.