tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299281541084179943.post8527910288509546292..comments2023-10-24T11:32:02.703-04:00Comments on Five X Five: GAO Consults ROA on TRSReserveOfficerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09767405949527115923noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299281541084179943.post-10392233982349008412010-07-28T10:46:53.932-04:002010-07-28T10:46:53.932-04:00WOW! That was fast... no sooner did ROA forward th...WOW! That was fast... no sooner did ROA forward the last anon comment to the GAO, they responded: "Thanks! This will definitely be in our report." Proof positive that YOU have direct access to affect change through ROA.ReserveOfficerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705645401305620810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299281541084179943.post-68921126228292354932010-07-28T09:37:23.970-04:002010-07-28T09:37:23.970-04:00To the last anon post: Thank you. ROA will send yo...To the last anon post: Thank you. ROA will send your comment to GAO which is doing a study on TRS use by Reservists. When ROA meets with legislative and policy makers in Washington D.C. we have always expressed concerned over the reenrollment hassles facing Reservists as the shift between types of TRICARE coverage.ReserveOfficerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705645401305620810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299281541084179943.post-4072068593030117032010-07-28T09:16:37.452-04:002010-07-28T09:16:37.452-04:00Reservists are disenrolled from TRS every time we ...Reservists are disenrolled from TRS every time we do a stint of active duty and have to manually re-enroll. I'm considering dropping TRS for a more expensive civilian plan to avoid the possibility of not being covered at all because I forgot to sign-up after one of my active-duty periods. Additionally, thanks to the not-so-helpful and very poorly informed personnel running a complicated Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299281541084179943.post-9913593486514755272010-07-22T10:43:56.212-04:002010-07-22T10:43:56.212-04:00TRR was originally supposed to be up and running o...TRR was originally supposed to be up and running on 1 JUNE as mandated by Congress. TRICARE Management Authority(TMA) requested an extention to 1 OCT and that looks to be slipping as well. This is inconceivable considering almost everyone who is participating in TRS will go to TRR!!!I just retired after 30 years and joined TRS since it was started 5-6 years ago. I could have gone right into TRR B. Malloynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299281541084179943.post-89980618366376657902010-07-22T10:42:16.413-04:002010-07-22T10:42:16.413-04:00Tricare for gray area retirees is needed. The VA i...Tricare for gray area retirees is needed. The VA is not an adequate alternative for those who have been mobilized or deployed and have lingering health issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299281541084179943.post-38704053206026211072010-07-21T23:13:17.161-04:002010-07-21T23:13:17.161-04:00The ESGR uses shows Reserve & National Guard m...The ESGR uses shows Reserve & National Guard member employers are (*):<br /> <br />-- Private Employer and Non-profits: 52.1%<br />-- Education: 3.5%<br />-- Federal Government - DoD: 27.3%<br />-- Federal Government - Other: 3.9%<br />-- State and local gov't: 13.2%<br /> <br />(*) ESGR emphasizes this is incomplete reporting. <br /> <br />Apparently Federal employeesLarry DeVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299281541084179943.post-45712528822377263602010-07-21T23:07:31.705-04:002010-07-21T23:07:31.705-04:00I am enrolled in TRS in Puerto Rico and I am very ...I am enrolled in TRS in Puerto Rico and I am very satisfied. We cancelled the previous plan with my wife employer. Under that plan we paid $600.00 a month. Now we pay $198.00. The only problem I see is that the web page with information is not user friendly and initially we had a hard time finding providers because the info is dispersed. Finally we found one that has everything we need near our J. Olmosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299281541084179943.post-56385315286747214312010-07-21T17:29:13.727-04:002010-07-21T17:29:13.727-04:00Someone needs to get off their 5th point of contac...Someone needs to get off their 5th point of contact and get TriCare for gray area retirees up and running. It was supposed to be fielded 1 Oct, yet here we are, almost a year later, and nothing. That's the main thing keeping me in the active reserves, because there is no TriCare program for gray area retirees. My fun meter has been pegged as a member of the USAFR, and I want to pull Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com