FRA is the leading voice of enlisted Sea Service personnel on Capitol Hill and has been since 1924.
A Congressionally chartered, non-profit organization that represents the interests of the Sea Service community before the U.S. Congress, the Association’s membership is comprised of current and former enlisted members of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. FRA was chartered as the Fleet Reserve Association in 1924 and, after more than 80 years, FRA remains dedicated to its primary mission of serving the interests of current and former enlisted Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard personnel.
In addition to its legislative advocacy efforts, FRA assists its members with career problems by maintaining close liaison with the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, and other government agencies. FRA continues to educate members of Congress, many of whom have little or no military experience, on the challenges facing career personnel.
FRA presents a strong, unified voice to ensure that enlisted issues are heard by Congress and urges support for legislation to increase pay and benefits.
OUR HISTORY:
Setting forth on an uncharted sea, fewer than 100 shipmates assembled in Philadelphia in October 1922 to organize the Fleet Reserve Association (FRA). The group chose the name because its prospective membership would be largely drawn from the Fleet Naval Reserve component or those eligible for transfer to it. This was the first time in recorded naval history that career enlisted personnel were banding together for mutual loyalty, protection and service.
FRA TODAY:
FRA Today is FRA's monthly membership magazine. The subscription is free for members, $7 for widows or widowers of FRA shipmates, $10 for LA FRA members, and non-members of either association can subscribe for $35 per year. This magazine covers a wide range of topics from the most current news from Capitol Hill to feature articles on topics important to all current and former Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard enlisted personnel.
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Association News and Events
Title
Protect Beneficiaries Forced Out of TRICARE Prime
Date Event
May 17, 2013
Comments
Rep. John Kline (Minn.) introduced legislation (H.R. 1971) that would require the Defense Department (DoD) to offer the TRICARE Prime managed health care option in places where DoD plans to discontinue the program on October 1, 2013. The Pentagon announced earlier this year that TRICARE Prime Service Areas (PSA) will be limited to within 40 miles of active or former military bases, a move that will force 173,000 retirees and family members to switch to TRICARE Standard.
In a prepared statement, Kline said "Promises made should be promises kept and the Pentagon should not break faith with our nation's heroes." The legislation would help TRICARE Prime beneficiaries on a fixed income who might not be able to afford the extra cost associated with TRICARE Standard and "reduce the immediate impact imposed by the new policy by allowing military retirees to make informed decisions on how to best utilize their military retirement health care benefits while they consider future life decisions."
The PSA change is viewed by beneficiaries as a reduction in earned benefits and FRA believes current TRICARE Prime beneficiaries who live in impacted areas should have continued access to TRICARE Prime coverage until they re-locate or change their current primary care provider. The Association has expressed this concern in recent congressional testimony and in meetings with legislators and their staff. FRA’s National Board of Directors (NBOD) also raised this issue during recent Capitol Hill visits on April 25, 2013.
Members are urged to use the FRA Action Center to ask their representative to support this important legislation.