THE MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (MOAA) - WWW.MOAA.ORG
The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) was founded in Los Angeles, CA, on February 23, 1929, as TROA (The Retired Officer Association. The first leaders of the association hoped that by joining together they could provide assistance and advice to other military officers. This concern for others fostered natural fraternal relations among members from all seven branches of the uniformed services.
In a reorganization move, MOAA (TROA) headquarters moved to Washington DC in 1944 with a membership of 2,600.
In September 2002, the association changed its name from The Retired Officers Association (TROA) to the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) to better include the active military officers as well as retired.
Today, MOAA has grown to a membership of more than 380,000 members and is the country’s largest military officers’ association. MOAA’s purpose also has grown to include career transition assistance, improved member products, military benefits counseling, educational assistance to children of military families (to include enlisted families), and strong involvement in military professionalism activities.
The Military Officers Association of America advocates for a strong national defense, it plays an active role in military personnel matters and especially proposed legislation affecting the career force, the retired community, and veterans of the uniformed services. MOAA actively lobbies issues but does not get involved in advocating the election of defeat of a particular candidate or political party.
THE Palm Springs Chapter of The Military Officers of America (PSC-MOAA)
The mission of PSC-MOAA is to support directly and through our military community.This includes active, retired, former commissioned and warrant officers of all seven uniformed services including the National Guard and Reserve components and their surviving spouses; support the membership in any way possible to preserve and enhance their rights benefits and entitlements, and quality of life.
PSC-MOAA has 61 Members. They do the following:
- Chapter provide critical grassroots support for MOAA’s national agenda.
- Chapter members are MOAA’s ambassadors in their communities supporting countless programs that make a difference in the lives of others.
- MOAA chapters sponsor programs and opportunities to interact with civic, political, military, and business leaders on issues important to members. Support for JROTC are good examples.
- Chapters include second career members in the work force or retired service members who have contact in the community that can be valuable to transitioning veterans.
- Chapter members stay informed through e-mail, newsletters, websites and meetings to stay informed on local, state, and national issues.
- PSC-MOAA has a legislative liaison who stays in touch with state level legislation that affect military members and their families.
The Seven Uniformed Services:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard,
Public Health Service and National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration