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Category 3 consists of persons who served in a war
theater while war was declared by Congress or were
eligible for hostile fire special pay under section 310 or
title 37, United States Code; persons who were
discharged or released from service in the armed forces
under honorable conditions; and persons who are
determined under rules prescribed by the Retirement
Home Board to be incapable of earning a livelihood
because of injuries, disease, or disability.
Category 4 consists of persons who served in a
womens component of the armed forces before
enactment of the Womens Armed Services Act of 1948,
and persons who are determined under rules prescribed
by the Retirement Home Board to be eligible for
admission because of compelling personal
circumstances.
Coast Guard veterans who had service during
wartime while the Coast Guard was operated as part of
the Navy are also eligible for admission.
The eligibility of active-status reservists for
residency at the Naval Home falls into category 3.
Active duty is defined, in part, as full-time duty in the
active military service of the United States. Such
full-time duty includes the annual training (AT)
(formerly ACDUTRA) that military reservists must
fulfill. It does not, however, include Reserve
inactive-duty training that is commonly known as
Reserve drills, as well as the years spent as a drilling
reservist; the key is active duty time only.
FEES PAID BY RESIDENTS
The Naval Home collects from each resident a
monthly fee for residency. The fee is a percentage of
federal payment made to a resident. A person who
becomes a resident of the Naval Home must pay a
monthly fee that is equal to 25 percent of federal
payments made to the resident.
Although residents must be self-sufficient, mentally
and physically, at time of admission, they are provided
for by the Naval Home thereafter either in the Homes
limited medical care facility or, if more extensive care
or treatment is required, at the nearby Keesler Air Force
Base or the Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital in
Biloxi, Mississippi (if eligible and when available). An
active duty operated dental clinic is also available at the
Naval Home. Naval Home residents are solely
responsible for any medical care required beyond the
capability of the Home.
Enlisted personnel, chief warrant officers, and
limited duty officers contribute a portion of their pay
each month to the Naval Home. The amount contributed
is shown in the Leave and Earning Statement (LES) as
a Navy Home assessment deduction. This amount is
automatically deducted by the Defense Finance and
Accounting Service (DFAS) - Cleveland Center,
Cleveland, Ohio.
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR
MEDICAL CARE
There is no charge for medical care given at the
Naval Home medical care facility by staff medical or
dental personnel. Residents pay for care received from
other medical facilities. Residents maintain medical
insurance to cover medical care if military or veterans
medical facilities are not available.
In addition to medical care, the Naval Home also
provides residents with a private room, board,
barbershop and beauty shop, movie theater, exercise
room, swimming pool, library, hobby shop, and other
recreational facilities.
Additional information and applications for
admission may be obtained by writing the Director,
United States Naval Home, 1800 Beach Drive, GulfPort,
Mississippi 39507-1597.
CONFERENCES
Conferences are scheduled in many locations and
cover a variety of subjects. They provide a forum for the
exchange of ideas and information that could not readily
be done through other means. Conferences require
careful planning to make sure all subjects that need to
be addressed are addressed. Conferences are not
appropriate if the subject matter can be sent by directive,
information bulletin, or telephone at a fraction of the
cost of a conference without significant loss in
effectiveness.
The term conferences includes all conferences,
meetings, seminars, workshops, and other similar
gatherings scheduled on a regular, periodic, or one-time
basis.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of controlling conference scheduling
is the conservation of TAD funds and compliance with
applicable security and legal requirements. Commands
or personnel arranging conferences must weigh all
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