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Fort Jackson - South Carolina
Retiree Bulletin
Volume 1 * 2021
The Council will do it’s very best to continue keeping everyone informed.
From the Chairman The CG and Garrison Commander continue to get the word out in all ways
possible. They routinely communicate with the Council on changes that
affect our constituency and are doing virtual Town Halls live streamed on
Greetings from your Retiree Council. It is my pleasure to inform you Face-Book. In addition, the FTJ, Garrison and Moncrief’s Facebook pages
that the CG has approved going forward with our annual Retiree as well as the new Digital Garrison App provide up-to-date information.
Appreciation Days. This year beginning with the BCT Graduation on 29 Recommend, if possible, you tie into all if you haven’t already.
April, the Golf Tourney on Fri-day, Facebook Messages from the There is no greater responsibility for a Retiree than to help ensure the
Garrison Commander, TRICARE, Survivor Benefits Briefings and continued support of the men, women, and Families who have so
Giveaways at AAFES and DECA. Saturday morning, COVID-19 selflessly served their Nation. Whether you retired many years ago or
vaccinations, Drive thru Expo and ID Card Support. Like most events last week, the Retiree Council is here for you and interested in doing its
this past year, ours will be modified due to ongoing COVID-19 best to represent your interests. We can’t promise change on every
concerns. The great news is we’re having them. For the BCT graduation individual issue, but we can assure you your input will be heard and
there will not be a breakfast at the Club; however, we will meet at the considered, and you will receive a response from us. Please seek us out
NCO Club at 0800 and bus over to Hilton Field. The guest speaker will when you need help or have questions. Our names and numbers are at
be the new SC Secretary of Veter-an’s Affairs, MG (R) William Grimsley. the end of the bulletin.
There will not be an option to march this year; however, we will have You can also provide feedback to the installation on any Retiree issue
designated, socially distanced, seating to enjoy the event. On Friday you deem appropriate by using the Interactive Customer Evaluation
we will have the annual RAD Golf Tournament. The CG has approved a (ICE), which you can access online through the Fort Jackson website
shotgun starting at 1000. Hope all you golfers can make it. It will be a homepage or through use of the ICE cards that are located at all key
points of service on Fort Jackson. I encourage you to use whatever
great day as always. means you are most comfortable to ensure you are heard.
On Saturday the Retiree Expo’s traditional location will change and will A special thanks to BG Beagle and COL Hankins for their exceptional
be conducted this year in the Parking Lot of the STROM THURMOND support to our community during their tenures. BG Beagle will change
command on 16 June and depart to become the 10th Mountain Division
BUILDING from 1100-1300. Retirees and their Families will be able to CG at Ft Drum. COL Hankins will change command 15 June and depart to
drive through and receive bagged information from vendors who become the Chief of the Army G1’s Strategic Initiatives Group. Our
support us every year at the Expo. During this drive through, the constituency could not have been in better hands with these two great
Retirement Services Office will also be collecting email addresses from Army Leaders these past years especially during the management of
all Retirees and Family members in order to allow the passing of COVID. Our eternal thanks to both of you for your loyalty and exceptional
up-to-date information to our Constituents quicker and more support. Best I’ve experienced in my 17 years on the Council. As always,
efficiently. Really need your support for this one if at all possible. we would like to also thank the entire FTJ and Garrison staffs who
Finally, Moncrief will make COVID-19 vaccines available in the consistently make it happen for our Constituents. COL Hall hit the
ground running and has orchestrated exceptional support to our
Solomon Center from 0900-1300. For this event, there will be no need constituency. Again, special thanks to her, LTC Matt Hanna, the
for appointments. Check the rest of the bulletin for additional RAD COVID-19 vaccine Chief, and her entire staff for their exceptional vision
specifics, events and times. We are very appreciative of the FTJ Leadership and support. Last, but certainly not least, our thanks to the many other
and all staffs’ willingness to make the RAD happen this year. Our hope agencies across Fort Jackson for their continuing support of our community
is by next year we’ll be able to return to a something more traditional. and for all they are doing to help us during these extraordinary circumstances.
Keep your fingers crossed. Hope you can all make it. We greatly appreciate your care, concern, support, and efforts on our
behalf.
Our thoughts continue to be with each and every one of you and your
Families during this difficult period, especially those who have been In this issue ...
affected directly with serious illness or the passing of loved ones. Retirement Services Office..............p2
Moncrief and the Dorn VA have done a tremendous job to date getting
info out and providing COVID vaccines to eligible beneficiaries. ID Card Services.............................p3
Continue to stay informed of changes and updates, do your best to Casualty Assistance Center............p4
follow the evolving health guidelines and by all means get yourself
Family and MWR.............................p5
vaccinated. There are now multiple opportunities for you and your
Family members to do so.
From the Chairman Retirement
(Continued from page 1) Services Office
Please read the entire bulletin. You will find additional details on RSO News - 2021 Brings Changes
RAD and other information of interest that may answer a question The Army Echoes newsletter will increase publication from three times
you have about current circumstances or provide you something you per year to four times per year. You will now receive Army Echoes
can use day to day. Should you have questions or need immediate electronically, in February, May, August and November. Hard copies are
assistance, call the Soldier for Life - Retirement Services Office at mailed to Gray Area Retired Soldiers and Survivor Benefit Plan
803-751-5523/5495. We have a new Retirement Services Officer, Annuitants for the February, May and November editions. Current and
Mrs. Regina Harlan, who I know will be happy to hear from you and
previous editions of the Army Echoes are always available to you on the
provide the necessary support. Congratulations, Regina, on the
new job and welcome to the team. website at https://soldierforlife.army.mil/Retirement/army-echoes.
You can now manage your retired pay or Survivor Benefit Pay (SBP) pay
All of us have a story to tell and it’s a great way to continue our account through myPay. myPay is available at https://mypay.dfas.mil or
service by finding opportunities to tell that story to young men and can be reached telephonically at (888) 332-7411.
women, their parents, and the community at large about the
positive affects it has had on our lives, Families and Nation. Let’s do Ask DFAS Online Forms: Now Retirees and annuitants can get 1099-Rs
all we can to continue encouraging America’s youth to serve. sent to their mailing address on record or to a one time, temporary
mailing address by submitting the request online at AskDFAS,
Finally, my sincere appreciation goes out to each of you for your https://www.dfas.mil/dfas/AskDFAS. (Note: If your mailing address on
service to our Nation and your continued support of its interests.
file with DFAS is current, retirees can get a copy of their 1099-R through
You and your Families can be very proud of the legacy of excellence
and service you left behind. That legacy is embodied today in the Retiree DFAS telephone self-service option by calling (800) 321-1080.)
outstanding service our current Leaders and other Service
Members are providing. They protect us, our Nation, and its SPECIAL NOTICE
interests all around the world. Don’t forget to say a prayer for all Retiree Services Special Notice
those great Americans who are in harm’s way today and the Retirees, we are here for you!! For assistance with your myPay reset,
Families that await their safe return. Say a prayer for each other award letters if purchasing a home and Survivor Benefit Plan election
and our families, as well, as we navigate through this current crisis. changes. You can walk-in to the Strom Thurmond Building, room 211,
Thanks again, to every Retiree and your Families for all you have done Monday-Friday 0800-0930. Appointments can be made by calling (803)
and continue to do to support our Armed Forces, our Community, and 751-5495 or (803) 751-5523.
our Nation. It is a privilege to serve you.
Hang in there and have a great Spring and Summer. I’ll look
forward to seeing you at FTJ and in the community. Take good care
of yourselves and wish everyone well and good health as we
continue to navigate this coronavirus threat. We’ll get through this.
God Bless you, your Families, and the USA.
STAY WELL! GET VACCINATED!
Very Respectfully,
Mike Molosso, Colonel, USA, Retired
Chairman, Fort Jackson Retiree Council
"Once a Soldier, Always a Soldier, A Soldier for Life!"
2Retiree Bulletin Fort Jackson
Primary Identity Source Document
- U.S. Passport or a U.S. Passport Card
ID Services - Permanent Resident Card or an Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form
I-551)
- Foreign passport; Employment Authorization Document that
Fort Jackson Identification (ID) Card Facility Location contains a photograph (Form I-766)
The Fort Jackson Identification (ID) Card Facility is located in room - Driver's license or an identification (ID) card issued by a state or
109, 5450 Strom Thurmond Boulevard. possession of the United States provided it contain a photograph
- U.S. Military ID card; U.S. Military dependent's ID card
Hours of Operation - Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Card.
We are open Monday through Friday from 0800-1700 by
appointment, and closed on weekends and all federal holidays. Secondary Identity Source Document
Customers with emergencies will receive service during hours of The secondary identity source document may be from the list
operation on a case-by-case basis for lost/stolen, inoperable ID cards, above, but cannot be of the same type as the primary identity
and for all DEERS transactions. All customers with an appointment source document.
have priority ahead of customers who walk-in without an - U.S. Social Security Card issued by the Social Security Administration
appointment. The ID Card Facility closes the 1st & 3rd Thursday of - Original or certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a state,
every month at 1330 for training. county, municipal authority, possession, or outlying possession of
the United States bearing an official seal
Appointment Instructions - ID card issued by a federal, state, or local government agency or
To schedule an appointment go to https://idco.dmdc.osd.mil/idco or entity, provided it contains a photograph
Google “RAPIDS Appointments”. Schedule appointments no more - Voter's registration
than 90 days prior to the expiration date on your ID card. You must - U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Card
schedule one appointment for each person receiving an ID card. - Certificate of U.S. Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-561)
Anyone arriving 5 minutes late for an appointment can either - Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550 or N-570)
reschedule or be seen as a walk-in. If you do not have internet - U.S. Citizen ID card (Form I-197)
access, you may phone (803) 751-6024 to schedule an appoint- - Identification Card for Use of Resident Citizen in the United States
ment. (Form I-179)
- Certification of Birth Abroad or Certification of Report of Birth
How does Medicare affect your Military ID? issued by the Department of State (Form FS-545 or Form DS-1350)
Your military ID card expires on the first day of the month that you - Temporary Resident Card (Form I-688)
turn 65, so you will need to make sure to renew your ID in order to - Employment Authorization Card (Form I-688A)
keep your TRICARE eligibility. You can do this by enrolling in - Reentry Permit (Form I-327)
Medicare online at medicare.gov or by calling the SSA at - Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571)
1-800-772-1213 or by visiting your local SSA office. You may apply - Employment Authorization Document issued by Department of
1-3 months prior to turning age 65. Once you have your Medicare Homeland Security (DHS)
card provided by the Social Security Administration, please - Employment Authorization Document issued by DHS with
schedule an appointment to have your ID card renewed. At your photograph (Form I-688B)
appointment, you will need to present your Medicare card and two - Foreign ID with photograph; Driver's license issued by a Canadian
acceptable forms of identification. government entity
- Native American tribal document
College Age Family Members - Foreign Birth Certificate with certified English translation (USID
Unmarried children 21 or 22 years of age and have not attained the ONLY).701679
age of 23 must provide two valid forms of identification along with The New USID Card:
a letter from the school registrar certifying full-time course of The USID replaces the Retired (blue), Reserve (red), and Family
study leading to an associate’s degree or higher and anticipated Member (brown) Teslin cards. The USID cards categories are Sponsor
graduation date. Students must be attending an accredited Identification Card and Family Member identification card. You do
college or university. NOT have to replace your current Teslin card with a USID card until
your Teslin card expires. See USID card sample below.
Department of Defense List of Acceptable Identity Documents ID
card applicants 18 years and older are required to provide two
valid forms of identity source documents in original form, shall be
neither expired nor cancelled. If the two identity source
documents bear different names, evidence of a formal name
change must be provided.
3Legal Advice
Fort Jackson Casualty Assistance Center
MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS
The Fort Jackson Casualty Assistance Center (CAC) serves as **Unpaid Pay and Allowances are a Retiree’s final paycheck
the primary point of contact for surviving Spouses and Family and any other money owed to the person designated as
members of active duty and retired Service Members residing beneficiary or surviving Family member. Once the Retiree’s
in South Carolina. Fort Jackson CAC supports Army death is reported to DFAS, any remaining amount owed will
dependents residing in all counties within South Carolina, be paid to the designated beneficiary. If the Retiree participated
except Beaufort and Jasper. Fort Stewart CAC services the in the Survivor Benefits Plan, the surviving spouse or dependent
Beaufort and Jasper counties. child(ren) may be eligible for an annuity.
There are a myriad of benefits and entitlements afforded to Veteran Military Funeral Honors
spouses and dependent (minor) children of deceased Service • Provided to eligible deceased Army personnel who are not Active
Members. The list includes providing confidential briefings Duty, Retired, or Medal of Honor Soldiers
• Includes Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard, Retirees, and
with surviving Family members on their benefits; scheduling Veterans
Military Funeral Honors to Families of active duty, retired and
veteran Service Members, as well as training and certifying Full Military Funeral Honors
• Provided for all deceased Active Duty, Retired, and Medal of
Casualty Assistance Officers (CAO) to assist Spouses while Honor Soldiers
processing documents for benefits and entitlements. • Consists of a firing team, flag folders, a Chaplain (if requested,
subject to availability), a bugler (if available), and pallbearers (at
When a Retiree dies, it is important to report the death to the the gravesite)
Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) as soon as
Fort Jackson Casualty Assistance Center Caring For Families
possible to avoid delay and possible financial hardship. DFAS is Mr. Lewis Kellam, Director – Director of Directorate of Human
located in Indianapolis, IN, and is the agency responsible for retiree Resources
pay matters. You can report the death by going online to https:// Mr. Curtis Jackson, Military Personnel Division Chief, Directorate of
Human Resources
www.dfas.mil/retiredmilitary/survivors/Retiree-death.html Ms. Elizabeth Matt, Chief, Casualty Assistance Center, Military
Personnel Division, Directorate of Human Resources
Fort Jackson CAC will provide a CAO if you require help
completing and submitting documents to agencies for
processing. Feel free to give us a call (803-751-4519 or
803-751-7820), Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. We SPECIAL NOTICE
feel it is an honor to assist. Ensure you have required
Retiree Services Special Notice
documents on hand: current military ID card(s), copy of your
Due to budget constraints, future correspondence
marriage license, and the Service Member’s death certificates.
may be provided electronically, via email and website.
Obtain death certificates from your contracted funeral home
Therefore, we request you provide your email address to
prior to contacting Fort Jackson CAC. The death certificate
our Retirement Services Office at:
provides proof of demise and is required prior to submittal of
benefits and entitlements. Within 7 – 10 days after reporting usarmy.jackson.imcom-hq.mbx.dhr-rso@mail.mil
the death to DFAS, you should receive a letter containing the
following documents:
• SF1174 – Claim for Unpaid Compensation of Deceased FORT JACKSON LEADER
Member of the Uniformed Service Stay informed on Fort Jackson events and
issues by visiting home.army.mil/jackson
• DD Form 2656-7 – Survivor Benefit Plan Application or access The Leader Online at
• Annuity account forms and instructions (if the decedent was www.fortjacksonleader.com
enrolled in the Survivor Benefit Plan or the Retired
Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan).
46Stay Informed with the
Army Digital Garrison App
What a long, strange year it has been! As we all slowly move
forward and more facilities open up in a not-quite-post COVID
world, it can be difficult and confusing to find information on what
is open and where you can go on Fort Jackson.
In addition to the Fort Jackson Leader, the Family and Morale,
Welfare, and Recreation website, Facebook page, and Facebook
pages for individual MWR facilities and activities, a new digital app
is making things easier than ever.
The new Digital Garrison mobile app makes getting information
easier and more efficient. The mobile app provides information and
facilitates access to a full array of on-post services, as part of a Note to Retirees:
partnership with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, or AAFES.
According to an article published by the Army News Service, the In order to better service you with information in a timely
app, which can be downloaded on Android and Apple devices,
provides users with secure access to facility information, including manner, the Retirement Services Office ask that you provide
information pertaining to Family and MWR facilities, activities and us with your current email address. Please complete the
events. Information is provided by consolidating data from three below information card and drop it off during the RAD at the
related networks, said Scott Malcom, Army Installation Management Drive Thru Expo.
Command Public Affairs Director.
“It puts real-time installation information in everybody’s pockets,” Name:
Malcom said. “There are hundreds of thousands of people that
access Army installations every day. Almost every one carries a cell
phone. The app will add value to their time spent on an installation ____________________________________
-- whether it is to live, work, train, or play.”
Within the easy-to-use app, retirees can access resources about
Fort Jackson Family and MWR, the Exchange and other services. Email address:
Users can customize the app to meet their needs. Digital Garrison
includes an installation directory, gate locations and hours, fitness ____________________________________
and recreation options, weather, event information, and more.
Digital Garrison also provides an in-app shopping function through
ShopMyExchange.com, along with local AAFES shopping and This information can be emailed to:
restaurant details. It also features a mobile wallet function where usarmy.jackson.imcom-hq.mbx.dhr-rso@mail.mil
shoppers can use their MILITARY STAR card.
Useful Links
Digital Garrison for Apple:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/digital-garrison/id1484777325
Digital Garrison for Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aafes.digitalgarrison
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FortJacksonFMWR
Web: https://jackson.armymwr.com
5Fort Jackson Retiree Council Members
COL Mike Molosso (Chair) 9 Whithorn Way Blythewood, SC 29216 260-8291 USA
COL John G. Gergulis 134 Belleford Ridge Rd Columbia, SC 29223 764-2832 USA
COL Carl W. Horn 201 Tom Savage Rd Prosperity, SC 29127 364-9200 USA
COL William A. Whatley 126 Peach Grove Circle Elgin, SC 29045 661-8667 USA
COL Steve Vitali 9813 Windsor Lake Blvd Columbia, SC 29223 556-2088 USMC
COL Thomas A. Robillard 208 Lake Carolina Blvd Columbia, SC 29229 730-6109 USAF
LTC John R. Marcucci (V/Ch) 1391 Beechfern Cir Elgin, SC 29045 736-5041 USMC
LTC Tom McAndrews 7217 Mountain Brook Drive Columbia, SC 29209 776-1756 USA
LTC James Ross Snell 3056 Lawrence Road West Columbia, SC 29170 603-4234 SCNG
CW5 David A. Ratliff, (Sec) 229 Steeple Drive Columbia, SC 29229 865-0120 USA
CW4 Constantine S. Green 15 Walden Place Court Columbia, SC 29229 402-2945 USA
CSM Russel Anderson 108 Healing Springs Road Hopkins, SC 29061 776-0878 USA
CSM Michael L. Armstead 221 Worthington Parkway Columbia, SC 29229 419-4261 USA
Soldier
CSM for
Jesse Life-Retirement
J. DeBerry 21 FeatherServices
Run Court Officer: Gregory
Blythewood, SC 29016 Fountain, (803) 751-6715
786-4418 USA
CSM Carl M. Lopez 8 Windy Knoll Ct Columbia, SC 29229 699-2512 USA
MSG Edward Lundeen 213 Sampson Road Gilbert, SC 29054 894-6379 USA
MSGT Robert W. Barkalow, Jr. 324 Teague Park Ct Columbia, SC 29209 936-0680 ANG
MCPO Jim Null 108 South Branch Road Columbia, SC 29223 243-9050 USN
SGM Robert B. Price 1648 Goldfinch Lane West Columbia, SC 29169 794-8702 USA
SGM Joyce S. Roberts 377 Bloomsbury Circle Camden, SC 29020 432-1088 USA
TSGT George Geriner 623 Plantation Point Dr. Elgin, SC 29045 603-6015 USAF
Mrs. Angie Evans 876 Gardendale Court Columbia, SC 29210 772-5077 Spouse
Mrs. Donnell Baker 104 Founders Ridge Rd Columbia, SC 29229 413-5449 Spouse
Mrs. Pamela Wallace Civilian
Mr. David Omura 776-4000 VA
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