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You do not have to be a MOAA member to attend our events. - [The Affiliate](https://pa-coc.org/the-affiliate/) - The Affiliate Copies of The Affiliate, disseminated monthly by MOAA national for chapter leaders, are provided by our state council as a service to its chapter leaders and members.You can use this link to view current and past editions of The Affiliate. - [MOAA's National Effort](https://pa-coc.org/moaas-national-effort/) - MOAA's National Effort Our mission is to foster fraternal relations among retired, active, reserve, and former officers of the uniformed services; to protect the rights and interests of personnel of the uniformed services and their dependents and survivors; to provide useful services for members and their dependents and survivors, and to serve our community and - [Legislation](https://pa-coc.org/legislation/) - Legislation The council’s legislative committee is chaired by Bob Gray. It meets from 10-11 a.m. at the Carlisle Country Club in Carlisle prior to the Council’s business meeting. Any MOAA member in good standing is invited to participate. Remaining 2015 meetings will be held on July 25 and Oct. 24. This effort includes contacting legislators in their home - [Council Newsletters](https://pa-coc.org/council-newsletters/) - Council Newsletters The Eagle is published monthly by the Pennsylvania Council of Chapters, Military Officers Association of America. Please send articles and audio-visual submissions to editor Bob Gray; rl_gray@hotmail.com. The deadline for submissions are one week prior to the first of the month. - [Contact Us](https://pa-coc.org/contact-us/) - Contact Us - [Veterans Help](https://pa-coc.org/veterans-help/) - Veterans Help US Department of Veteran Affairs Crisis Hotlinehttps://www.veteranscrisisline.net/ Planning for Life after Dischargehttps://www.yourstoragefinder.com/how-to-plan-for-life-after-discharge Transition to Civilian Lifehttps://www.thezebra.com/insurance-news/6128/military-transition-civilian-life/ Military Skills Transition Resourceshttps://online.rider.edu/online-bachelors-degrees/business-administration/leadership-development-resources-for-veterans-active-duty-service-members/ Surviving Spouses Resourceshttp://www.militaryfamily.org/info-resources/survivors/ Jobs for Veteranshttps://www.bigrentz.com/blog/best-jobs-returning-service-membershttps://novoresume.com/career-blog/veteran-jobsCollege Guide:https://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/college-guide-servicemembers-and-veterans/Scholarship Guide:https://www.bestcolleges.com/financial-aid/scholarships-for-military-dependents/Substance Abuse Rehab for Veteranshttps://www.help.org/substance-abuse-rehab-for-veterans/Small Business Loans for Veteranshttps://www.bluevine.com/small-business-loans-for-veterans/In addition, the state military and veterans office has additional information at https://www.dmva.pa.gov/veteransaffairs/Pages/default.aspx.COVID19 Military Supporthttps://covid19militarysupport.org/ Veteran Apartment Assistancehttps://www.apartmentguide.com/blog/veteran-housing-assistance-with-apartments/ - [2014 Convention](https://pa-coc.org/2014-convention/) - Convention 2014 Our 2014 state convention was held on Sept. 12-13 at the Hilton DoubleTree, 340 Racetrack Road, Washington, PA 15301. 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