About COMOAA - Central Oregon Military Officers Association of America (COMOAA)

Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is the nation's largest and most influential association of military officers. It is an independent, nonprofit, politically nonpartisan organization. It is dedicated to a strong national defense and to preserving the earned entitlements for members of the uniformed services, their families and survivors. MOAA expertly represents our interests with Congress and the administration and is the leading voice on compensation and benefit matters for all members of the military community and their families.

With over 360,000 members from every branch of service-including active duty, National Guard, Reserve, retired, former officers and their families; it is a powerful force speaking for a strong national defense and representing the interests of our nations military service members currently serving, prior service and retired. MOAA members greatly assist in this process by making their voices heard in advocacy in action activities (AIA) and using the MOAA Take Action Center.

Membership in MOAA is not a prerequisite for membership in COMOAA. However, members are strongly encouraged to join.

For more information on membership and/or getting involved in advocacy, use the following links:

- WHY JOIN MOAA

- MOAA Social Media

- MOAA Website

-MOAA TAKE ACTION CENTER.

COMOAA MEMBERSHIP & WEBSITE REGISTRATION

If you are not a member and wish to become one, please click Join COMOAA Now and follow the instructions provided under "New Member Instructions."

Current members must register with the website in order to log-on and take full advantage of the information provided, including Member, SITREP, Documents, and Photos page links above.

Click on this link REGISTER (also at the top right corner of this site and follow the instructions. Please enter your first and last name as your Display Name.

Please be aware that you must be manually approved by the Web Master before you will have full access to the site. Approval may take 48 hours or longer.

Central Oregon Military Officers Association of America (COMOAA)

PURPOSE

Promote the aims of The Military Officers Association of America.
Further the legislative and other objectives of the MOAA
Encourage and facilitate camaraderie among retired, active, reserve, national guard and former officers of the Uniformed Services
Provide useful services for, and to protect the interests of, the members, their dependents and survivors
Promote the aims of the MOAA by engaging in community service activities

MEMBERSHIP

Chapter Membership Criteria: men and women who are serving or have served on active duty or in one of the National Guard or Reserve components as a commissioned or warrant officer in one of the United States uniformed services: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health Service.

There are three classes of membership: regular, surviving spouse and honorary.

MEETINGS (see COMOAA Meetings element below)

Monthly Dinner Meetings: Held to provide for social interaction and chapter information updates.

Annual Meeting: an annual meeting of the Chapter is held during the forth calendar quarter for the receipt of annual reports, the determination of annual dues for the next calendar year, the election of officers and directors and the transaction of other business.

Board of Directors Meetings: held monthly (first Wednesday).

BOARD of DIRECTORS (BOD)

The elected officers and directors of the Chapter are: President, 1^stVice President, 2^ndVice President, Secretary, Treasurer, the immediate past president, and five directors.

STANDING COMMITTEES

The standing committees of the Chapter currently include Membership, Legislative, Personal Affairs, ROTC Liaison, Chaplain, Scholarship, Surviving Spouse, Communication/Web Master, and SITREP Editor.

DOCUMENTS & MEMBER OUTREACH

SITREP: monthly chapter newsletter, published and distributed via email, containing news, announcements, details of chapter events, activities, important notices and articles of general interest to members.

WEBSITE (comoaa.com): the site provides the current SITREP, member directory, member email list, BOD meeting minutes, scholarship donation and member annual dues payment options,MOAA news and information, downloadable documents, "Useful Links" to other websites, a “fillable” new member application form with intial dues payment options and much more.

Click Join COMOAA Now to become a member or contact us at [email protected]

COMOAA MEETINGS

MONTHLY DINNER MEETINGS: held most months during the year at various restaurants in Bend & Redmond. Details for all dinner meetings are addressed in the monthly SITREP. NOTE: YOU MUST BE A MEMBER AND REGISTERED ON THE SITE TO VIEW THE SITREP.

ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING: Held in conjunction with a monthly dinner meeting in November each year.

MONTHLY BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEETINGS: These meetings are conducted monthly on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 1500 hours; meeting locations may vary.

If you have questions regarding COMOAA meetings contact us: [email protected]

JROTC SCHOLARSHIP FUND

OREGON STATE COUNCIL OF CHAPTERS

COMOAA IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE OREGON STATE COUNCIL OF CHAPTERS

(Click on the link below for the Council website)

MOAA OREGON

For a listing of all Oregon Chapters, click this link STATE CHAPTERS

JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (JROTC) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

COMOAA

The Central Military Officers Association of America scholarship program began in 1995 with the primary purpose of recognizing the achievements and potential of graduating JROTC students, as well as help defraying some of the costs of going to college. Currently, the program includes four high schools with JROTC and Cadet Corps programs including Crook County (Prineville), La Pine, Mountain View (Bend) and Redmond.

In 1997, qualification standards were set up and the first award of $500 was distributed. Since that time, seventy four students have received $133,000 in scholarship award money. Since January of 2014, twenty five scholarships have been awarded totaling $84,500. More than 89% of these students have used this money at an Oregon school.

In February each year, the scholarship process is announced, using the school JRTOC instructors as the point of contact for application, distribution and endorsement of JROTC participation. The COMOAA scholarships are awarded in honor of Robert D. Maxwell, Oregon's own Medal of Honor recipient, and Lieutenant Colonel David Blahnik, USA (Ret), a long-serving COMOAA scholarship committee member. Other scholarhsip money is awarded based on available funds. Award recipients are announced at senior graduation events. COMOAA members participate in the scholarship interviews and presentation of awards.

Over the years, the scholarship program has been supported by contributions from various sources. The program has received money from a local business supporting military organizations, member estates, a member’s book sales, 50/50 drawings at monthly COMOAA meetings, and donations from many regular and surviving spouse members.

Donations from members and the public are always welcome. Donation money ensures program viablity for future generations.

If you wish to donate to the JROTC scholarship fund, please click on the "Donate" button and follow the instructions provided.