MARADMINS : 392/14
R 062100Z AUG 14
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 392/14
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR TRANSITIONING AND RETIRING MARINES//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/DOD/YMD:20130430//
AMPN/REF A IS THE 2013 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE STRATEGIC PLAN.//
POC/E. WOODHOUSE/CIV/UNIT:MFB/-/TEL:703-432-9765//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR TRANSITIONING AND RETIRING MARINES//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/DOD/YMD:20130430//
AMPN/REF A IS THE 2013 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE STRATEGIC PLAN.//
POC/E. WOODHOUSE/CIV/UNIT:MFB/-/TEL:703-432-9765//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES INFORMATION AND GUIDANCETO SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS WHO ARE SEPARATING OR RETIRING FROM ACTIVE DUTY ON HOW TO OBTAIN CARE OR MAINTAIN CONTINUITY OF CARE
2. PER REF A, THIS GUIDANCE IS ESTABLISHED TO ENSURE SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT WHO ARE VOLUNTARILY OR INVOLUNTARILY DISCHARGED OR RETIRING FROM THE MARINE CORPS ARE AWARE OF HOW TO ACCESS INFORMATION AND TO CONTINUE HEALTH CARE. TRANSITIONING AND RETIRING SURVIVORS MAY BE UNAWARE OF OR OVERWHELMED WITH THE RESOURCES AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO THEM UPON LEAVING ACTIVE SERVICE. THEY MAY ALSO BE RELUCTANT TO ACCESS CARE BECAUSE OF CONCERNS REGARDING CONFIDENTIALITY, THE COST OF CARE, OR THE PAPERWORK REQUIRED TO OBTAIN CARE.
3. THE CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS CAN BE BRIDGED FOR SEPARATING OR RETIRING SURVIVORS SEEKING RESOURCES, BENEFITS, AND CARE RELATED TO A SEXUAL ASSAULT THAT OCCURRED WHILE IN AN ACTIVE DUTY STATUS OR CONDUCTING RESERVE INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING. THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND THE DOD SAFE HELPLINE ARE TWO RESOURCES THAT CAN ASSIST MARINES IN TRANSITION.
4. SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE DOD COMMUNITY MAY CLICK,CALL, OR TEXT AT NO COST TO THEM, FOR ANONYMOUS ASSISTANCE USING THE DOD SAFE HELPLINE. THE ONLINE HELPLINE PROVIDES LIVE 24/7, ONE-ON-ONE HELP, AND IS LOCATED AT HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH) WWW.SAFEHELPLINE.ORG (SELECT TRANSITIONING SERVICE MEMBER). SURVIVORS WHO PREFER TO GET HELP TELEPHONICALLY CAN CALL 877-995-5247 TO SPEAK WITH SAFE HELPLINE STAFF FOR PERSONALIZED SUPPORT. TO RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RESOURCES IN THEIR LOCAL AREA, SURVIVORS CAN TEXT THEIR ZIP CODE OR INSTALLATION NAME TO 55-247(INSIDE THE U.S.) OR 202-470-5546 (OUTSIDE THE U.S.).
5. THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION IS ANOTHER RESOURCE THATPROVIDES COUNSELING AND TREATMENT FOR SEXUAL TRAUMA THAT OCCURRED DURING MILITARY SERVICE, INCLUDING RELATED POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. SEXUAL TRAUMA INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO RAPE, PHYSICAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC BATTERY, AND STALKING. THE TOLL-FREE LINE (1-800-827-1000) IS DESIGNATED FOR VETERANS TO RECEIVE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE RELATED TO MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA (MST). THE SURVIVOR DOES NOT NEED TO HAVE A SERVICE CONNECTED VETERANS ADMINISTRATION DISABILITY RATING TO RECEIVE THESE SERVICES AND MAY BE ABLE TO RECEIVE SERVICES EVEN WHEN INELIGIBLE FOR OTHER CARE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS ADMINISTRATION (VA). THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO HAVE REPORTED THE SEXUAL ASSAULT INCIDENT(S) WHEN IT HAPPENED OR HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT THE INCIDENT(S) OCCURRED.
6. VETERANS WHO WISH TO FILE A MEDICAL CLAIM SHOULD CONTACT THE VA IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF THEIR RECORD IS ALREADY ON FILE. THE VA TOLL-FREE NUMBER IS 1-800-827-1000 AND WILL CONNECT THE CALLER TO THE OPERATOR FOR THE NEAREST VA OFFICE. MST SPECIALISTS AND/OR WOMEN VETERANS COORDINATORS ARE AVAILABLE AT EVERY VA REGIONAL OFFICE TO ASSIST BOTH MALE AND FEMALE VETERANS FILING CLAIMS RELATED TO PERSONAL ASSAULT OR MST. A LIST OF VA REGIONAL OFFICES AND VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HEALTH FACILITIES CAN BE FOUND BY VISITING HTTP:(SLASH)(SLASH) WWW.VA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MST-RELATED TREATMENT.
7. SURVIVORS MAY OBTAIN A COPY OF THEIR OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILES (OMPF) BY SUBMITTING A WRITTEN REQUST TO: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS, CODE MMRP-10, 2008 ELLIOT ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030. ADDITIONALLY, ELECTRONIC REQUESTS CAN BE SUBMITTED BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS VIA THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS E-BENEFITS WEBSITE AT HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH) WWW.EBENEFITS.VA.GOV(SLASH)EBENEFITS-PORTAL(SLASH)EBENEFITS.PORTAL. OMPFS ARE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS CONTAINING PERSONNEL RECORDS. THE SERVICE TREATMENT RECORDS ARE SENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS UPON SEPARATION FROM SERVICE. VETERANS WHO PLAN TO FILE A CLAIM FOR MEDICAL BENEFITS WITH THE VA DO NOT NEED TO REQUEST A COPY OF THEIR MILITARY PERSONNEL OR HEALTH RECORD. AFTER A CLAIM IS FILED, THE VA WILL OBTAIN A COPY OF THE PERSONNEL RECORD FROM THE MARINE CORPS AND THE ORIGINAL HEALTH RECORD FROM THE VA RECORDS MANAGEMENT CENTER.
8. BEING A SURVIVOR OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND TRANSITIONING INTO CIVILIAN LIFE CAN BE DIFFICULT. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MESSAGE AND YOUR VICTIM ADVOCATE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE COORDINATOR CAN BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL DURING YOUR TRANSITION.
9. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
10. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. A. C. SANBORN, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//