F.H. Forum On Mil. Academies HHiigghh SScchhoooolleerrss IInnvviitteedd TToo LLeeaarrnn AAbboouutt TThhee PPrroocceessss Rep. Grace Meng announced that she will hold her first U.S. Service Academy Information Forum for Queens high school students interested in attending the nation’s prestigious service academies. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION News And Information www.ssa.gov Social Security Terms For Dictionary Day by Rosa Rodriguez Social Security Assist. Dist. Manager Lexicographers, celebrate! October 14 is Dictionary Day. The day was established to recognize the achievements and contributions of Noah Webster. What better time than the present to invite you to learn some new Social Security terms? In the course of doing business with Social Security, you probably have come across more than a few acronyms or terms that left you scratching your head. For example: Your FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) contributions aren’t the only factor to affect your OASDI (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) payments and eligibility. You also must consider such items as insured status, month of election, and PIA (Primary Insurance Amount). Your protective filing date can make a difference as well. And each year the amount of your payment is subject to change as the CPI-W (Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers) brings about a new COLA (cost-ofliving adjustment). Although we try to use plain language when communicating with the public, we understand that there are many Social Security terms that are considered jargon to people not steeped in agency policy. Once in a while you may want to look up a term used in official notices or complicated explanations of how benefits are computed. Don’t worry. Social Security has its very own glossary to help. The Glossary Of Social Security Terms is available online at www.socialsecurity.gov/agency/glo ssary. We also have an English to Spanish version of the glossary, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/agency/gl ossary/english-spanishglossary. html. Also, check out our library of easy-to-understand publications at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs. Chances are you’ll seldom find a word that isn’t easy to understand, thanks to our focus on conversational writing style. In fact, we’re the only federal agency to get straight A’s on the 2013 “Plain Writing Report Card” from the Center for Plain Language. 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CATERING MENU AVAILABLE The freshman congresswoman had scheduled her first academy forum in October of last year, but the event had to be cancelled due to the 2013 shutdown of the federal government. The United States Service Academies consist of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York; U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado; U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland; U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York; and U.S. Coast Guard Academy at New London, Connecticut. Meng’s forum will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18 at Forest Hills High School located at 67-01 110th St. in Forest Hills. Representatives from each of the institutions will be present to provide an overview of their facilities. They’ll also discuss the requirements for admission, procedures for applying, and answer questions from students and parents. Cadets and midshipmen will be in attendance as well. The elite service academies prepare top college-age Americans to be officers of the U.S. uniformed services. After four years of study, service academy graduates become commissioned as officers in the active or reserve components of the U.S. military, coast guard, or merchant marine for a minimum of five years. High school seniors and college students seeking to attend these institutions, with the exception of the Coast Guard Academy, are required to be nominated by their Member of Congress. Students nominated by Meng compete against students from throughout the country and must meet the highly competitive educational, physical and extracurricular standards set by each individual institution. Meng -SEE FORUM ON PG. 57-
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