Retiree Support (Seal Beach)

FFSP provides services through Fleet and Family Support Centers, such as relocation assistance, new parent support, deployment services, clinical counseling services, financial management counseling, family employment services, family advocacy and the transition assistance programs.

There is a Retired Activites Office at Seal Beach! Retirees or spouses feel free to call or email
Military and family members are supported by the Fleet & Family Support Centers in San Diego
FFSC San Diego can be contacted through email or telephone at (619)556-7404. For more information, visit our FFSC San Diego web site.
Commands in the Seal Beach area can arrange workshops or briefs to be conducted in Seal Beach by FFSC Staff. Call (619) 556-7404 to make arrangements!
Military and family members are eligible to use any of the family support services on any military installation.

The Retired Activities Office supports and enriches the lives of military retired personnel, their families and eligible former spouses of military retirees. The RAO serves as a liaison between local military retirees, organizations and agencies working to ensure retirees receive their benefits and entitlements earned for their military service.

Those organizations and agencies include: Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS), Board for Correction of Naval Records (BCNR) and the Veterans Administration (VA). RAOs are primarily staffed by military retirees serving as volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering at a RAO, please contact the RAO nearest to you.

Services Provided

Entitlements
Benefits
Privileges
Incapacitated/Dependent (Adult Child)
Getting things in order checklist
Preparing claims
- Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan (RSFPP)
- Death Benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System
- Unpaid compensation
- Allotment changes
- Certificate of Eligibility (COE)
- Report of Existence (ROE)
- MyPay enrollment
- Change of address/direct deposit/beneficiary/state and federal tax withholdings
- IRS report of military retired or annuity pay received (IRS form 1099R)
- Form authorizing withholding’s of military retired or annuity pay received (IRS forms W-4/W-4P)
- Legal referrals
- Wills, trust, and probate
- Bankruptcy
- Family Law
- Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act (USFSPA)
- Former spouse percentage of retired pay as determined by the “Brown’s Formula”
- Survivor Benefit Plan/Program (SBP) Counseling
- Dependency Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
- Agencies supporting and providing military benefits and entitlements
- National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) to request active duty service and medical records