2004 VA Medical Care Income/Asset Eligibility Levels and Copayments for Poor Priority 5 Veterans. To get free care (except for a $7 copayment per prescription), a Priority Group 5 veteran can have up to $80,000 in assets, not counting household goods, a lived-in home of any value and one vehicle of any value.
The Significant Role of Navy Chief Petty Officers (CPOs) In Superior Commands. The backbone of the Navy is how one old adage sums up the importance of the chiefs quarters. Superior commands are especially quick to acknowledge the chief petty officer's special role and contribution. The uniqueness of that role is a function both of the position the chief occupies in the organizational structure and of the job qualifications that must be satisfied before the position is attained.
In the United States Navy, the chief warrant officer (CWO) rank is a technical specialist who directs specific activities essential to the proper operation of the ship, which also require commissioned officer authority. Navy CWOs serve in 30 specialties covering five categories. WO1 is an officer appointed by warrant with the requisite authority pursuant to assignment level and position given by the Secretary of the Army. CW2s and above are commissioned officers with the requisite authority pursuant to assignment level and position as given by the President of the United States.