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Hello,
My name is Randi and I joined the Navy my senior year in 0ct of 2005. I was sent to bootcamp on Sep 12, 2006. While in bootcamp I was but on Light Limited Duty because of a past heart condition. I was sent to the hospital and seen by a cardio specialist who cleared me for full duty. The Navy still discharge me for medical reasons saying that I was not fit by Navy standards. I was discharge under and entry level seperation. I planned my entire life around the NAVY and I missed out on alot of scholarships that could have put me through college. Is there any way to find out if I have benifits? Since I have recieved Veterans life insurance, Does that mean I am a Veteran? SO, Do I get Any benifits?
Randi
Hi Randi,
I'm afraid not. You'll want to check out the official Veteran's Administration website at: http://www.va.gov
The vast majority of veteran's benefits require that one serve a minimum of 180 days of continuous active duty service. As you received an "entry-level" separation, that means you served for less than 180 days.
Many veteran benefits require that you serve even longer. For example, the Active Duty Montgomery GI Bill and the VA Home Loan Guarantee requires one to serve a minimum of two or three years of continuous active duty service.
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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