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I am 2 weeks away from terminal leave, was on stop-loss. Yesterday I did my last airborne operation and tore my right meniscus. Can I still get out with that and the military not hold me back due to my injury. I already have the injury logged in my medical records and called the doctors offices in my area. They take the military insurance which I will still have for 60days(terminal leave), and still can get my MRI done and take it to the VA to continue medical treatment and finish my claim for that condition and other conditions. can you please answer back thank you
sincerely Spc Ascencio
Hi Ignacio,
I wish I could give you an exact answer, but it's going to be up to your command.
In short, yes, your command can delay your separation because of military reasons. Whether or not they will do so, I can't answer.
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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