Posted on Jun 5, 2014
A "Veteran" after dropping out of boot camp? Where do you draw the line?
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I feel that a woman I know (I will leave it at that for anonymity's sake) is claiming something and taking credit for something that she didn't earn. Personally, I am an honorably discharged disabled veteran, so I feel I have a legitimate gripe here. Anyway, this woman joined the Army a decade or so ago, and quit 2 weeks into boot camp because she couldn't hack it. She claims it was due to a sprained ankle. I know many soldiers that completed boot camp after healing up from a sprained ankle. Anyway, every time Veteran's Day, Memorial Day etc... rolls around she gladly accepts accolade's in person and all over social media and acts like she deserves the title veteran. I just can't get that taste out of my mouth that this creates. At what point can someone claim that title? I figured at the very minimum graduating basic training... any thoughts?
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I feel that if you don't graduate basic military training then you are not a veteran. It's like failing an interview and claiming you work for said company. But veteran is a revered status unlike just any other civilian career-so it's worse than my example.
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I personally feel if you havent served at least a little while at a duty station your not a veteran. And you should definitely not be accepting accolades if you havent been in a combat zone (unless you've been in a support rating as they dont always get the opportunity).
But I thought you had to graduate bootcamp to actually be considered "in the Navy".
But I thought you had to graduate bootcamp to actually be considered "in the Navy".
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Private Gage u.s army (basic training: fort benning georgia station in fort lois georgia) here i was in the military for 1 year and after that one year happened unfortunately i was mentally discharged so no... if you do graduate and then something happens, i think you should be a veteran no matter how long or how far you went into the military.
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CMDCM Gene Treants
Concour, you enlisted and did your job as far as I am concerned. You were discharged after fulfilling as much of your obligation as possible on your part. As long as you have a DD-214 that says Honorable, VET!
I have to ask, did you complete at least 180 days outside of training status, that is a condition, however.
I have to ask, did you complete at least 180 days outside of training status, that is a condition, however.
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The "law" may say one is a veteran after serving for a day or week; however, do we accept them as one of us. Not really, but if they are honest about what happened that goes a long way; It is better to have tried and failed than never tried at all. I can respect some who says, "yeah, I enlisted but was medically discharged for an injury during basic." Not owning up to that is the same as stolen valour.
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No because recruit is not a rank. You can not be a vet without attaining any rank. Stupid civilians sometimes I swear
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This is a very controversial question however talking to the VA, they consider you a veteran if you have served 1 day on Active Duty during a time of war as long as your DD214 says anything other than dishonerable. I even seen a Soldier in the National Guard who started attending drills before they went to basic training and was injured in a car accident on their way home from drill get medically retired because the accident left them in a wheelchair. In that case, the VA said the Soldier was a veteran and they never attended basic training.
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hell no! would you let a med school dropout operate on you? if your accountant still counts on his fingers and toes do you want him to do your taxes?
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When I was a Marine recruiter that was a discharge either in the Delayed Entry Program (DEP) or at boot camp. If that individual did not complete boot camp or did not ship out to San Diego or Parris Island then the recruiter will take the hit on his production numbers for the month forcing the recruiter to find another qualified applicant to make up for that loss. Now I was told of some situations where the applicant was injured in boot camp and it was found service related and the service took care of them medically. If they are considered a veteran under a VA policy I am not sure brother.
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