Are you going to be buried in Arlington? If so, what will being buried there, mean to you?

I am going to be buried in Arlington. One of the reasons why I want to be buried there, is because the late President John Fitzgerald Kennedy is buried there. And the Eternal Flame is there.
I will be buried in a Columbarium. A Columbarium is a building. My ashes will be buried inside of a little cubby hole (if you will); on the side of the Columbarium. (Inside)
Taps will be played. There will be a twenty-one gun salute. And someone of my choosing, will receive a flag.
To me, this is a huge honor.

I hope that I don't need it anytime soon but I have already sent in my application to be buried in the Tennessee state veterans cemetary in Nashville.

SPC Margaret Higgins That is written in my Last Will and Testament, but if I don't qualify then I've requested to be buried at the closest National Cemetery near my home in Colorado. It would mean a lot to me to be buried with all the great brothers and sisters that came and left before me! That is my wish!

I am torn between cremation and burial at sea. The only thing that would change my mind from one of those two is the wishes of my family.

No Ma'am, my family has owned and maintained it's own burial grounds since before the Civil war. If I am to be buried it will be there, but I am heavily leaning on donating my body to a Medical school in Atlanta so Medical students can gain knowledge from it's use.

SPC Margaret Higgins I have no idea.
I have never thought about being buried in Arlington or any other federal cemetery.
How do know what you are 'eligible' for?