Posted on Jan 15, 2017
How much service time qualifies you as a Veteran?
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Outside of those who get injured and medically separated, is there a minimum timeframe service members should service to be considered a Veteran? Completion of bootcamp? Completion of first tour? First enlistment? 180 days?
Are there situations that should disqualify someone as a Veteran? Dishonorable Discharge? Requesting to separate prior to the end of first enlistment or before earning an MOS or Rating?
Are there situations that should disqualify someone as a Veteran? Dishonorable Discharge? Requesting to separate prior to the end of first enlistment or before earning an MOS or Rating?
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I think this is probably the dumbest question out there that keeps resurfacing in our community. If you signed up completed training in any branch whether it be reserve/guard or active we are all on the same freaking team and all should be a damn veteran. Now that being said claim what you have earned dont be pulling some bull shit stolen valor and claiming your a purple heart recepient if your not. If your a cook in the naval reserve unit then dont be telling people your a SEAL. Simple you joined the military regardless of branch and made that commitment your a damn veteran when your discharged correctly. Simple as that. If we keep doing this shit in our communities than all we are doing is discouraging people from seeking the guard or reserve. OR worse beating down on someone who got back to their unit after training and came down with cancer and got booted on a medical. They still signed up and made rank they still deserve the respect. One team One fight. Rant over
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PFC Jeramy Dobkins
Well clearly you are an idiot by your post I cannot tell if you’re just unable to type or simply miss informed. It’s possible you may have a thyroid issue then I must consider you smart outside of those “legitimate” medical issues you must be illiterate correct? Choice words or not speak to my battle who died from cancer and had completed AIT by two months before finding out and being medically discharged. He will always be a veteran and no amount of ignorance will take that away!!SGT (Join to see)
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Here's why it's not a dumb question. Im here to get help for my mother who to my knowledge only did basic training. Now she's a dementia patient and in looking for assistance they ask this exact question. It's dumb to assume you know the intentions of the people who have legitimate questions. Very condescending, get over yourself. If it's really one team then help your teammates.
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SPC Todd Curran
LTC Jr Hutto - that would be 180 days out side of training sir which would be ait as well
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SPC Marce Murino
PO2 Michael Souders the person you're replying to never said they were a Master Sargent. They were responding to MSgt Jimmie Brown. You might want to look at that again.
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We can argue about this all day long, but there is a legal definition:
"Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations defines a veteran as “a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.”
http://va.org/what-is-a-veteran-the-legal-definition/
"Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations defines a veteran as “a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.”
http://va.org/what-is-a-veteran-the-legal-definition/
What is a Veteran? The Legal Definition - VA.ORG
What is a Veteran? Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations defines a veteran as
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Sgt Gary Antilla
Cpl Christopher Bishop if you didn't finish basic training for any reason your sent home packing. You do not reserve the right to call yourself anything. Best to let it behind you and never mention it.
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LTC, please provide a source for the 180 days to qualify for VA benefits. Compensation requires someone to be hurt on active duty status, no day requirement needed. Post 9-11 requires 90 days of active duty to qualify. Pension requires 2 years of full time service after 1980 or if prior to 1980, 90 days of active duty service with 1 day in a wartime period. Each VA Benefit has it's own eligibility requirements. Please provide a source for this 180 days that you claim is required.
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SPC Donald Donovan
I served with a guy who served for six years. (1978 - 1984). Served CONAS & GERMANY. Never saw combat but trained to defend in the Fulda Gap and was ready to deploy but never sent. Honorable Discharge. He is as much a Vet as the 20+ year lifer or grizzled combat vet. He never saw combat but was ready to go at any time
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SMSgt William Lefebvre Sr.
Sgt Gary Antilla - Bullshit. My son arrived on Paris Island at 18 years of age ready to serve our country, in 2002. He has cut marks on his wrists as he had a troubled childhood and was a cutter. Before he could finish the Marine s basic training a doctor there discharged him for "former" psychiatric concerns. He died on November 8th from a blood clot and I made sure he had a flag and a Marine plaque at his wake before his cremation the next day. He will be buried next to his mom, a 28 year veteran in the Air Force and next to me also when I die and 32 year Air Force Veteran. I will personally see to it that he will have a full military burial and will be buried in the Fairfax Plains Cemetery in Fairfax, Vermont, sometime in May of 2010. If anyone disagrees with that then please show up an hour before that time and I will convince you otherwise. Trust me.
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I really hate this question. I have a friend of mine who honorably served in the army reserves for six years; be never deployed, didn't earn a bunch of medals, but he did his job and got out. In comparison, I served on active duty for about seven years, deployed twice, earned myself a few shiney things, and was forced to retire. Not to mention I was combat arms and he was a pog, but that is another story. What I'm trying to get at is that he is always saying that he doesn't feel like he deserves the title of veteran and I have to repeatedly tell him to fuck off and get over the stupid shit. He served and did so honorably. As far as I am concerned that is the requirement. Out on a uniform and serve honorably. That's it. Or else you begin to split hairs. Who deserves to be a veteran? The PFC that deploys directly out of basic and is killed in combat a month later, his TIS is like 5 months. Or that E9 that did 25 years but never left CONUS, the TRADOC ninja or what have you. I don't like splitting us up any further than the military already does. If you put on a uniform and served honorably, whether you finished your contract, retired 20 plus, or were let go for medical reasons, you are a veteran.
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Hey when dumb ass snowflakes like u keep wanting to mouth off u need to be put in ur fucking place. Now KID and I DO MEAN KID u fucking bastard two year old. Go back to the basthroom in ur mommies basement and flush ur turd as sell down the drain where the most stupid assholes like u belong. Oh and ur below Dr. Seuss Books level reading is nothing to be proud about low life.
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SPC (Join to see)
SGT Joseph Gunderson - What that ur a NO BRAINED DEMONCRAT ASSHOLE. Go take a and Vlad yourself.
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SGT Joseph Gunderson
SPC (Join to see) bud, you quite literally are making no sense. I suspect the issue is a combination of drugs you should be on and drugs you shouldn't be on. You ought to go speak to a therapist or at least lay off the meth.
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