Posted on Sep 21, 2017
I spent 6 honorable years in the National Guard with 6 collective months on AD and no deployment. Is it possible to get veteran status?
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Im looking for advice on what I qualify for and how to go about any of it.
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You qualify for a VA loan and some post 9/11 educational benefits, that's about it. Since 1980, you have to have 24 months of non ADT active duty, or having been deployed to a war zone and served until you were released to qualify for medical or other benefits.
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Guard and Reserve members receive 'Veteran' status
ARLINGTON, Va. -- A recently signed law gives official veteran status to National Guard members who served 20 years or more. Previously, Guard members were considered veterans only if they served 180 days or more in a federal status outside of traini...
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