Posted on Sep 5, 2015
Medical retirement, should I be proud to be Retired?
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I've served the Navy for the last 13 years. I live, breathe and die Navy. My wife and I meet in the Navy.
After going through my multiple deployments of Detainee Operations. I am going through a MED/PEB. They are going to find me somewhere from 30-100% disabled. According to my PEBLO and Navy Safe Harbor representatives Medical Retirement is going to happen, because of my "Combat" injuries, their words not mine.
Should I be proud to call myself a retiree? Is it stolen Valor to wear Navy Retired hats and shirts? I work as a Veteran lobbyist, is it ok to use the title USN(ret)?
This may all sound dumb, but I'm struggling to accept any of this and I didn't join the Navy for a Medical retirement but to retire after 20 years.
Thanks for the help!
After going through my multiple deployments of Detainee Operations. I am going through a MED/PEB. They are going to find me somewhere from 30-100% disabled. According to my PEBLO and Navy Safe Harbor representatives Medical Retirement is going to happen, because of my "Combat" injuries, their words not mine.
Should I be proud to call myself a retiree? Is it stolen Valor to wear Navy Retired hats and shirts? I work as a Veteran lobbyist, is it ok to use the title USN(ret)?
This may all sound dumb, but I'm struggling to accept any of this and I didn't join the Navy for a Medical retirement but to retire after 20 years.
Thanks for the help!
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I medically retired after 5 years and I’m
extremely proud. I did two IAs in the Navy and was medically retired. It’s been over a decade I’ve gone to college and grad school and now that I am more disconnected I am more proud.
extremely proud. I did two IAs in the Navy and was medically retired. It’s been over a decade I’ve gone to college and grad school and now that I am more disconnected I am more proud.
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Be proud. Wear all the Retired stuff you want. Attend all retiree functions. Be Proud. Stand Tall.
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If you served three years 10 years 15 years 20 years and you served honorably not a darn thing wrong with being proud of what you did!
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It is very simple the navy retires you and you have a if card then your a retiree. If you do not still no shame to tell others that you retired early due to disabilities.
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Honorable is Honorable, whether it was two or twenty doesn't matter. You served faithfully and should be honored.
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Honestly, if you where in for six months and where medically discharged bc a port-a-john fell on you. You shoul still be proud. You're 1% that served abd even fewer plan on making it a careers. Life gets in the way of our plans sometimes, nothing to not be proud of.
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Look, you served honorably, somehow ended up unable to stay in the Naval forces through no fault of your own. You are a veteran, and a retiree. Tell the world you were proud to serve and gave it your all. Wear the hat, shirt and any other reminder of your service proudly. Not all of us make it to a full 30 year retirement. When the Navy says you’ve done your share, and it’s all we can ask of you, you know in your heart they are doing this as a last resort.
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