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Command Post What is this?
Posted on Jun 12, 2023
Army Reserve Careers Group
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Maj Kim Patterson
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Things have changed over the years.
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SGT Ruben Lozada
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I concur Major. The Military has changed throughout the years.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
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I did not know this
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SGT Ruben Lozada
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Me either Colonel.
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CPT Richard Trione
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Wow! This is certainly news to me! My how things have changed over the past 20 years.
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Serving with a VA Disability Rating: NOT a Career Killer
SGT Ruben Lozada
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I am sure a lot of USAR members have been doing this a lot this year.
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CPT David Gowel
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I'm a firm believer that we should be briefed from Day 1 of active duty that whenever we leave AD, that we should consider the Reserve, Guard, or government service as a our first "transition" employment to civilian life. It just makes sense to keep 1 foot on stable / familiar ground before and while jumping into the unknown civilian employment world. I always assumed that those of us who have a disability status would have to veer more towards a non-servicemember role in the gov't or civilian life upon transition, but this post clearly taught me otherwise. Thanks much for sharing this info (especially the calculations, exceptions, etc. were very helpful) and I'll be sure to share it with people I know who are considering transition to civilian life.
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Agreed!
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COL David Turk
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I’d like to add, speaking from experience, that if you transition from the reserves to active duty, your VA disability payments will cease. You should notify the VA immediately when you get your active duty orders. When you are come off your active duty tour, you’ll have to reapply for a VA disability rating. This will be automatic (as part of the process) if you are retiring.
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SGT Ruben Lozada
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Good afternoon. Excellent post. Thank You for sharing this. I wish somebody would have told Me about this when I was in the Army Reserves. I would've filed a claim back then.
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I work with VA records and see reserve and guard doing this all the time. Seems to involve a little extra accounting, but completely doable. Just remember to keep current with VA on stopping and starting you benefits when you do reserve duty in a paid status. You don't want them coming to you to collect a month or more of your disability because you didn't keep current on your tours of duty.
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Great post. As a National Guardman, I have had a VA rating of 70% since 2006. I went to the VA for my knees after I came home from Iraq. The VA outpatient clinic noticed that I was suffering from PTSD. I didn't think I had that. So that is way the high rating. I was an E-5 at the time, now I am a 1SG. I just file a new claim for cancer. I am cautious of the rating and have been though 1 medical readiness board. At this point in my career, 26 years continuous years, if I'm booted of on medical or VA rating, I'm good with it. I have incurred a debit for the difference in pay, not to worried about it yet. I have deployed multiple times, while having a rating. There is extra paperwork for that. So in other words, get your Soldiers to sign up for their entitled VA benefits. It is a pain in the ass going though the process, but it is worth it in the end.
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1SG First Sergeant
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Facts. I am at 80%, w/24mos to retirement
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SPC Clark Stinson
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Thanks for the information. Quite aware of this and that if receiving 100% VA rating, one can also return as volunteer. See my chances of returning and current situation is being placed as a Chaplain unless some "military miracle" happened and be "waived" as Warrant Officer instead.
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1SG John Millan
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I was 10, 20 and finally 30% from the Gulf War and served 25 years, last 16 NCARNG as a 1SG. I was injured in iraq and got 100% VA and 80% Army, so I get both pensions.
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1SG First Sergeant
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Very common in the Guard, especially those with extended service
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I have been in this situation for over 10 years. It is a fluid system that works itself out each year...Basically, you just get a reduced VA disability check each month to offset what you get for the days you receive drill pay.
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PO3 Shayne Seibert
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When I was in, I think you could still serve with a 30% rating, but it depended on what the rating was for.
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