Honorable Discharge for Education Purposes

[Fat]

Has anyone ever heard of this discharge?

Does this qualify you for benefits? Medical, disability, housing voucher, etc.

The veteran was only present in the military for 21 days before the discharge.

[broncovet]

"Probably" not, but read for yourself.  According to this article, the defination of a "military Veteran" varies with the type of benefit you seek:

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/do-you-qualify-for-veteran-s-benefits-3345150

 

[GBArmy]

It may be new. On the dd214  it will state a code (3 digets/letters???) and for type of discharge it also lists the branch of service regulation section that refers to the reason. It is probably a type of "at the discretion of the US Gov't" or words to that effect. It's not "Dishonorable" but a gray area in classification coding. Unless it was for a medical reason, I doubt if there is any hope of any kind of veteran benefits.

[allansc2005]

@Fat, the law is pretty specific, (paraphrasing) "180 days must pass before the service member(s) can eligible for any type of benefits, unless they were discharged with a 10% or more SC disability.."

 

Yes, some of the wording on today's DD 214 have changed, but the laws haven't.

 

Allan 2-2-0 HUAH!

 

Footnote: Ironically, my nephew was discharged from Navy boot camp after just four weeks, but was awarded 10% SC at the time of his discharge.

 

He's now TDIU P&T, and got retro back to 1994!

[GBArmy]

As a point of interest, I just found a listing of Military Separation Codes. Education is listed as MCF

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/military-separation-codes-3356946

[allansc2005]

@GBArmy,  in any case, the 180 day rule still applies.

Even if, strong if, the discharge was to attend a military academy, there would be no benefits.

 

Allan 2-2-0 HUAH!

[GBArmy]

Allan Yup you're right. But there is a glitch. The dd214 doesn't say it is "honorable" etc. That poses a problem for service men and women that want to show their military service status. The public, or employer, for example, will not understand. All they have ever heard is Honorable, or Dishonorable. I think they should fix that coding policy.