Fat Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Moderator broncovet Posted December 12, 2019 Moderator Share Posted December 12, 2019 "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder GBArmy Posted December 12, 2019 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted December 12, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 allansc2005 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 @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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder GBArmy Posted December 12, 2019 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted December 12, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 allansc2005 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 @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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder GBArmy Posted December 12, 2019 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted December 12, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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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.
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@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.."
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