Air Guard for a 36 year old?

[Flying Pig]

If you do make it in, and get an EPTS (Existed Prior To Service) Discharge, you will get your VA benifits; provided you get past basic and Tech school.  I have about 2.5 months left befor my EPTS discharge.  I still get all my VA, GI Bill, etc.  It is an honorable discharge.

So if someone makes it though 6 weeks of AF Basic and some cheesy 3 1/2 week ejection seat parachute packer course you qual for benefits with 9 weeks on "active" duty?  Wow...so much for the 8 yrs I did. And if your injured, why do you still have 2 1/2 months left?

[RogueLeader]

If you do make it in, and get an EPTS (Existed Prior To Service) Discharge, you will get your VA benifits; provided you get past basic and Tech school.  I have about 2.5 months left befor my EPTS discharge.  I still get all my VA, GI Bill, etc.  It is an honorable discharge.

I hope that law changes.  Unless you illness or injury was made worse by service you should get no benefit.  That is almost like stealing from the taxpayers. 

I am wondering how many people play the system to get benefits like this.

So I should loose all benifits from serving in good faith. . . . Thank you for your support. :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
See the PM.

[RogueLeader]

So if someone makes it though 6 weeks of AF Basic and some cheesy 3 1/2 week ejection seat parachute packer course you qual for benefits with 9 weeks on "active" duty?  Wow...so much for the 8 yrs I did. And if your injured, why do you still have 2 1/2 months left?

Who said I was injured?  I just have a genetic disorder, that was known, and waived, coming in.  That is a EPTS "injury" in the militaries mind.  There is no "fix" for my problem.  I have to deal with it.

I currently have 19 months on active duty. I have about 2.5 left until my new ETS date. 

As far as your 8 years, what about those that only serve a 2 year contract?  Are they deserving of benifits?  What about 4? or 6?

Just leave it for the Docs to decide, but please don't game the system.

[Spike]

^ I thought you were saying go into the service with a disability and game the system.  You should get VA benefits (home loans etc.) but not disability.

I apologize if I came off as an ASS.  I misunderstood your post. 

[Gunner C]

IIRC you need 18 months service for most benefits.

[MSG Mac]

Go for it. At the worst you'll find you don't like at and not reenlist. And  you may stay on until retirement and make a lot of friends and a pension