GI Bill Medical Discharge

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I will be medically separated after going to NAPS and commissioning from USNA but have not completed my initial commitment, has anyone in this situation received GI bill benefits?
 
I will be medically separated after going to NAPS and commissioning from USNA but have not completed my initial commitment, has anyone in this situation received GI bill benefits?
Official answers on this can be obtained from VA benefits counselors at VA community centers or from veterans’ organizations (VFW, AL, AMVETS, DAV, etc.) who have certified Veteran Service Officers (VSO). Of course, you will want to do extensive reading at va.gov.

My gut unofficial feel is for the Post 9/11 GI Bill educational benefits, you will likely not qualify. SA grads have to serve 36 months past their original ADSO to qualify for 100%. There may be other benefits you will be eligible for.

Be sure to research your state veterans’ agency/bureau/department for benefits you rate as a state resident. State benefits are different programs, unique to the state, and they often define “veteran” differently. That would be at a yourstate.gov site. One of our sponsor alums was medically DQ’ed from Navy air, and there was no other community with room, so he was let go completely with just under a year of service. He went back to his home state and got an MBA in healthcare administration from a state university via his state’s veterans’ benefits program.

I am sorry your plans to commission are cut short. Other doors are waiting for you.

Don’t overlook Federal Service. Your SA and NAPS time can be credited toward Federal retirement years. If you can’t be a door-kicker, you can have their backs at the major “ABC” agencies, working as an analyst or in intel, logistics, forensics, finance, operations, administration, etc. look for “recent graduate” programs or their veteran portal on their careers page.

Below I’ve pasted in my usual post on Fed careers. Some of it may be helpful. It’s directed at those who med DQ before going to SA.

Federal agencies departments, particularly the “ABC” ones, are eager to hire college grads who wish to serve the country in the area of national security. If you can’t be a “door-kicker” or operational field agent, you can have their backs as analysts and specialists in cyber and intelligence, in forensics, communications, logistics, operations planning and other critical fields.





Below I’ve pasted some info I have used here over the years, in the hope of shining a light toward other open doors.



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STEM Scholarships | DoD STEM

DoD STEM scholarships are available to exceptional STEM education students excelling in one of 15 supported STEM disciplines of interest to the DoD.

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You can find similar student internships, scholarships, and other programs for CIA and other major agencies. There are HS, college undergraduate and post-grad programs.



Federal service offers excellent benefits and education opportunities, plus the ability to move around in search of promotions or between agencies and departments. One of our USNA sponsor daughters had a younger sister who was a math whiz, varsity athlete, all-around scholar who would have been very competitive for SA or ROTC scholarship, but her Crohn’s DQ’ed her. She majored in Applied Mathematics at a very good school, took advantage of one of the programs above and did paid work for them in the summer, and she was hired 4 days after she graduated college. She is now doing highly classified work for that agency, and starting a fully paid for Master’s at a prestigious university.
 
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As an "Accredited VA Service Representative" I can confirm @Capt MJ's comments above. If the separation results in a Med Board and Personnel Board it is possible you could end up with a partial or full military retirement, AND VA Disability benefits, or both. If there is a "Transition Service Representative" at or near where you are stationed they can help you with the whole process and advise you along the way. Not knowing your particular situation I would not feel comfortable giving you advice, but without satisfactory service time beyond your initial "obligated" service, GI Bill benefits likely would not be available. Here is the basic Post 9-11 GI Bill reference: https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/post-9-11/

There are exceptions to the 36 month service requirement for Post 9-11 GI Bill, but again you need to speak with an accredited representative and give them your particulars. Good Luck!
 
@Impulsive thank you

There is the Annapolis Vet Center not far from Gate 8. That would be a good place to start on VA Fed benefits.
 
Official answers on this can be obtained from VA benefits counselors at VA community centers or from veterans’ organizations (VFW, AL, AMVETS, DAV, etc.) who have certified Veteran Service Officers (VSO). Of course, you will want to do extensive reading at va.gov.

My gut unofficial feel is for the Post 9/11 GI Bill educational benefits, you will likely not qualify. SA grads have to serve 36 months past their original ADSO to qualify for 100%. There may be other benefits you will be eligible for.

Be sure to research your state veterans’ agency/bureau/department for benefits you rate as a state resident. State benefits are different programs, unique to the state, and they often define “veteran” differently. That would be at a yourstate.gov site. One of our sponsor alums was medically DQ’ed from Navy air, and there was no other community with room, so he was let go completely with just under a year of service. He went back to his home state and got an MBA in healthcare administration from a state university via his state’s veterans’ benefits program.

I am sorry your plans to commission are cut short. Other doors are waiting for you.

Don’t overlook Federal Service. Your SA and NAPS time can be credited toward Federal retirement years. If you can’t be a door-kicker, you can have their backs at the major “ABC” agencies, working as an analyst or in intel, logistics, forensics, finance, operations, administration, etc. look for “recent graduate” programs or their veteran portal on their careers page.

Below I’ve pasted in my usual post on Fed careers. Some of it may be helpful. It’s directed at those who med DQ before going to SA.

Federal agencies departments, particularly the “ABC” ones, are eager to hire college grads who wish to serve the country in the area of national security. If you can’t be a “door-kicker” or operational field agent, you can have their backs as analysts and specialists in cyber and intelligence, in forensics, communications, logistics, operations planning and other critical fields.





Below I’ve pasted some info I have used here over the years, in the hope of shining a light toward other open doors.



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Students

Explore hiring programs for students.

proxy.php

www.dhs.gov

Students | FBIJOBS



1__#$!@!#__proxy.php

www.fbijobs.gov

NSA | Students | Intelligence Careers

STEM Scholarships | DoD STEM

DoD STEM scholarships are available to exceptional STEM education students excelling in one of 15 supported STEM disciplines of interest to the DoD.

2__#$!@!#__proxy.php

dodstem.us

You can find similar student internships, scholarships, and other programs for CIA and other major agencies. There are HS, college undergraduate and post-grad programs.



Federal service offers excellent benefits and education opportunities, plus the ability to move around in search of promotions or between agencies and departments. One of our USNA sponsor daughters had a younger sister who was a math whiz, varsity athlete, all-around scholar who would have been very competitive for SA or ROTC scholarship, but her Crohn’s DQ’ed her. She majored in Applied Mathematics at a very good school, took advantage of one of the programs above and did paid work for them in the summer, and she was hired 4 days after she graduated college. She is now doing highly classified work for that agency, and starting a fully paid for Master’s at a prestigious university.
Hi, wanted to bring this back up. In a similar situation as this individual. I think this question also stems from NAPS not being attached to the Service Academies in that there is no service obligation after. I'm in a similar situation but from a different branch of service. Attended a pre-academy institution and was an enlisted member while there. My time at that institution was non-obligated service and was greater than 90 days. I'm wondering if, even if the obligated 5 years post-SA isn't completed, the GI Bill would be awarded due to that year or so of unobligated, enlisted service prior to formal attendance at the SA.
 
Hi, wanted to bring this back up. In a similar situation as this individual. I think this question also stems from NAPS not being attached to the Service Academies in that there is no service obligation after. I'm in a similar situation but from a different branch of service. Attended a pre-academy institution and was an enlisted member while there. My time at that institution was non-obligated service and was greater than 90 days. I'm wondering if, even if the obligated 5 years post-SA isn't completed, the GI Bill would be awarded due to that year or so of unobligated, enlisted service prior to formal attendance at the SA.
Sorry, NO, prep-school does not have any bearing on VA educational benefits, you must serve AD in the service, outside of college. If you left prep school and enlisted instead of going to the academy, then the rules are different and your time in prep school may or may not count depending on your actual situation.

You need to contact a VSO and take all your documents with you so they evaluate your VA benefits in totality. Trying to determine individual circumstances on an anonymous forum is not the place to get the best answers.
 
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