Actually you can apply for your retirement benefits anytime after 15 years, and most likely will have at least a minimal medical disability after just a couple of enlistments.
The VA tried to get me to apply for it, I didn't think it was warranted. This isn't a pension, it's an enlistment benefit. It's a selling point for joining, and in essence turns out to be a fraudulent one that that. Like Bruce said, I love the military, it's taking forever, but I finally got my waiver and should be raising the right hand again soon. I just think we need a real G.I. Bill like those returning after WW2 had. Robert Munn wrote: > if more people choose to leave service earlier to take the benefits, hurting > overall retention - and by extension military strength - it hurts the people > who choose to stay in military service. that's no different than saying only > people with at least 20 years of service get pensions, for instance. why > would you offer pensions to people who only served 8 years? you wouldn't. > > On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Dana wrote: > >> ooo >> >> please explain how educational benefits would cut someone off at the >> knees?? >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:260803 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
