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Wartime Service
Requirements
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Wartime - Service during:
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WWII 09/16/40 to 07/25/47
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b.
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Korean 06/27/50 to 01/31/55
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c.
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Vietnam 08/05/64 to 05/07/75
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You must have at
least 90 days on active duty and been discharged under
other than dishonorable conditions. If you served
less than 90 days, you may be eligible if discharged
for a service connected disability.
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Peacetime
Service Requirements
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Peacetime - Service during periods:
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07/26/47 to 06/26/50
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02/01/55 to 08/04/64
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05/08/75 to 09/07/80
(enlisted)
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d.
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To 10/16/81 (officer)
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Service after
09/07/80
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If you were separated from service
which began after these dates, you must have:
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Completed 24 months of
continuous active duty or the full period
(at least 181 days) for which you were ordered
or called to active duty and been discharged
under conditions other than dishonorable,
or
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Completed at least 181 days of active duty
and been discharged under the specific authority
of 10 USC 1173 (Hardship), or 10 USC 1171
(Early out), or have been determined to have
a compensatable service-connected disability;
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c.
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Been discharged with
less than 181 days of service for a service-connected
disability. Individuals may also be eligible
if they were released from active duty due
to an involuntary reduction in force, certain
medical conditions, or, in some instances
for the convenience of the Government.
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Gulf War
Service
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Gulf War - Service during period
08/02/90 to date yet to be determined. If you served
on active duty during the Gulf War, you must have:
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Completed 24 months of
continuous active duty or the full period
(at least 90 days) for which you were called
or ordered to active duty, and been discharged
under conditions other than dishonorable;
or
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Completed at least 90 days of active duty
and been discharged under the specific authority
of 10 USC 1173 (Hardship), or 10 USC 1173
(Early out), or have been determined to have
a compensable service-connected disability,
or
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Been discharged with
less than 90 days of service for a service-connected
disability. Individuals may also be eligible
if they were released from active duty due
to an involuntary reduction in force, certain
medical conditions, or, in some instances,
for the convenience of the Government.
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Active Duty
Service Personnel
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Active Duty Service Personnel:
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If you are now on regular
active duty (not active duty for training),
you are eligible after having served 181 days
(90 days during the Gulf War) unless discharged
or separated from a previous qualifying period
of active duty service
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Selected
Reserves or National Guard
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If you are not otherwise eligible
and you have completed a total of 6 years in the Selected
Reserves or National Guard (member of an active unit,
attended required weekend drills and 2-week active
duty for training) and
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Were discharged with
an honorable discharge; or
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b.
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Were placed on the retired
list; or
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c.
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Were transferred to the
Standby Reserve or an element of the Ready
Reserve other than the Selected Reserve after
service characterized as honorable service;
or
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Continue to serve in the Selected Reserves.
Individuals who completed less than 6 years
may be eligible if discharged for a service-
connected disability. Eligibility for Selected
Reservists expires 09/30/2009.
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Unmarried
spouse or WWII Allies
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You may also be determined eligible
if you:
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Are an unmarried spouse
of a veteran who died while in service or
from a service connected disability, or
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Are a spouse of a serviceperson
missing in action or a prisoner or war.
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Eligibility may also be established
for:
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Certain United States
citizens who served in the armed forces of
a government allied with the United States
in WWII.
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Individuals with service
as members in certain organizations, such
as Public Health Service officers, cadets
at the United States Military, Air Force,
or Coast Guard Academy, midshipmen at the
United States Naval Academy, officers of National
Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration,
merchant seaman with WW II service, and others
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