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Old 09-20-2018, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by yeeeyeee View Post
What is the minimum time? 90 or 180 days?
It's complicated. Some benefits are for very low service time, even one day, but that's mainly for guard/reserve personnel who can be recalled to active duty and conducting combat ops in a matter of days. But those are people who are already trained and in the system.

But for many "on base" services, like a test center, it may come down to to access. If you don't have an ID card to get on base, you can't use the facility. Many services, like the gym, typically card you at the door as well, to keep contractors and other hangers-on from accessing things they're not entitled to.

An Entry-Level Separation (ESL) is going to provide essentially nothing but VA medical for conditions caused or aggravated by service. If there is significant disability, then you'll be eligible for more VA benefits, but that's only for service connected problems. If you showed up with a disqualifying condition, you probably get no benefits for that. They do try to catch stuff like that at DODMERB, before people actually report for training but it's possible for something to pop up between DODMERB and day one of training. Also common for pilots candidates to get additional eye exams in training, which will disqualify you if failed.
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