Soulex posted:

Anyone know how long you have after separating to move on the govt.'s dime? I'm planning on moving to San Diego, just got to sell my house and poo poo. Lots of stuff.

Soulex posted:

Question. So I have two disqualifying conditions for the military for the medboard. In order to get an idea on my percentages, do they count both percentages before doing the weird hosed up math? Or do they count one leg then go to the other in the "healthy body" status like my 2 status conditions fit (PTSD and other stuff)?

Zero VGS posted:

They said I'd do an audiogram or something there, and that my psych eval would be conducted over Skype, which sounds a bit ghetto. Is there anything I should know going in? Naturally I'd just like as much benefits as I can get without looking like I want as much benefits as I can get.

Tight Booty Shorts posted:

How does the $1,000 book&supply stipend work? 3 times a year? Every time you get new classes?

Genocide Tendency posted:

Unless something changed and I didn't hear about it..

It's not a straight addition.

They start with the single highest percent, 50, then each rating is taken from the remaining percent. So it's 20% of 50, and then 20% of 30, ect...


Once you get that number it's rounded to the nearest 10.

The Unholy Ghost posted:

Hello, I am an undergrad currently "planning" my future and looking for options to pay for ivy league graduate school. If I understand correctly (and I feel like I'm misunderstanding this), a Yellow Ribbon scholarship will pretty much completely pay your tuition, assuming the school accepts the program and you are "100%". A couple of questions:

1. How many years of military service is required to retire honorably and be eligible for the ribbon?
2. Are there certain branches of the military, or types of jobs (intelligence, machinery, etc.) that would be more likely to receive this type of scholarship? (To my limited understanding you can apply for most military positions assuming you score well on the ASFAB.)

Thank you.

Godholio posted:

I recommend you talk to your school's ROTC admissions officer.

McNally posted:

Not really sure what my point was anymore.

The Unholy Ghost posted:

ASFAB

Mike-o posted:

when you come back here in a while after you've been in for a bit and you're like "you were right guys" i'm just gonna tell you to go gently caress yourself and suck my dick from the back

Delizin posted:

I'm trying to get approved for Voc Rehab and I've already got a very solid plan on exactly what I want to do and how I'll achieve it. I hear it is a lot easier and faster to get a plan approved when you come in prepared. I've been reading through M28R, the Voc Rehab and Employment Service Manual, but I haven't found the section on what exactly they need for plan. Does anyone happen to have a plan, with details removed, that I can use as a template?

Delizin posted:

I'm a bit worried because of the extent of my injuries and that my plan involves working with firearms which the VA has special rules regarding. Back in January I applied for a very competitive and well regarded and accredited gunsmithing associate degree program and I've made it through all the selection rounds so far with the final decision on if I'll make it in coming at the end of the month.

I've put together my list of goals, rehab timeline, gainful employment disclosure for the program, itemized cost list for the program and tools, and the steps that I will be taking to mitigate the effect of disabilities. It looks like I can keep the expense below the $25k/year limit and I am fine buying my own firearms if that keeps me from having to jump through all the extra hoops.

Anything else you guys would recommend bringing to that first meeting?

Delizin posted:

VR as in Voc Rehab? My understanding is that while Voc Rehab is Chapter 31, if you get BAH with it that is covered by the Chapter 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill. Thanks a to court ruling a few years ago it no longer consumes your GI Bill if you are using Voc Rehab and getting BAH now.

Nostalgia4Murder posted:

Soulex posted:

Your BAH is determined off your school’s zip. Not where you live.

Cyks posted:

So I'm trying to get documents from VA.gov and it says incomplete information contained in our system call 1-800-827-1000 and option 7 with a reference code.

That number and option connects to the suicide prevention hotline...

McNally posted:

Is anyone else getting shorted on their GI Bill BAH? The 2018 BAH rate for my school (and what the GI Bill Calculator says I should be getting) is $58 more than what I'm getting.

McNally posted:

That's bullshit. I'd fight it on general loving principle.

Howard Phillips posted:

1. When does the VA send an updated COE for GI Bill? I want to know how many more months of benefits I have remaining.

berzerkmonkey posted:

it's weird how when this stuff becomes a constant how you learn to live with it.

PageMaster posted:

The extra percents are only percents of the remaining amount to 100, if that makes sense. So if you were already at 70, any new percentages are only applied to the remaining 30 percent possible; basically your 10 percent rating gets you an extra 3 percent total (10 percent of 30 percent), so your new total would have been 73 percent (which is rounded).

Booger Presley posted:

Hello,

There are date ceilings which apply a hard stop to VRE and Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits.

Please do your needful! I think the VRE eligibility date is +12 and the P911 is +15 hard stop.

I am more confident on the P911 because I hit the threshold and funbux stopped.

There is a clause, that if you separated > 2013 or something, your eds are lifetime.

Holmes, talk to a VA knowing person and do NOT forfeit what you have earned.

Mr. Nice! posted:

Florida absolutely will deny unemployment benefits if you're getting too much tax free money from the feds. Each state is different and their unemployment system is based entirely on state law. They can count what they want to count.