Recent content by Shane

So did it get included, is on track to pass, or any news at all?

they did it over a full year

I had about two months of full payments from both.... then the system caught up... and the DoD recouped the over payments...

here is the best reason to finish with the medical "YOU HAVE BEEN EXEMPTED FROM TAXES DUE TO YOUR DISABILITY STATUS." I love those words on my RETIREE ACCOUNT STATEMENT.

oh here is the link to the law.. http://www.justice.gov/crt/military/statute.htm

you are covered under USERRA... UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT OF 1994 (2)(A) A person who is hospitalized for, or convalescing from, an illness or injury incurred in, or aggravated during, the performance of service in the uniformed services shall, at the end of the...

I have similar set up. Final Pay pre-1980. But remember you can only get a max of 75%. So you will get 75% of the pay chart for your rank and YOS.

Good news! Hope you break the 30% with DoD!

That letter and several other formats that can be download do show your current award. I was able to see that long before I got the final award letter from the VA in the US mail. If you look it will also so the date of the current award. It shows only the DVA award NOT the DoD award... the DVA...

As an Officer, I did it on line during and after the MEB process and changed it several times to balance my two kids attendance coverage. https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/milconnect/faces/faqs?_afrLoop=4475042526655799&_afrWindowMode=0&ct=fTr&_adf.ctrl-state=ft0q61p06_4 I did not need to talk to...

easy it was all done on the day I went to the retirement office, and I went a week before my retirement started. I got the Tricare ID cards for my kids online at milconnect. My daughter got a ID card at another base near her collage. So no problems if done in person with orders in hand.

That's interesting, I have never had a problem with a "final" DD214 and if there is a way to get one I would love to know the process.

This is what happened for me… had to go to a retirement services office on post. Was given my flag and certificate at that office.. filled out more paperwork for DFAS… was given my certified retirement orders and sent to the ID branch for DEERS update and retired ID. Got it all done in about two...

good to see.

not sure on that one...