Seeking Re-Entry and receiving pushback

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brazcal

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Hello!
I went through PEB and accepted a DoD rating of 20% and separated with a Honorable discharge, RE Code: 3P, and Separation code: JEB. My current VA rating is 100% P&T. I accepted these terms because I was fighting to stay in the Navy, but my husband pushed me to get out so we could "PCS" together instead of being stuck in one spot while I go through IDES and potentially impact his potential to pick up HMCS. As soon as I got out, he decided to get divorced and leave the kids while selecting orders to Guam with his "girlfriend"....anyways, now that we are fully divorced, I am longing to get back into the military and pursue the rest of my career. I have been working with a recruiter, but she seems uneducated and doing the "extensive paperwork" to have someone like me re-enter is more than she bargained for.
My questions are:
1. What does re-entry actually entail? I'm seeking to go reserves in order to keep my VA pay, because my understanding is that if I want to go back active, I will have to terminate all VA benefits and my 100% rating will be thrown away.
2. Does MEPS need all of my VA information IF my RE code says I'm eligible for re-enlistment with a waiver?

Am I missing something here? Like, is there any other way I can go back in and finish my career? I picked up E-6 in 4 years and I was on track to make Chief. I was in an extremely violent marriage and it impacted my performance (P evals) for the last two years, giving me PTSD. Now that I am out of the marriage and safe, I still have some PTSD and receive treatment, but my overall health has improved drastically!

Thank you for any help.
 
I'm really sorry to hear about your struggles on the journey but I am glad you are safe now. I have zero experience with reentry after a PEB and from what I've seen on here, you are fighting an uphill battle through the snow. Fortunately, recruitment is a huge issue right now and you might be able to find a loophole to get back in... but I haven't seen one to tell you about.

What I will say is if you are truly passionate about it, don't stop. Find a recruiter who will fight for you. Get a "second opinion" of sorts. Guard units have more flexibility than the reserves due to state approval but there is a lot of overlap so barriers will still be present. You are correct that if you go active, you can't "double-dip". VA rights would be terminated. You would likely have to redo your C&P exams after your service is over BUT I say that knowing no one who has actually done it.

I don't think MEPS would need your VA information although it wouldn't surprise me because they may make you sign a pre-existing condition waiver for service which would really hose you down the road if you ever tried to reapply for VA benefits.

Bottom line, while the desire to serve is admirable, on the surface it doesn't seem like the juice is worth the squeeze. That's just my humble opinion after reading two paragraphs about your life. Feel free to disregard and press on with pride towards your goals.

Godspeed!

@Provis
 
I work at MEPS, Army NG, but the medical standards are the same across all the services. The process is not the same as when you first went through, they have a new system called Genesis that pulls all of your military and civilian medical records. Have anxiety in high school? Peanut allergy in grade school? Twisted knee from playing soccer? IT WILL MOST LIKELY ALL COME UP. If you have 100% P&T, I can 99.99% guarantee you that you will be medically disqualified. The question is what will the Navy allow a medical waiver for, and I cannot answer that.
Even if you do get back in you will have to waive your drill pay, so you’ll basically be drilling for free. The only benefit of getting back in for you is having access to Tricare Reserve, and if you plan to make it to 20 good years for non-regular retirement. You’re getting an incredible amount of benefits by being 100% P&T, I would strongly recommend you not risk losing that with an effort to get into the reserves, it is not even close to worth it.
 
Nelson68w said:
I work at MEPS, Army NG, but the medical standards are the same across all the services. The process is not the same as when you first went through, they have a new system called Genesis that pulls all of your military and civilian medical records. Have anxiety in high school? Peanut allergy in grade school? Twisted knee from playing soccer? IT WILL MOST LIKELY ALL COME UP. If you have 100% P&T, I can 99.99% guarantee you that you will be medically disqualified. The question is what will the Navy allow a medical waiver for, and I cannot answer that.
Even if you do get back in you will have to waive your drill pay, so you’ll basically be drilling for free. The only benefit of getting back in for you is having access to Tricare Reserve, and if you plan to make it to 20 good years for non-regular retirement. You’re getting an incredible amount of benefits by being 100% P&T, I would strongly recommend you not risk losing that with an effort to get into the reserves, it is not even close to worth it.
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Well..holy smokes! Talk about some solid gouge out of left field. Thanks @Nelson68w for providing your expertise. We also need people like you to provide truth data for people that are hurting. Thanks for chiming in.
 
Guardguy11 said:
Well..holy smokes! Talk about some solid gouge out of left field. Thanks @Nelson68w for providing your expertise. We also need people like you to provide truth data for people that are hurting. Thanks for chiming in.
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Thank you very much, I have far more questions than answers about the MEB/PEB process, but I am more than happy to help with questions such as this.
 
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