Guard deployments may end one day short of mark needed for retirement, education benefits

[turbinetree]

This was from yesterday and this says everything about the trump administration and what he thinks of the front line people that have been helping this country out during this pandemic.............he is fucking men and woman out of there retirement benefits and educational grants......because these men and woman need "points to qualify" ie. (years of service) ........and this should be pissing off every member within the military and taxpayers................... and some bean counter within the Department of Defense and this corrupt administration did this knowingly, and they should have there asses hauled in front of Congress...........

Leo Shane III
1 day ago

Tens of thousands of National Guard troops responding to the coronavirus pandemic could see their deployments halted one day short of qualifying for a host of veterans benefits, according to a new report from Politico released Tuesday.

The newspaper said federal officials in an interagency call last week acknowledged that the Guard deployments are scheduled to stop on June 24, one day short of the 90 days needed to qualify for certain retirement and GI Bill benefits.

More than 40,000 Guard members are currently serving under Title 32 orders, the largest domestic employment of the force since the Hurricane Katrina disaster in 2005.

https://www.militarytimes.com/education-transition/2020/05/19/guard-deployments-may-end-one-day-short-of-mark-needed-for-retirement-education-benefits/?utm_source=clavis

[Hoyt]

1. I think this is essentially meaningless. Initial and monthly Guard training counts toward

Active Duty days, and counting the active duty days is cumulative over years.

Guardsmen qualify for benefits after 90 days of active duty. So, assuming any Guardsperson has had only 2 days of full-time training ever — which, of course, they all have — they will still meet the 90 day threshold at 89 days of service due to CV19.

Not an expert, so would appreciate any different comments.