<p>I think we could easily get well beyond the scope of this forum by discussing VA benefits. They are complex and can be complicated. Most municipalities employ full time specialists just to assist their constituents.</p>
<p>All SA cadets except perhaps MMA, not sure, are active duty and when separated will receive a DD Form-214. One of five types of discharges will be listed: honorable, general, other than honorable, bad conduct, or dishonorable. BCD and dishonorable are stipulations of courts martial sentences only. The first three again are complex and based on serveral factors.</p>
<p>There are no length-of-service requirements for medical care, home loans, or Veterans Group Life Insurance. There are for education, burial, and a few others. Of course, type discharge applies in all cases. Again, don’t quote me on any of this. Go see your county expert. I think even the future spouse of the plebe who resigns plebe summer is eligible for a survivor’s pension. Again, way too complex to cover here. Just that, yes, they do exist.</p>
<p>In recent history, education benefits have gone from the DORing plebe being eligible, to a contributory/matching plan only, to a plan where no SA members were eligible no matter how long they served, to the present system which is, again don’t quote, I am going from memory, 6 yrs after graduation for SA grads. So, “expert” advice who has “not only been there, but done that” can run the gamut from nothing to free flight lessons and depending on their time frame, they could all be correct.</p>