The Affordable Care Act

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Originally Posted by mpholland

He was medically discharged at 100% with no work restrictions. They sent him to school for a couple years, are still paying his books, tuition, and housing, plus he gets about 3K/month and medical for the rest of his life, with COLA's. I think it actually worked out better for him in the long run than staying in, as he only had 14 years in and was hard up against his time limit for making E6. I often wonder where he got his ability to fall into a pile of shit and come out smelling like a rose. He has always had that gift. His mother and I certainly have never been that lucky.

I think the military has been sort of taking care of those who are forced out because of high year tenure....The VA is much more responsive to the medical needs of those with service connected disability. However I think most would rather just do the 20 years and retire if the system would let them.

I always feel bad for the guys that do 14-16 years and then get forced out through no fault of their own.