Reply #65: No they won't. When you're out, you're out--unless you qualify for retirement.

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We aren't talking about military retirees, here, though. Retirement-eligible personnel constitute a small fraction of the total force.

A soldier leaving the military doesn't get benefits after his or her terminal leave runs out, usually less than sixty days after they leave their final duty station. If they have paid IN to the GI Bill, they can take advantage of it--but many haven't done this, because they're young and dumb and they want that cash during their first year in service, instead of thinking about their futures. Even if they go to college, that still doesn't feed their family, OR provide them with medical/dental insurance, or a place for the spouse and kids to live. And you can't get a GI Bill home loan if you don't QUALIFY for it. You need something called an INCOME to make that happen.

The misconceptions about what the military does, and does not provide people when they transition to civilian life on this forum are astounding.