You don’t have to get a dishonorable discharge to be ineligible. There’s (at least) two ways you can be ineligible:
you received a discharge like a “general under honorable” discharge. This means you did nothing illegal, but for one reason or another you needed out before your contract was up. The military, especially the navy, drums people out of the service with these all the time, and they didn’t do anything wrong - just ended up in a situation where they were no longer able to serve in their role.
When you go to the VA, they have to “attach” you to a program. So, for instance, you were stationed in the Southeast Asia region between date X and date Y.” If they cannot find a “program” that you qualify for, you get no benefits.
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You don’t have to get a dishonorable discharge to be ineligible. There’s (at least) two ways you can be ineligible:
you received a discharge like a “general under honorable” discharge. This means you did nothing illegal, but for one reason or another you needed out before your contract was up. The military, especially the navy, drums people out of the service with these all the time, and they didn’t do anything wrong - just ended up in a situation where they were no longer able to serve in their role.
When you go to the VA, they have to “attach” you to a program. So, for instance, you were stationed in the Southeast Asia region between date X and date Y.” If they cannot find a “program” that you qualify for, you get no benefits.