Posted on May 30, 2015
Should the Army make an exception for being buried at Arlington National Cemetery?
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Most active duty or retired military members of military service are eligible for in-ground interment at Arlington. Members of the reserves or National Guard are not eligible unless they have been on active duty.
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No, IMHO, it should be left as is. More on the topic:
http://myarmybenefits.us.army.mil/Home/Benefit_Library/Federal_Benefits_Page/Arlington_National_Cemetery.html?serv=149
There are plenty of beautiful local cemeteries that we are still eligible for burial in:
http://www.cem.va.gov/burial_benefits/eligible.asp
http://myarmybenefits.us.army.mil/Home/Benefit_Library/Federal_Benefits_Page/Arlington_National_Cemetery.html?serv=149
There are plenty of beautiful local cemeteries that we are still eligible for burial in:
http://www.cem.va.gov/burial_benefits/eligible.asp
Eligibility - National Cemetery Administration
The VA National Cemetery Administration honors the military service of our Nation's Veterans. We provide a dignified burial and lasting memorial for Veterans and their eligible family members and we maintain our Veterans' cemeteries as national shrines.
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COL Vincent Stoneking
Thanks for the links. Arlington eligibility is actually much broader than I thought it was.
Doesn't really apply to me - I want my ashes scattered - but it appears that at age 57 (I will have had 3 years of active time lowering my retired pay receipt age by the time I retire) that I would qualify for below-ground internment. Were I to bite it before then, it seems that I would qualify for above-ground internment, as I would assume being deployed counts as "at least one day of active duty, not for training."
Doesn't really apply to me - I want my ashes scattered - but it appears that at age 57 (I will have had 3 years of active time lowering my retired pay receipt age by the time I retire) that I would qualify for below-ground internment. Were I to bite it before then, it seems that I would qualify for above-ground internment, as I would assume being deployed counts as "at least one day of active duty, not for training."
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No, Arlington has limited space. There are numerous Veterans cemetaries around the nation, infact each state has at least one. If burial in Arlington is a desire then the requirement should be met, in this case service in the Active Duty component.
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