Posted on May 14, 2016
Would you be willing to volunteer for the QSP or QMP to get out?
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I would say stay in. I fought to finish out my 20 even with injuries. For me it was pride that I needed to finish my last 5 years.
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It would depend on your out look for the future and your plans. Also on how your body is handling the military service right now. Is your body beat up and broke up, do you have arthritisin your knees and ankle? You have to look at it like that. Because if you can keep going I would stay in and finish my full 20 years that way you are guaranteed a retirement check. Plus your right is E-6 right now which is very good. It will also depend on how many years you have left till retirement. Good luck to XL with your decision I'll support you from here either way you decide to go.
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Yes i do plan on staying in. I am in the ACAP process now. Just wanted to pose the question since there are a lot of people fed up with the way the military is going and all of the other crap.
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finish your 20 out and if its too much to handle due to injuries make sure you have a hard-copy or a digital copy of all of your LOD's and any profiles or permanent profiles and see your Doc and a V.A. case manager and get a referral to medical case management and see if you are disabled enough to go through a MEB or, MMRB, or a PEB to determine your physical status to medically retire, don't volunteer for the QSP or QMP you could walk away with nothing where as you more than likely will walk away with V.A. rating and or a rating from the Army as well.
But I highly recommend to stick it out until your 20 if you can physically can.
But I highly recommend to stick it out until your 20 if you can physically can.
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SSG Robert White
The mistake everyone makes is when they do their final physical, they should do it the VA way and not the service way. The military wants to know how healthy you are. The VA wants to know how messed up you are. You should get a copy of the VA exams and ensure that doctor (whether VA or Military) uses a goniometer to measure the range of motion. The VA wants to know what your range is w/o pain. Then they want you to work thru the pain/discomfort. If you do, you will get a lower rating. If the doctor is a Military doctor, and they refuse to do the exam the right way, tell them your going to file a Article 138 complaint. If they still do, go to JAG. They will show you how to file the complaint. The doctor will regret his/her actions. If the doc is a civilian, call the police. It's a assault charge if they force you to endure pain. This isn't a joke. Play the game by VA rules to get the best possible rating. Also if you have sleep apnea one year and one day prior to being medically discharged, then you will get the 50% rating as part of the QMP. I learned this while working for AW2 at old Walter Reed from 2008 to 2010.
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