Just to get this clarified. In your first post last year you said you had been in the guard for 6 months then later you said 8 months and now you are saying 6 months again. You are contradiciting yourself. Furthermore you said you has put a thousand into the MGIB. You couldn't have been in for as long as you said because you aould have started putting in a hundred a month when you started basic thes means that you were only in for 10 months. Did you start paying after you were in for a while?
Then I don't see how you got in the guard in the first place because on your questioneer they asked you; Have you been the subject of adverse administrative action, regardless of outcome, including (but not limited to) being flagged for failing to satisfy military height/ weight requirements, or for failing a military physical fitness test? I would think that this would disqualify you. But then again I never failed any of y tests and I got an honorable so I have never had to do this.
One must elect whether or not to participate in the MGIB during basic training or time of enlistment onto active duty. If one declines the MGIB, they can't change their mind later. If one elects to participate and then changes their mind later, or if they are discharged before they become eligible to use the benefits, they don't get any of the money back that was taken out of their pay. This is because (the way the law is worded), it's a "reduction in pay," not a "contribution."
It may surprise you to learn that not everyone who enters active duty is eligible to participate in the ADMGIB. You are not eligible to participate if you declined the ADMGIB in writing upon entry to active duty.
If You Separate Early
If you don’t complete the required period of service, you may still be eligible for MGIB if you were discharged early for one of the following reasons:
Medical Disability
Hardship
Pre-existing Medical Condition
A condition that interfered with performance of duty
A reduction in force (RIF)—(Only certain RIFs qualify; check with your Education Service Officer.)
Convenience of the Government.
Note: If the "Reason for Discharge" on your DD Form 214 (Record of Separation) is for this reason, you must have served at least 30 months if your enlistment contract was for three or more years, or at least 20 months if your enlistment contract was for less than three years.
Note: If you're discharged early, your MGIB benefit rates will be reduced accordingly. If you’re separated for one of these reasons, you'll receive one month of entitlement for each month of active duty (up to 36 months) after June 30, 1985. For example, if you're discharged after 19 months for hardship, and you meet the other eligibility requirements, you'll receive 19 months of MGIB benefits.
Oh look the answer to a lot of your questions and all I had to do was look it up. You can't pass a PT test, have a bad attitude, and no military bearing. Come back when you have some respect for people. You should also know this....
Visible tattoos or brands on the face, neck or head are prohibited. Tattoos or brands on other areas of the body that are prejudicial to good order and discipline are prohibited. Any type of tattoo or brand that is visible while wearing a Class A uniform and detracts from a soldierly appearance is prohibited.
Examples of the types of tattoos or brands that may be in violation of this policy are those that:
1) show an alliance with "extremist" organizations,
2) are indecent (i.e. those that are grossly offensive to modesty, decency, or propriety; shock the moral sense because of their vulgar, filthy, or disgusting nature; tend to incite lustful thought; or tend reasonably to corrupt morals or incite libidinous thoughts,
3) are unreasonably large or excessive in number (i.e. a series of tattoos that cover the majority of one or more limbs
Class A uniform:
A tattoo is prohibited if, while wearing the Class A uniform, it
1) is visible, AND
2) detracts from a soldierly appearance.
Both conditions are required for the particular tattoo to be prohibited.
Under most circumstances, small, inconspicuous, or inoffensive tattoos or brands on areas of the body other than the face, neck or head are not prohibited.
Removal of Tattoos:
MEDCOM may remove tattoos that are not in compliance under the appropriate circumstances. Tattoos will be removed when the soldier asks for assistance AND the soldier is command-referred. The Army may elect not to provide this service for any soldier who voluntarily has a tattoo or brand applied which is in violation of the policy, if applied after 05 January 1999. Be aware that tattoo removal is a multi-treatment procedure. Commanders should take this into consideration when implementing the tattoo policy.
Commanders’ Guidance:
Soldiers should not be ordered to remove tattoos or brands. Rather, soldiers who refuse to have tattoos or brands removed should be counseled. The following points shall be addressed:
1) Ensure that the soldier understands the policy.
2) Ensure the soldier has the opportunity to seek medical advice about the removal of tattoos.
3) Counsel the soldier in writing that he or she does not comply with Army policy and that the decision not to remove the tattoo or brand could result in adverse administrative action, to include discharge from the Army.
