Active Duty Military
True or False
At any point during your contract as a active duty military member you are able to quit when you want
False
After serving 4 years how long would your TRS or Transition Readiness Seminar last?
2 weeks
Roughly how many veterans are in the U.S.?
18 million at about roughly 7% of the population
Roughly how many active duty military members are there in the U.S
1.2 Million
How long after transitioning out do you assume a VA (Veteran Assistant) will contact you?
They do not, you must go to a local VA center
How many veteran suicides are committed in a year?
44,000 in the past year averaging at around 26% of the leading cause of death for veterans. Also being the leading group of suicide in the U.S sitting at 8% of all suicides.
How many days per year are you given of payed time off?
24 days but you must submit a request 6 months in advance the specific days unless it is an emergency.
How many days of your leave days (earned time off) are you allowed to use to to make your journey back home?
Max of 30 days unless signed for special permissions
How many veterans are signed up for the VA allotted health care?
6.1 million used VA health care which is less that 40%
What is the minimum number of years you can serve before you can receive a honorable discharge excluding a early release due to medical discharge?
4
How long does your medical and mental screening take while transitioning out of the military?
1 day through appointment
How many veterans use there college funding from the government?
8 million recorded in the last 8 years. That is less than half of the veterans we have today in the U.S.
Who in the active duty line if you were having mental issues or personal problems would you go visit in the military?
Your Chaplin