I served 22 years in the Army Reserve honorable all the way. Yet I get no benefits, no disability, and no retirement. I have a DD214 but I never got enough “good years” to be eligible for retirement (20 year letter) because I spent some years in the Reserve Control Group (RC PAC). I got lots of retirement points during my bad years such as by serving 26 days TDY but the year would not count toward retirement even though the points counted toward retirement. But I did get paid for my time at the time. Even though I always had great Officer Evaluation Reports (OERs) I got rifted from my Reserve Unit during a downsizing year due to a lack of LTC slots.
I really have no beef because I was just not career oriented but what is not fair is that my status for seeking federal jobs is lessened even though my path saved Uncle Sam lots of dough.
“I served 22 years in the Army Reserve honorable all the way. Yet I get no benefits, no disability, and no retirement”
Thnk you for your service. For sure you can get care at a VA. It isn’t always the greatest but 97% of the people who work there do genuinely care.
And if you served active duty status and have a disability you think is linked to the active duty service you can ask for a hearing.
I believe each state has a Veteran’s Benefit Commission which can help you.