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Hi Any update on your case? My husband was sent to MEB for his severe flat foot by the flight doc. He has not been able to wear boots since last year and has been grounded since then. The command has him taking over chief's duty although he is E6. So the captain says he doesn't need may...

I guess what I am getting at is if someone has been active duty for, say, 8 years, it is a big deal to complete the MEB and get some DoD compensation because they are not entitle it due to the length of time served. But if someone already served 20 years and is entitle to pension, then what...

It’s 20 years active duty. So as far as the Total monthly income after military won’t have too much difference between MEB or straight retire. Am I correct ?

So financially, it is pretty much the same either he go through MEB or retire and get CG pension and VA compensation. But with MEB, part or all of the pension could become tax free, and he get to stay in longer until MEB complete or whenever he decides to retire. Am I correct? I forgot to...

Thank you for your detailed reply. No worries about the COVId vaccine stuff. We are glad that’s over. For Q5, CG pension plus DoD, plus regular VA benefit?

He is in compliance as far as the vaccine goes. He had a permanent exemption for vaccine for some health issue. But the doc put him on med board for his feet. So he is still in med board. Hence the questions I asked

I forgot to mentioned, he did get Novavax few weeks ago. So the vaccine thing is not a problem anymore. BTW, none of the court ruling for military branches regarding covid vaccine do not apply to Coast Guard. After that particular ruling came out, the new Coast Guard Admiral ordered...

Hi Y'all. I am a wife of Coast Guard active duty. So please forgive my ignorance. I have looked at the manuals but I have a few questions. My husband had a permanent medical exemption for COVID vaccine. After 6 months, the 2 captains in the HQ removed the permanent exemption status (they...