Guard deployments may end one day short of mark needed for retirement, education benefits
Leo Shane III
Tens of thousands of National Guard troops responding to the coronavirus pandemic could see their deployments halted one day short of qualifying for a host of veterans benefits, according to a new report from Politico released Tuesday.
The newspaper said federal officials in an interagency call last week acknowledged that the Guard deployments are scheduled to stop on June 24, one day short of the 90 days needed to qualify for certain retirement and GI Bill benefits.
More than 40,000 Guard members are currently serving under Title 32 orders, the largest domestic employment of the force since the Hurricane Katrina disaster in 2005.
https://www.militarytimes.com/education-transition/2020/05/19/guard-deployments-may-end-one-day-short-of-mark-needed-for-retirement-education-benefits/
