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When I'm honorably discharged from the military do I qualify to collect unemployment?
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tomfoolery
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Yes, you are certainly eligible for unemployment. I collected on it for about two weeks when I was discharged. I have no idea about whether its "frowned upon" or not. That would be dependent on the person investigating your background, and their feelings on unemployment. I personally wouldn't care, as long as it wasn't for an overly long period of time.
Sinnerstar
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EDIT: Apparently you can, but the rules are different than for a regular job. You can only get unemployment for 6 weeks. AND this should have been covered in the class you would have taken about re-entering the civilian world.
Source: Asked my boyfriend, who was in the Navy.
Depends on your state's laws, but I'm pretty sure the answer is absolutely not.
See, if you were honorably discharged, then you were discharged for one of three reasons: 1) you finished your term of service and chose not to re-enlist; 2) you had an injury or other medical condition that prevented you from doing your military duty; or 3) you retired from the military.
Since you are trying to become a police officer, I am going to assume No. 2 does not apply. I am also going to assume No. 3 doesn't apply, because if you retired from the military, you'd be drawing a pension and wouldn't need unemployment.
So that leaves us with No. 1 - you chose not to re-enlist. Which, in layman's terms, means you "quit" your "job". Since you would have had a job in the military had you re-enlisted, but you chose not to, it was therefore YOUR choice that left you unemployed, not the military's choice.
Therefore, you don't get unemployment.
But again, your state's laws may differ. You can always check and see what they are in your state.
Source: Asked my boyfriend, who was in the Navy.
Depends on your state's laws, but I'm pretty sure the answer is absolutely not.
See, if you were honorably discharged, then you were discharged for one of three reasons: 1) you finished your term of service and chose not to re-enlist; 2) you had an injury or other medical condition that prevented you from doing your military duty; or 3) you retired from the military.
Since you are trying to become a police officer, I am going to assume No. 2 does not apply. I am also going to assume No. 3 doesn't apply, because if you retired from the military, you'd be drawing a pension and wouldn't need unemployment.
So that leaves us with No. 1 - you chose not to re-enlist. Which, in layman's terms, means you "quit" your "job". Since you would have had a job in the military had you re-enlisted, but you chose not to, it was therefore YOUR choice that left you unemployed, not the military's choice.
Therefore, you don't get unemployment.
But again, your state's laws may differ. You can always check and see what they are in your state.
yes you can. i really doubt that will be frown upon you served for so many years and you were discharged honorable (if you took the Terminal classes you should know..you can) ,and now with this economic turmoil you most likely going to need that extra cash, except if you got a family and you need to make more money to support your family then its understandable.
and in the unemployment forms you need to provide your dd214 so dont lose it.
and in the unemployment forms you need to provide your dd214 so dont lose it.