When a soldier gets medically discharged, is the Army financially responsible for time remaining on contract?

Question

I know that VA pays a percentage to disabled American soldiers, but when a soldier comes down on a Medical Discharge that is unexpected, the Army should compensate for the time left that the soldier expected to contribute. Afterall, if a Major League baseball player gets cut from a team or traded, he still gets compensated by the team that let him go.

Answer 1

if you were deployed to a combat zone, even kuwait you get 2 years free medical care through the va after your seperated, oh and you should recieve a severance pay. the formula for figureing how much you will get is this... base pay x 2 x # of years you have been in.

and 1/2 years round up, so 2 and 1/2 years would be 3 years.

Answer 2

You are talking about 2 different situations. I don`t know how the government works with discharges, but I do know that Major Leagues pays high dollars so I would`nt even classify the difference.......

Answer 3

From what I understand, yes. You get severance pay. But I'm not sure how it gets figured out though. I'm getting out on a medical discharge from the navy, and after taxes I get between 10-12k.

Answer 4

your percentage is all you get. you will however receive this for the rest of your life. If you wanted a sports contract then you should have been a professional athlete. Using your logic then the army should be able to sue you for not fulfilling your contract. don't get greedy.

Answer 5

the army does pay a percentage of what you normally would make when you get mediaclly discharged. they give only a small percent b/c they expect you to get a job and continue on your life

Answer 6

This doesn'y make much sense. The military isn't professional baseball. Also, your contract is written so that the military has every right to do everything.