How can a person that joined the army and (FAILED) boot camp--draw a check and full benifits as a vet?

Question

Who do you contact to stop the fraud?

Answer 1

Are you sure its fraud? Lots of people don't complete boot camp for a variety of reasons. Sounds more to me like he was injured in boot camp and was given an entry level discharge under honorable conditions - in which case he would qualify for medical benefits and a monthly VA check based on the degree of disability. Since you want to be the benefits cop then ask him and not us and if you are not satisfied with what he tells you then notify the VA of what you suspect. They will call up his record and determine if there is anything suspect and then investigate if there is. But find out the facts before you jump froggy!.

Answer 2

The key to a person drawing benefits is the condition of their discharge. In the Corps a Marine who couldn't shave because shaving would produce "shaving bumps" would be discharged honorably for medical reasons, and I believe (though I am not totally sure) that a discharge on that basis made that Marine eligible for benefits. Strange but true, and no actual fraud is present since it arises from a documented inability to conform to requirements of the Corps.

Answer 3

I don't think u are getting the full story of why they failed it could be medical reason that u have no concern to know it could be mental physical alot of reason I know a guy that fail because of a lung problem injury that he did not have until he joined so don't be hard to quick he was discharged right after boot with full benifits! I think u need to think before u speak and u r not one to judge people u need to really get ur facts straight

Answer 4

it depends on the situation.
Im not positive about the armys policies, but the marines are like this.
if you are injured in basic, and the injury requires things that disqualify you from military service, you will receive full military benefits. (the length of time you get benefits is defined by the injury).
i was injured in usmc basic training, and have first hand accounts of how this works... (although i did graduate).
for example: In usmc basic training, there is a rehabilitation platoon. The days you are in there do not count towards graduation.. but you will not be sent home, unless the injury disquals you.
here are two examples:
there was a recruit who was on an obstacle course and broke his arm. No pins, screws, plates were needed to repair his arm, so after it healed, he went back to training.
another example, i was in the rehab platoon with a recruit who fell off the 'stairway to heaven', and suffered nerve damage. the nerve damage was so severe, he could not fufill his obligations, and will receive lifetime military benefits (as if he spent 20 years in and retired). he was not able to graduate, but he is considered a 'paper' marine.
there is nothing to report.

Answer 5

Happens all the time.

One of the biggest anti war " veterans "

An Idiot claiming to be an Army Ranger who was wounded in Iraq.

Was on most of the Anti War webpages, saying he had witnessed atrociaties in Iraq.

Jessee MacBeth was found to be a fraud. he had been administratively discharged from the US Army after 6 weeks for being mentaly and physically unfit for duty.

He had manufactured fake discharge documents and calimed VA benefits.

He is now in jail awaiting trial on fraud charges.

That makes 4 or 5 of the most vocal anti war " veterans " who have been busted for not being veterans at all.

The tards who are agaist the war, seem to believe anyone who says " im a vet " and the war is bad.

They never check thier story before hand.

In Arizona, an " anti war veteran " of the Iraq war, was found to have spent 90% of the last 5 years in jail or prison, he had a charge sheet two pages long.

When ask how he had found time to enlist, be trained and serve in iraq, when he had been in either jail or prison the last 5 years, He said no comment.

Whats even funnier, is the anti war groups, even after knowing these people are fakes, defend them anyway.

Like the New York Times printing an article about a Navy female who said she had been raped in Iraq.

They never checked her story.

The ex Navy sailor had never served in iraq, she had been stationed on Guam.

When confronted with the evidence, the NY Times, instead of saying, " we made a bad mistake "

Defended their story, because they said the ex Navy sailor
" believed she had been in Iraq "

Answer 6

You don't. Maybe you were told a story from the person, but if not contact the VA in person or call the 800 number. You may need the persons social security number since there are tons of people in the world with the same name.

Answer 7

To be a veteran, one must serve at least 180 days in the military (and at least be given a general discharge -- usually it's "convenience of the government for physical or mental condition,"). Although, I could be wrong. Even then, most benefits are based on time and character of service.

He/She may not be a veteran, but he/she may have been granted disability payments if that's the reason he/she failed boot camp and the Army was liable for the injury in some way.

Contact the VA.

Answer 8

Contact the VA are your local state representative and let them know about the situation. That person is only taking away from the true veterans that served their country. That person in question should never be drawing any benefits whatsoever. He/she failed Army Basic and therefore isn't entitled to anything the Army offered. Reminds me of those losers on welfare.

Answer 9

If he is getting a check then he was probably injured, my brother injured his knee in boot camp and they paid him until he finished school (5 years)

Answer 10

No they can't. You have to fulfill the term of the enlistment contract (usually 4 years) and be honorably discharged to get veteran's benefits. Discharge from boot camp is usually incompatiblity with military service, no compensation is given. I don't know about compensation if there was a disabling injury in bootcamp that was caused by training. If you think there is fraud contact the local VA office.