| If you served... |
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You need... |
| WWII |
09/16/40 - 07/25/47 |
90 days of active service |
| Pre-Korea |
07/26/47 - 06/26/50 |
181 days of continuous active service |
| Korea |
06/27/50 - 01/31/55 |
90 days of active service
|
| Post Korea |
02/01/55 - 08/04/64 |
181 days of continuous active service |
| Vietnam |
08/05/64 - 05/07/75 |
90 days of active service
|
Post Vietnam
|
05/08/75 - 09/07/80 enlisted
05/08/75 - 10/16/81 officer |
181 days of continuous active service |
| Peacetime |
after 09/07/80 enlisted
or 10/16/81 officer to
08/01/90 |
24 mos of continuous active service or the
full (181days min) period you were ordered to serve |
| Persian Gulf War (Active) |
08/02/90 - present |
24 mos of continuous active service or the
full (90 days min) period you were ordered to serve |
| Persian Gulf War (Training) |
08/02/90 - present |
No eligibility earned |
| Reserves |
Active Unit & Attended
Drills & 2 Week Active Duty |
6 years of reserves (expires
09/30/07) |
| National Guard |
Active Unit & Attended
Drills & 2 Week Active Duty |
6 years of duty (expires
09/30/07) |
Some spouses of veterans may
have home loan eligibility. They are
- the unmarried surviving spouse of a veteran who
died as a result of service or service-connected causes, and
- the spouse of an active duty member who is listed
as missing in action (MIA)or a prisoner of war (POW) for at least 90
days. Eligibility under this MIA/POW provision is limited to one time
use only.
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