Enlisted and Officers who are identified with medical conditions or physical defects that fall below medical retentions standards. Soldiers will be medically retired if they have 15 or more qualifying years and will receive a 15-year Notification of Eligibility (NOE). Soldiers with less than 15 years of service will be medically separated from the Georgia Army National Guard (GAARNG) with no military affiliation; however, they may be eligible to receive other veteran’s benefits.
Soldiers with 30% or more disability rating due to identified medical conditions and found unfit to continue military service by the Physical Disability Agency (PDA) will be separated from the Army National Guard and placed on the Temporary Disability Retired List or Permanent Disability Retired List. Upon separation, Soldiers will receive immediate retired pay and benefits.
Soldiers found medically unfit to continue military service and receiving a disability rating of less than 30% will be separated based upon the election of disability severance pay. If the 15-year Notification of Eligibility (NOE) is applicable, Soldiers can waive the severance pay to receive non-regular retired pay. Soldiers accepting disability severance pay will forfeit their retired pay and benefit at age of eligibility.
Additional information on Medical Retirement processes are located in the HR Medical section of the SOP page
The process is started once a Soldier submits a Chapter 3 packet to their unit. If you feel a Chapter 3 packet needs to be initiated contact your unit.
Additional information on Chapter 3 packets are located in the HR Medical section of the SOP page
Determines if Solder is deemed fit or unfit for duty. For more information about the PEB visit the HR Medical SOP section of our SOP page.
Required if there is a military-related injury. For more information about the PEB visit the HR Medical SOP section of our SOP page.
PDES will determine your disability rating. You need 30% for it to be considered either a temporary or permanent. For more information about the PEB visit the HR Medical SOP section of our SOP page.
Additional information on medical boards is located in the HR Medical section of the SOP page
No accepting the severance pay out will forfeit any retirement benefits.
Yes, however the VA may require you to repay the lump sum severance pay.
No, when you accept a severance payout you are discharge completely for the military and will not be eligible for an ID Card.
You will need to contact the Retirement Services Officer (RSO) to complete your application for retirement benefits. ng.ga.gaarng.list.ngga-g1-retirements@mail.mil
You are eligible for retirememt pay at age 60 unless you qualify for early age retirement.
For questions related to medical retirement please contact the GAARNG G-1 Medical Evaluation Board ng.ga.gaarng.list.ngga-meb@army.mil