Thanks so much! Sorry I only know the shorthand version of the story, but I'll prod him for the details of whether they expected him to stay in the whole enlistment and only get the medical discharge and early departure by signing off his benefits. I'll see if he has a copy of the signed...
My father-in-law signed over his right to claim disability in order to be medically discharged from the military a year early. He was training as a SEAL and fell on a pole and screwed up his hip back in the 1980s. He has major back and hip issues, along with many other medical issues stemming...