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(b) IVS members (and their dependents) who have fewer than six years of
service are eligible for 60 days of transitional health care, including services and
benefits normally covered in the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the
Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS). IVS members (and dependents) with six or
more years of service are eligible for 120 days of transitional health care,
including services and benefits CHAMPUS normally covers. Transitional health
are starts on the member's separation date and is not retroactive. The health care
is provided on the same priority as to personnel active duty dependents.
(c) Advise separating members they are eligible to convert their Servicemen's Group
Life Insurance to Veteran's Group Life Insurance.
(7) Finances.
(a) Financial management assistance includes at least counseling on financial
management, unemployment compensation, VA loans, other Government grants
and loans, recovering separation pay for retired pay or disability compensation,
and the related tax effects of the pay or recovery.
(b) Separation Pay. Members may be eligible for severance pay, separation pay and
pay at separation. Severance pay and separation pay eligibility and amounts are
determined by the type of separation, e.g., IVS or voluntarily separated under
VSI or SSB. Members may also be eligible for final pay at separation consisting
of earned entitlements and pay for accumulated leave. That amount will be
reduced by taxes withheld, outstanding balances on advance pay received,
unearned bonus recovery and other debts. In addition, transactions in process
could result in additional payments to the member after separation or create a
debt. Members are responsible repaying all debts owed the Government.
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