What are the exceptions to military service?

Exceptions include:

• For GUARD MEMBERS to qualify they must have 180 days and have been activated under Title 10 of the U.S. Code Members who were activated under Title 10 or Title 32 of the U.S. Code or Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 33, sections 38, 40, and 41 must have 90 days, at least one of which was during wartime.
• For RESERVISTS to qualify, they must have been called to regular active duty, at which point their eligibility can be determined.
• Active duty service in the armed forces shall not include active duty for training in the Army or Air National Guard or active duty for training as a Reservist in the Armed Forces of the United States.
• It is not necessary that an applicant have completed the minimum service for wartime or peacetime campaign if he/she served some time in the campaign and was awarded the Purple Heart, or suffered a service-connected disability per the Discharge Certificate, or died in the service under honorable conditions.