Who is eligible for Military Funeral Honors?

 

• Military members who died while on active duty or in the Selected Reserve

• Former military members who served on active duty or in the Selected Reserve and were discharged under other than dishonorable conditions

• Former military members who completed at least one term of enlistment or period of initial obligated service in the Selected Reserve and were discharged under other than dishonorable conditions

• Further clarification on eligibility is available on our DoD Policy page.

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Who is NOT eligible for Military Funeral Honors?

 

• Any person separated from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions or whose character of service results in a bar to veteran's benefits

• Any person who was ordered to report to an induction station, but was not actually inducted into military service

• Any person discharged from the Selected Reserve prior to completing one term of enlistment or period of initial obligated service for reasons other than a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty

• Any person convicted of a Federal capital crime and whose conviction is final (other than a person whose sentence was commuted by the President)

• Any person who has been convicted of a State capital crime and whose conviction is final (other than a person whose sentence was commuted by the Governor of a State)

• Any person whois found to have committed a Federal capital crime or a State capital crime, as set forth in section 2411(c) of title 38, but,has not been convicted of such crime by reason of such person not being available for trial due to death or flight to avoid prosecutionFor additional information, refer to Title 38, United States Code, Section 2411 on the Department of Defense policy of this website.

• See also paragraph 4.7.4 of Department of Defense Instruction 1300.15 on the Department of Defense policy of this website.