Have you heard of a DD 214....either you are elgibile or not....don't try to BS the folks my friend...
No BS, my friend. My DD 214s clearly reveal my dates of service, as do my honorable discharge certificates.
The AL and the VFW clearly spell out which periods count and which periods don't count.
Look into it if you don't know that they don't accept all veterans who served their country.
Dumba$$ thing for an officer to say. Maybe your oxygen mask was loose at high altitude?