Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 35. Veterans and Members of Armed Forces § 35.1001

(i) Is a veteran as defined in section 1 of 1965 PA 190, MCL 35.61.

(ii) Has completed at least 190 days of honorable service or died during the period of service from service-connected causes in the military, naval, marine, or coast guard forces of the United States including the auxiliary branches thereof, was a resident of the state for at least 6 months before entering therein, and has not applied for and received similar benefits from another state. The 190 days required active duty does not include a period when assigned full-time by the armed forces to a civilian institution for a course substantially the same as a course offered to civilians; served as a cadet or midshipman at a service academy, or active duty for training in an enlistment in the Army or AirNational Guard or as a reserve for service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard Reserve.

(i) Honorable or general discharge, or separation under honorable conditions.

(ii) In the case of a serviceman who has not been discharged a certificate from the appropriate service authority that a serviceman did qualify under subparagraph (i) as if the veteran was being discharged or separated.