Hi, I signed up for a Military Retiree Badge. The website would not let me pre-pay for it. Since I am not prepaid I can not see even registration. Given that the ONLY event I can attend this year is the BI, am I out of luck? Or will there be a chance to get in with Generics?

I would suggest calling GAMA. It seems bizarre that you would not be able to prepay for a military retiree badge. Their phone number can be found in several threads on the Origins Facebook page (and hopefully somewhere on the Origins web site).

In any case, you're probably fine. As of right now, there are 92 of 140 seats left for the BI (I'm surprised there are that many left open).