Why was he discharged after 15 months?
Many on her said he was nuts for claiming there was a shadow government. If he had only called it the deep state he would have been a genius.
When you are drafted, it’s typically for 2 years. So after basic and MOS training that’s about how much would be left.
The answer is likely to have a relationship to a couple other questions. Why he was transferred from platoon to platoon while he was in the army? And why doesn't he go to reunions with people he served with? It is very possible that like John Kerry, he was a major pain in the rear, a danger to others, and not someone who his fellow soldiers and superior officers wanted to keep around.
That doesn't mean a discharge. The person was put on inactive reserve until the full 6 years was up and then one got the discharge.
I know because I got a drop of 3 1/2 months, but was on inactive reserve for 4 years and 3 1.2 months.
I knew a number of guys who extended their tours a few days or even months to qualify for the 6 month drop.
It was for most, better to be in Vietnam than to put up with the stateside regimen that every one that I knew considered to be mickey mouse.
Many tours only lasted 12 months in-country, I believe.