Discharged as an E1?
I believe this is what a general, under honorable conditions DD214 looks like. But E1 after anything over 6 months indicates she was punished and reduced in rank before being discharged. Could be drugs or some other non-felony infraction. Certainly not something you want to brag about.
Separation code LBK on a 214 just means Completion Of Required Active Service
A release from ADT is not a discharge. She went from there to an AG unit in Alabama. Not all dd214 are created equal. I have a dd214 for completing ROTC prior to commissioning and attending Officer Basic.
It looks like this particular DD214 is a separation from active duty training DD214 (5 months 29 days - almost 6 months) and the LBK separation code reflects that - normal expiration of term of service. I don’t know if she was in some kind of reserve program but I guess something like this is possible.
“Discharged as an E1?”
When I was in basic training there 3 or 4 who were discharged as an E1. I believe they were all honorable discharges for medical reasons.
Her contract continued in the reserves.
“ Discharged as an E1?”
I am retired USAF with 24 years service followed by 18 years as an Adjudicator for the Veteran’s Administration and I have reviewed literally thousands of DD-214s for the purpose of determining qualification for VA benefits so I certainly have a qualified opinion.
She was discharged at about four months when she was likely in Technical School to learn to be a Personnel Specialist. Either she was unable to learn, which is highly unlikely as she would have been transferred to a less demanding skill instead of being kicked out. My guess is she was not happy for whatever reason and was probably booted for what we use to call “inability to adapt” to military life. It is not considered an unfavorable or less than honorable discharge. Its better to boot those unable to live the military life early like this.
She was on active duty for basic training and AIT then she was discharged back to her National Guard company. I have a DD-214 that looks almost the same from 1992. When you leave the National Guard, your discharge is on a different form.