OK, OTH then. I plead ignorance. An enlisted man is subject to UCMJ through his entire commitment. I received my DD214 upon discharge after 4 years active duty in the USAF. Two years later I was mailed my "Honorable Discharge".
I didn't know Officers didn't have a General Discharge. I got two subordinates released from the USAF on charges that ultimately resulted in General Discharges. Not serious enough for the Dishonorable Discharges but definitely undesirable.
If the Navy had a board to try and issue Kerry an OTH, the news media would have picked up on it.
I'm not trying to make a big deal about it. There's more serious stuff to M. Kerry than what kind of discharge he may or may not have gotten. His activities post service were possibly treasonous at worst and harmed service members greatly still serving in Vietnam at best. Senator Miller emphasized that Kerry and those of his ilk made fighting the Cold War very difficult. If he wouldn't stand up to Global Communism, why would he stand up to Islamic Terrorism?