Agreed. And as another two-branch Vet (USAR, USAF) - neither of my DD-214s reflect anything about a "board...."
However, it may not be as deep as some hope. As I recall from my officer days, an "officer" will only be issued an Honorable Discharge. For a General or Other Than Honorable D or Dismissal for the good of the Service, a board action, at a minimum, is required. One "officer" (using the term very loosely) I knew of had his pilot wings "pulled" by one board and rather than face a dismissal board, he opted to resign his commission and was released early with an HD.
A Bad Conduct or Dishonorable will require a Special or General Court Martial and from what I've seen and found searching various discharge rules, the sentence will have a reduction in grade (normally to E-1) preceding either the BCD or DD.
Seems to me that as JFake was gaining prominence in the early 70s, any court martial action towards him whould have received much play. Board actions (from what I've seen and found can be very low-key. Just MHO there, though.
I guess only time and a signed SF-180 will ever clear it all up.
A Flight Eval Board where one could lose your wings really had nothing to do with any other board if memory serves me correctly. A "Board" to issue a discharge, although different in the various Services, seems to me to be a completely different "horse". To say the least it is highly unusual....and as I said before; "Something is Rotten in Denmark"...
This was a board convened at the request of the President at the time, and the process was completed in New Orleans.
Very, very suspect indeed.
Great job!