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Waitaminute, let me add something to that "release from active duty" statement : what bothers me is that the bulk of Kerry's subversive activites, including his false testimony to congress adn the illegal meeting in Paris with the VNC would have taken place between the time of his release from active duty - while still a uniformed officer of the US Navy - and the time of his first actual discharge, whether it was honorable or not. I believe that first discharge could not have been honorable.

Yes. Those activities would have occurred after he was released from active duty in January 1970.

At that time, Kerry would have still been a commissioned officer in the Naval Reserve, first in the Ready Reserve and then in the Inactive Reserve.

This Secretary of the Navy Instruction reveals that, while in such a status:

Kerry could have received a general discharge as an inactive duty reservist based upon “civilian misconduct found to have had an adverse impact on the overall effectiveness of the military, including military morale and efficiency.”

and

Kerry could have received an other than honorable (formerly undesirable) discharge as an inactive duty reservist based upon “civilian misconduct found to have affected directly the performance of military duties.”

"Kerry could have received a general discharge as an inactive duty reservist based upon “civilian misconduct found to have had an adverse impact on the overall effectiveness of the military, including military morale and efficiency."

"and

"Kerry could have received an other than honorable (formerly undesirable) discharge as an inactive duty reservist based upon “civilian misconduct found to have affected directly the performance of military duties."

Exactly. It isn't hard to see what The Vietnam War Hero ® is covering up with his constantly shifting versions fo events. If he owned up to all of his activities, he'd have to own up to his treasonand he's NOT going to admit to being a modern day Benedoct Arnold (because he can't paint ol' Benny as a misunderstood patriot after all the "Benedict Arnold companies" schtick back in the first half of this year)