[hubno]

When you finish your active duty service you are given a DD-214 and a Honorable Discharge worthy of framing.When you finish your inactive reserve service you receive another Honorable Discharge with the DD-214 adjustments on the back of the Discharge.
I have all three 2 H.D.'s & DD-214.
You get only one ( 1 ) DD-214.
You get only one ( 1 ) citation with your medal.
Nothing I have was ever reviewed by a board of officers or approved by the president unless it was rubber stamped on the front of my H.D.
Wonder if Kerry ever tried to join the VFW or American Legion?

[andyk]

Well, I understand all of that. In fact, I have my own framed discharge certificate (USAFR). However, LTC Patterson seems to think that the date of separation has been changed (ostensibly to decriminalize some of his post-war anti-war activities). Looking at Kerry's DD215 and DD214 reveal the same date of separation to me.

I must be missing something. At the same time, it has been shown that he would still be in violation of part of the UCMJ even as an inactive Naval Reserve officer (like when "honeymooning" twice in Paris with the commies).