Posted on 10/29/2004 10:52:29 AM PDT by wvromania
So would this less than honorable discharge also have ended his obligation to the Navy prior to when it was supposed to end?
The character of any discharge can theoretically be upgraded by an appeal to the appropriate board of military corrections. But by no means is it automatic.
Your friend's situation could have had any number of scenarios. In Kerry's situation, I guarantee he was not court-martialed or we would know about it already -- with very rare exceptions, they are public proceedings. If this latest rumor is true, then it means Kerry got an administrative discharge that got updated by the greatest president this nation has ever known (vvvvommmmmmmit), Jimmy "the Georgia Joke" Carter.
I found it .......thanks....my original post listing the types of discharges had UNDESIREABLE as one type........that is no longer in existence but has been renamed to Other than Honorable. My age is showing.
bmp and ping ;o)
more likely lehmann.
And I, for one, want to deal with him. He is/was a despicable representative for an American military man and want him exposed, if only in history, for what he did.
you are probably right.
Here's the likely suspects during the era....
Though could be ANY Sec. Navy Chief is talking about....
John H. Chafee...........31 Jan 1969 - 4 May 1972
John W. Warner...........4 May 1972 - 8 Apr 1974
J. William Middendorf....8 Apr 1974 - 20 Jan 1977
W. Graham Claytor, Jr...14 Feb 1977 - 24 Aug 1979
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Here's others...some are RIP
Edward Hidalgo...........24 Oct 1979 - 20 Jan 1981
John Lehman..............5 Feb 1981 - 10 Apr 1987
James H. Webb........... 1 May 1987 - 23 Feb 1988
William L. Ball......... 28 Mar 1988 - 15 May 1989
Henry L. Garrett III.....15 May 1989 - 26 Jun 1992
Daniel Howard (Acting)...26 Jun 1992 - 7 July 1992
Sean O'Keefe.............2 Oct 1992 - 20 Jan 1993
ADM Frank B. Kelso, II (Acting).. 2 Jan 1993 - 21 Jul 1993
John H. Dalton...........22 Jul 1993 - 16 Nov 1998
Richard Danzig...........16 Nov 1998 - 20 Jan 2001
Robert B. Pirie, Jr.(acting)....20 Jan 2001 - 24 May 2001
Gordon R. England.........24 May 2001 to present
At this point in the election, I dont think Kerrys discharge would make any difference with the voters. Everyone who thinks Kerrys conduct after the Vietnam War is important has already made up their mind about who they are going to vote for.
The sad thing about it is that for the Democrat party, Kerrys discharge from the Navy is not at all important. Please remember that the Democrat party is nothing but a loose coalition of Godless communists, socialists, criminals, perverts, race-baiters, parasites, opportunists, and the feeble minded, and as such, an Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Navy just has no meaning to them.
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This is NOT helpful. Any stories like this near the end of the campaign will be percived as a dirty trick and will backfire. We appear to be ahead in the polls, don't do anything stupid!
There are a range of discharges, and even if someone is a problem, there are options to get them out without stigmatizing them for life. An other than honorable, though, means the guy who discharged Kerry wanted to leave a mark. That's assuming, of course, this information is accurate.
DUmmies plant stuff like this to get us going.
Still, hope it is true.
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John Kerry's After-Action Combat Reports
Note the Records for December and January weren't released. These would impact his Christmas in Cambodia story and the Sampan story.
Even more complicated, months ago he had some reports from earlier Feb and late January pulled off because they conflicted with something in Brinkley's book. Relatively minor compared to the big whoppers he told, though.
won't make a lick of difference.
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