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To: Netizen
There is no such discharge that I know of that is SPECIFICALLY other than honorable. It is just a generic way of saying he did NOT receive an HONORABLE DISCHARGE.

So he received a General/Undesireable/Bad Conduct or a Dishonorable discharge, ONE OF THESE FOUR. Unless things changed in the past 20 years or so since I retired.

145 posted on 10/29/2004 11:14:46 AM PDT by PISANO (Never Forget 911!! or 911's First Heroes "Beamer, Glick, Bingham & Bennett.")
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To: PISANO
There is no such discharge that I know of that is SPECIFICALLY other than honorable. It is just a generic way of saying he did NOT receive an HONORABLE DISCHARGE.

Yes, there is such a thing as a specific OTH discharge. After 6 months you are eligible to request an upgrade to honorable.

218 posted on 10/29/2004 11:26:46 AM PDT by UsnDadof8 (Kerry is no sportsman...Unless lying could be considered a sport)
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To: PISANO

There are FIVE types of military discharges:

1. Honorable
2. General
3. Other-than-Honorable
4. Dishonorable
5. Bad Conduct (a.k.a. "The Big Chicken Dinner".

You actually have to try pretty hard to get an OTH. Service members that have been conviced of a non-violent felony or extreme NJP get them. The key is the re-enlistment code.


271 posted on 10/29/2004 11:33:52 AM PDT by Doohickey ("This is a hard and dirty war, but when it's over, nothing will ever be too difficult again.”)
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To: PISANO
Here ya go Pisano:
UCMJ link on about.com

OTH-Discharge was definitely an option you didn't want. I don't recall "Undesirable" unless that's to mean anything other than an "Honorable Discharge"
526 posted on 10/29/2004 12:27:12 PM PDT by Outlaw76 (Citizens on the Bounce!)
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