Hey, Day, B.G. Burkett was on CSPAN earlier this week and hinted at this as well. I'm paraphrasing, but he said that "Kerry wasn't court-martialed, because those are records that can be obtained". He did say, however, that he had seen Kerry's records, had copies of some, and that Kerry's discharge was something other than honorable. He wouldn't say anything else except that more would be coming later in the week. This could get very interesting.
"Kerry wasn't court-martialed, because those are records that can be obtained". He did say, however, that he had seen Kerry's records, had copies of some, and that Kerry's discharge was something other than honorable. My recollection from what I have heard in the past is that Nixon requested that the Navy not court-martial him for his anti-war activities (did not want to stir up more trouble considering Kerry's high profile status), so Kerry was given the other-than-honorable designation. That would explain the lack of court-martial records.