Honorable - all benefits
General - all benefits (board action only - cannot be adjudged by a court-martial)
Other Than Honorable (OTH) - most benefits, but still looks bad on any employment application (board action usually - cannot be adjudged by a court-martial) Usually reserved for Chapter 10 discharge requests (discharges in lieu of a court-martial)
Bad Conduct Discharge (BCD) - very few benefits (and then only depending on exactly the offense you're being punished for) A bad conduct special court-martial has a maximum sentence of forfeiture of two-thirds pay per month for 12 months (pay only, not allowances such as the marriage allowance, etc), reduction to E-1, confinement for 12 months, and a bad conduct discharge.
Dishonorable Discharge (DD) - the most serious discharge, usually reserved for the most heinous offenses. No benefits. A general court-martial may adjudge any forfeiture up to and including forfeiture of all pay and allowances, reduction to E-1, confinement up to the period listed in the Manual for Courts-Martial for that offense, and a dishonorable discharge.
I have been a court reporter for the Department of the Army for 27 years (17 years uniform, 10 years civil service) and I see this sort of stuff every day. If anyone has any specific questions, I will be more than happy to answer them.
We all hope this is true. Of course, there will be the comments about “dirty politics” because it comes at the last minute. And that means we will have to live through more Democrats screaming out of the TV. It will be “memogate” all over again, from their viewpoint. Ugh! Just when I hoped it might end.
Someone on here mentioned that “…until an officer admits he signed Kerrry’s discharge and knows for sure ….” That will probably never happen. I just bet Kerry has a list of people like Clinton did. Those who “knew something” but are no longer around to tell.
My big concern ;) is that just before any document can be seen to prove this, Soros will have bought a zillion bottles of Ketchup from T-rex and they’ll have it all covered up with Heinz sauce.
OK...
Would an honorable discharge ever be granted by a "board of officers" in situations where there wasn't a previous discharge of lesser desirability?