C'mon, it is a preprinted form with the Kerry info dropped in by computer. No different from my high school grades mailing from the early 70's
The other thing is that Kerry's discharge is actually fairly typical for someone who does not resign their commission. Even though he was inactive, his records would have gone through two tries fot Lt. Commander. After that, he would have been discharged - 1978 seems to be the proper time. You guys need to spend a little time over at Swiftvets forum.
I know the guy is a skunk - but there are two main things for our focus. First are the lies he told after he came home that still today torture the veterans' minds. The other is that there is no evidence that that the supposed falsified reports that support Kerry's medals came from anyone other than John Kerry. The Swifties are doing the harder job of trying to prove that ONLY Kerry did or could write those reports.
I hadn't given this document, a cover letter for an Honorable Discharge Certificate, a second glance until today. It appears to be a mostly preprinted form in proportional font (NAVPERS 1926/2 (Rev 3-77) Part 4), with monospaced personal information dropped in, as you say. But check this document of 1986 (years later from the cover letter for the Honorable Discharge Certificate) ...
http://www.johnkerry.com/pdf/jkmilservice/Request_For_History_of_Service.pdf <--
That letter is all monospaced. I'd like to see a copy of an actual NAVPERS 1926/2 (Rev 3-77). I was able to find some forms, none of them had that appearance.
BUPERSINST 1001.39D (pdf) <-- 2.5 Mb
See Fig 1-3 on page 1-17 (35); Fig 7-1 on page 7-6 (89); a few others.
Nary a proportional font among them.
See also, http://www.johnkerry.com/pdf/jkmilservice/Acceptance_of_Discharge_Naval_Reserve.pdf <--
A form letter with "fill-in-the-blanks," dated July 13, 1978; acceptance of discharge, monospaced.
One of those things that makes one go "Hmmmmmm." Maybe perfectly typical, as you say.