For McGuire, the shift doesn’t help because anyone who was court-martialed or accepted a discharge “in lieu of a general court-martial” doesn’t qualify. That could shut out untold thousands of veterans who still carry the scar of discharges over their sexual orientation. ...
Discharge Status: Veterans are not eligible if they were dishonorably discharged. Disability During Active Duty: A veteran’s injury or illness must be the result of something that occurred during active duty, such as exposure to asbestos that caused mesothelioma. VA benefits applications should be...
Desertion, murder, fraud, and other crimes performed in uniformcan result in court-martial proceedings that lead to a Dishonorable Discharge. No military benefits or future military service is possible with a military discharge characterized as Dishonorable. How bad is a general discharge from the mi...
While monthly pay is low, a completed tour of duty and honorable discharge entitles a veteran to various Army benefits and makes securing a job easier.[53][54][55] The Army distinguishes between two Private ranks: PVT, the "base" private, and PV2, signifying a trained soldier.[31][...
Temporal changes in U.S. Army disability rates, benefits and reasons for discharge from 1980 to 2005Tom Harford, PhD
Shortly after the incident, Brisbois was given a general discharge from the Army. He is now fighting for medical and other veterans’ benefits. There are no statistics on how many HIV-infected soldiers have attempted suicide, but Brisbois’ situation is not unique, civilian advocates said. Just...
7 Suicide is a rare outcome even among recently discharged psychiatric inpatients8; therefore, the benefits of providing intensive posthospitalization suicide prevention interventions to all recently discharged inpatients are low. A more rational allocation of treatment resources would be to combine ...
The Grateful Dead icon told Rolling Stone he was forced to join the army in 1960 as punishment for stealing his mom's car. He was given a general discharge later that year due to his lack of involvement. Chris Henderson Jonathan Ferrey, Getty Images for NASCAR ...
During the Discharge and Enlistment process, you must ensure that you arrange to enlist into the Army the next day after separation from your parent service. If you have a day or more break in service, or if you enlist on the same day as separation, you will not receive your correctpay...
an Army officer reaches the end of his service obligation, the Army may not be ready to let that soldier go. Resignation of an Army officer commission is not automatically accepted. The process is strict, and there are many considerations to keep in mind, including loss of certain benefits....