Is this close to a dishonorable discharge OR does this mean that their status can change to an honorable after 6 months? A family member of mine got that because he had alot of trouble with his surperios ex: company commander and he was placed in the wrong MOS his army recruiter somehow placed him in the wrong MOS (92 fox) when he was supposed to be in another MOS regarding satellite computers. Eventually, I think being in this situation got to him and he was discharged under a bad conduct discharge but yet his paperwork (DD214) says General with honorable conditions????? I'm confused. But anyways, what are the odds that he could boost it to an honorable. They told him to write the gerneral requesting an honorable in 6 months ---is this the norm? And if so what are the odds that he'd receive one?
2006-12-05 05:00:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
General discharges are given to servicemembers whose performance is satisfactory but not up to the standards of a honorable discharge. This is usually given to those who must leave the service for nonmedical reasons before the end of their tour of duty, or for servicemembers who have had frequent nonjudicial punishments but not serious infractions. If there are infractions of discipline, the seriousness and frequency are evaluated, with the benefit of the doubt going to a honorable discharge. The reasons for a general discharge must be disclosed to the servicemember.
2006-12-05 05:03:28 · answer #1 · answered by jaymactx 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Pretty much the same as honorable except, no schooling benefits, can't rejoin in or join another branch. That's pretty much the difference. You still can get a VA home loan approval by the VA, but the VA is not its own lender anymore! You still get burial, health, dental, VFW if apply!
2014-05-06 13:14:44 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anyone with a general discharge under honorable conditions cannot have it updated to Honorable Discharge in 6 months. The odds are 0%. General Discharge under honorable conditions precludes part-
icipation in the GI Bill, service on Veteran's Commissions, and other programs where honorable
discharge is required.
2006-12-05 05:41:33 · answer #3 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can't speak for the Army, but the Air Force definition of an under honorable conditions (general) discharge is: "When an airman's service has been honest and faithful, this characterization of service is warranted when significant negative aspects of the airman's conduct or performance of duty outweigh the positive aspects of the airman's record." Simply put, you have to do SOMETHING wrong in order to get a general discharge, and it usually involves unsatisfactory performance or misconduct.
You mentioned a bad-conduct discharge -- there's only one way you can get a BCD, and that's as the result of a conviction by special or general court-martial. So unless your family member is hiding something very serious from you, there's no way he/she could have received a BCD.
It is possible to petition the Armed Forces Board for Correction of Military Records (BCMR) for an upgrade from a general discharge to an honorable discharge after six months. Again, can't speak for the Army, but I've handled several dozen of these for Air Force members and not one of them got their discharge upgraded.
2006-12-05 05:16:15 · answer #4 · answered by sarge927 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An Honorable Discharge means you met or exceeded standards of performance and conduct. A Dishonorable Discharge is a punitive discharge, and the only way to get one is a conviction by a general courts martial.
2016-05-22 21:29:36 · answer #5 · answered by Cynthia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A General Discharge is less than Honorable but not Dishonorable.
After a period of time you can petition to have the General Discharge made Honorable, unless the rules have changed since I was in.
2006-12-05 05:20:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
General under honorable conditions is right below "Honorable discharge" Just means the Army was willing to let him go but he didn't do anything bad to get out.
2006-12-05 05:03:52 · answer #7 · answered by HomSupLo75 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
basically, it means he screwed up, but not badly enough to warrant a BCD or OTH.
he would have to prove, beyond reasonable doubt, that the characterization was given in error. That is very difficult to do.
2006-12-05 07:16:08 · answer #8 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋