Alright I did 4 years in the Army earned my spec-4 then two days later got an article 15 and got busted back down to PFC. I kept this rank until my discharge. My discharge says PFC on it. I was a specialist for a short while is there any way I can get this changed on my dd-214 or my discharge certificate?
2007-03-27 02:21:25 · 14 answers · asked by lvillejj 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Because your dd 214 shows creditable service. The two days as an E-4 aren't enough to qualify. I believe that you need to hold a rank for a minimum of six months to get credit for that grade.
Just for curiosity, what difference does it make? The important thing is that the 214 says "honorable" discharge.
2007-03-27 02:27:37 · answer #1 · answered by auditor4u2007 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Reenlist quickly! Go back in for a 3 year stretch, make Spec5, maybe you can get a school deal and make Spec6? It is a shame that you did not negotiate after you accepted your Art 15. If your 1st had gone to bat for you then perhaps the commander who dished out the punishment would have relented and rewritten the thing. That punishment is non judicial and the commander has (or at least had) vast latitude in administering it when I was in. Of course, getting busted a grade is pretty stringent already so I assume you screwed up big time. Too bad. As long as the discharge is honorable I don't think you should worry too much anyhow.
2007-03-27 09:45:14 · answer #2 · answered by Nightstalker1967 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Your DD-214 will reflect your rank at the time of your separation or retirement, and cannot be changed to reflect the highest rank held. The ONLY exception to this is when an officer is RIF'ED, that is, when he is passed over for promotion and chooses to remain in the military as an enlisted man rather than separate. If an officer finds him/herself in this situation, if they don't have enough TIS to retire, they can elect to be RIF'ED to the commensurate enlisted rank; for example, I knew a major who was RIF'ED to the grade of E-6/TSgt because that was the commensurate enlisted rank, and when he retired 18 months later he retired at the highest rank he held - major.
In your case, there's no way you can get your DD-214 changed.
2007-03-27 09:30:45 · answer #3 · answered by Team Chief 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
After being busted , your new permenent rank became PFC, which was your rank when discharged. This is the only, or should I say, highest rank for which you are entitled to claim.
2007-03-27 09:51:24 · answer #4 · answered by briang731/ bvincent 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, Charlie. You left as a PFC, not a SPC. The DD 214 reflects what it was, not what you want it to have been.
2007-03-27 09:25:12 · answer #5 · answered by Tom Jr 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
No. You surrendered all rights to that rank and title when you screwed up and earned the disciplinary action. You want a better record, re-enlist and start over. Otherwise, forget about it; it isn't going to change.
2007-03-27 09:35:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Doubtful....I was an E 4 and busted to E3...Im still an E3, 35 years later
2007-03-27 09:25:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
nope, you left as an E-3
2007-03-27 16:35:45 · answer #8 · answered by sonya h 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, you were dischagred as an E3.
2007-03-27 09:28:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Only if you print it on there yourself.
2007-03-27 13:54:43 · answer #10 · answered by AL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋