I may get a discharge for : Failure to adapt....how bad will this effect my civilian life?? What kind of discharge is it? (honorable??)
2007-06-18 23:27:52 · 8 answers · asked by dandcgrounds 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Actually people overstate the effects of military discharges on civilian employment.
Even a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge has little effect.
People forget, you do not have to mention your discharge on your resume or job application.
You just won't be able to list your military service either.
If you received a bad discharge after serving for 5 years, that might hurt, because then you will have a 5 year gap in your employment history.
But if you recieve a bad discharge in the first year or two, then the gap in your employment history is easily covered.
Of course, it would effect you getting any job where a serious back ground check was done.
But most civilian jobs, don't do serious back ground checks.
So, if you don't menetion it, they will never know about it.
2007-06-19 08:29:06 · answer #1 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be a General Discharge under Honorable Conditions. This will not upset your civilian life. A Bad Conduct or Dishonorable Discharge would. Talk to a VA counselor who will tell you what you are eligible for. You have almost the same benefits that a person with a Honorable Discharge receives.
2007-06-18 23:37:44 · answer #2 · answered by CRAIG C 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the circumstances. If you're getting it in your first 180 days of service, you probably won't see much affect at all. If a potential employer does question you about it, just say that you tried it, and it wasn't a good fit. I can't recall specifically what type of discharge it is, I want to say it's in the honorable class (honorable, under honorable conditions), but I don't recall specifically. Check Wikipedia!
2007-06-18 23:39:12 · answer #3 · answered by Nathan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a failure to adapt discharge is neither honroable or dishonorable, just general. it may effect your life outside in civi land, but it wont be as drastic as a dishonorable discharge and i'm sure you'd still be able to get a job.
don't take the discharge too hard on yourself though. maybe you're just not cut out for the military life.
2007-06-19 01:10:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
it's a chapter 11 - failure to adapt honorable discharge. It won't really affect your civilan life so don't worry to much.
2007-06-22 08:34:22 · answer #5 · answered by As You Were 85 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shouldn't affect it at all, actually. the worse it could be is a general under Honorable conditions. depending on how long you served, you may still be able to use some VA benefits as well.
2007-06-19 01:10:29 · answer #6 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Whatever it is, you will have to accept it. Life goes on. Your life will not be ended by the military; that's for sure.
2007-06-18 23:37:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
it means the military don't want you. You are incapable of doing what you are told, don't listen, passably unable to understand what you were told. You will probably be denied employment by any employer that requires a background check. It is probably a general discharge.
2007-06-18 23:40:49 · answer #8 · answered by sailboatbum on nasdrovhyeh 3 · 2⤊ 6⤋
Why don't you beg like heck and tell them you want to get your crap together?
2007-06-18 23:43:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋