military discharge?

Question

I have a question about military discharge.

If a person with military discharge, how will that affect him in future? what I mean will some companies won't hire him b/c he is dischareged from military?

and how do these companies find out he has a military discharge? from background check?

Answer 1

Everyone who leaves the military gets a discharge, the question is what type and what characterization? Most employers ask you to disclose that information and many are savvy enough to know about finding out the type of discharge you have. Some employers wont hire you if you have a bad history of service, especially if you were kicked out for desertion, theft, drugs, or something that is not in keeping with their company's standards. Honorable is the best, General Under Honorable Conditions is a rung down, the General Under Other that Honorable Conditions (which is bad), a Bad Conduct Discharge (which is really bad), and finally a Dishonorable Discharge, which is terrible.

Answer 2

It really depends on what kind of discharge you received.

If it was a general discharge due to poor health or injury, that is not bad. Any company that looks into to hiring you will check your social security number and find out what they want to find out. You should not be afraid of that unless...

You received a general discharge due to "the inability to adapt to military standards", you might have a problem because a lot of questions will arise like "if he can't hack it in the military, why should I hire him". Things like that.

If you received a dishonorable discharge, you are not sitting pretty. That would be like having a felony on your police record. It could hurt your chances of getting a good job. Although the company that you are applying for will never tell you why they didn't hire you, it is probably the best guess on why you didn't get the job.

I am not trying to scare you, but inform you on what can affect your chances with employment. I had received an honorable discharge it took a long time for me to get a good job when I left the military.

Keep your head up. I am sure that you will be able to recover if your record is not that great.

Answer 3

Most companies want those that have been honorable discharged from the military. Many applications will ask if you have had prior military service. A company may not hire someone that has been dishonorably discharged from the military because they feel they are unreliable, which is not always the case, but that is the truth of the matter.

Answer 4

What r-u- talking about with the military discharge I served n since to me u seem to be evasive with this question the only reason a company may have in not hiring a military veteran is if he had a bad discharge (OTH) or criminal case against that followed him/her into civilian life n yes,companies would expect u to put on ur application if u served in the military.
And how do companies find out if u have a military discharge I mean come on if u served in the military n-ur not in the military anyone than it is obvious that u received a DD-214 when u left ur branch of the service doesn't it n the only way companies can find out what type of discharge u recieved is if you tell them or if ur being deceptive they can check as well before they decide whether they r going to hire that person or not that's how.

Answer 5

Depends on your type of discharge, I hire no one unless its an honorable
By the way everyone in the military receives a discharge of one type or other

Answer 6

Every last person that has answered this the exception of maybe one is kind of correct. For one thing your dd214 is NOT a public record and you DO NOT have to tell an employer unless it's for a police officer career or requires a security clearance. The private sector can not discriminate based on your discharge unless a criminal record followed you out of the military. Your military discharge will NOT show up on a background check for any private sector job that's about 90% of employers. Anyone that tells you other wise is incorrect and I invite to proof me wrong.

Answer 7

Depends on what type and the requirements of the Job. Should one apply for a federal job or one that is a contracted by the govt then yes they will do Back Ground check and if you fail to mention it then yea you will get it. Look you or who ever is not the 1st nor the last person who got out w/o a honer able discharge. there are more people than you who were booted from the service and they became quite successful more only advice is to be truthful and forthcoming and let the employer know. In today's world there are no secrets so if one lies they will be outed.

Answer 8

Everyone gets discharged from the military. What type of discharge is the real question. I have 2 Honorable discharges. No one seems to care in my line of work. No one checked.

When I worked for a Defense company, they checked and updated my security clearance.

So I guess it depends on what type of work you do when you get out and who you want to work for.

Answer 9

You are supposed to on the application tell them if you were discharged. On your DD 214 it has a number code 1-4 that tells them the kind of discharge you got 1=honorable 4=dishonorable and that may effect your chances of getting hired many places aren't to worried as long as you don't have a 4. Also if you have to put your last 5 years work experience it's going to be wierd if you don't have anything.

Answer 10

I have two honorable discharges from the military. (One from the Air Force and one from the Navy) They didn't do anything for me. When one goes and looks for a job all they care about is your college education. The military has very little bearing on your future. College has alot.