Posted on Aug 17, 2020
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SFC Ken Heise
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Here’s the straight scoop from someone who has a General Discharge Under Honorable Conditions. It depends on the RE code to allow you back in. I had a RE-3 which meant I had to wait a minimum of two years before I could rejoin. Then I had to find a unit willing to take me, interview with the commander, then get a waiver from the National Guard Bureau before I could get in the Guard. That was over 23 years ago. So it is possible to get back in with a General Discharge.
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SGT Keith Smith
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It really comes down to the reenlist code. The ER code. This is on your DD 214. Find out what it says then ask the recruiter what cab be done.
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SPC Edward Banning
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Call the veterans administration in D.C. they will send you a form you must fill out and return to them. But good luck it takes years sometimes to get an answer and there's no guarantee they will change it. Mine was b.s. because the incoming company commander didn't like me as I was in my last 30 days with no plan to re sign. There was a pt test in my last week that I skipped because there was no point. He got pissed and gave me an under honorable discharge. I promise to punch him in the face of I ever see him again.
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SFC Jim Hall
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Definitely go to the VA. You can also try to go the route of attempting to get into the reserve or National guard. In the pst they could sometimes take general discharge for certain mos’s. It’s a long shot but might be doable.
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1SG Ernest Stull
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If you are already out you can apply to the board of appeals for an upgrade. Research it. As far as gei back in see a recruiter.
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WO1 Dean Casey
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Need to examine the character of current discreet. Collect evidence to overturn. This is long response. I am a Veteran Service Office in Colorado, call my office between 8 am and 3 pm Mon-Thur and we can talk.
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MAJ Ward Odom
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I would suggest that you contact a County Veterans Service Officer. Nearly every county has them but, if for some reason your county does not, then contact a National Service Officer with the VFW, American Legion, Paralyzed Veterans of America, etc.; all available through their web sites.
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Cpl Archie H.
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Law! Individualist in a sense they always put themselves before others. The term serving yourself before others is why people say, “Thank You for your Service”. Read the citation concerning the action that propelled "Captain Gerald O. Young USAF" To the rare award receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor. Given to him by Richard Nixon. Another man who served was a retired US Army major in Nuremberg Germany. He was a combat veteran who had 5 helicopters shot out underneath him in Vietnam evacuating dead and wounded. I mention the late Lt Col Gerald Young because I shared a hospital room with him in Japan. Captain Young at the time told the nurse to take care of me a Marine before his needs were taken care of. I thought he died until a fews ago when I found out he lived on and with a CMH indeed. Onward —— Before I would give an upgrade I would like to see if these petty self serving narcissists with a bad discharge matured into a grown up veterans who changed their thinking. Thinking of others before thinking and acting for themselves. To serve is to think, and act as a team with others in spite of our differences. —— On another note. For me many politicians are also perpetrators of Stolen Valor are just like those putting on a uniform, and medals they did not deserve. The real people Ted Cruz, Josh Holley, and all of those hacks speaking at the insurrection rally; that is before nuancing with anti Biden stop the steal messages directed at the impulsive ignorant clueless masses to attack our elected officials in the US Congress. Those who spoke at the January 6th rally are not serving others in the conservative movement. They are not serving their God! They were serving themselves. For me politicians who promote themselves as patriotic God loving Americans are no less guilty, than some poor sucker serving themselves by putting a uniform on he did not earn, and his medals he did not earn. Our Nation is as bad as it is good! Even with all its warts, and social cancers. Our nation is a single tiny light to the world humans telling them humans from different religions and cultures can live together in peace. God Bless those who serve.
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Cpl Archie H.
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First before we grant someone an upgrade discharge we need to look at the reason why, a less than honorable discharged was given in the first place. From my own military experience, I am guessing most if not all leaving the military in my time with a dark spot, felt of themselves as individualists, feeling they were not accountable to the norms of USMJ, and discipline. Not respecting the Rules of Law! Individualist in a sense they always put themselves before others. The term serving yourself before others is why people say, “Thank You for your Service”. Read the citation concerning the action that propelled "Captain Gerald O. Young USAF". To the rare award receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor. Given to him by Richard Nixon. Another man who served was a retired US Army major in Nuremberg Germany. He was a combat veteran who had 5 helicopters shot out underneath him in Vietnam evacuating dead and wounded. I mention the late Lt Col Gerald Young because I shared a hospital room with him in Japan. Captain Young at the time told the nurse to take care of me a Marine before his needs were taken care of. I thought he died until a fews ago when I found out he lived on and with a CMH. Onward —— Before I would give an upgrade I would like to see if these petty self serving narcissists matured into a grown up veterans who changed their thinking. Thinking of others before thinking and acting for themselves. To serve is to think, and act as a team with others in spite of our differences. —— On another note. For me many politicians are also perpetrators of Stolen Valor are just like those putting on a uniform, and medals they did not deserve. The real people Ted Cruz, Josh Holley, and all of those hacks speaking at the insurrection rally; that is before nuancing with anti Biden messages directed at the impulsive ignorant masses to attack our elected officials in the US Congress. Those who spoke at the January 6th rally are not serving others in the conservative movement. They are not serving their God! They were serving themselves. For me politicians who promote themselves as patriotic God loving Americans are no less guilty, than some poor sucker serving themselves by putting a uniform on he did not earn and his medals he did not earn. Our Nation is as bad as it is good! Even with all its warts, and social cancers. Our nation is a single tiny light to the world humans telling them humans from different religions and cultures can live together in peace. God Bless those who serve.
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CWO3 Robert Fong
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Luke, the worst thing that you can do is consult with S--- House Lawyers. I highly recommend that you seek out the assistance of either the DAV or VFW. They will help you with the Board for Correction of Military Records. You indicated that you wanted to re-enlist check your RE code. More importantly be certain of why you want to go back in. Also, rethink the branch of service you want to really affiliate with.
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AA Loreen Silvarahawk
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Best to take this matter to your VA service officer.
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