Posted on Aug 17, 2020
How do i upgrade my general under honourable conditions discharge to an honourable discharge? Will I have a better chance of reenlistment?
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You can appeal a characterization of service with the Army Review Boards Agency (ARBA). Check the following site: https://arba.army.pentagon.mil/abcmr-faq.html. There will be more information on what documents to fill out depending on your circumstances and what documentation to provide for their review/consideration. This process takes between 6 months to 1 yr. The best advice is to submit what they request (more is better than less) and be patient and understanding regardless of their determination. Based on my experience, some characterizations do get changed based on the situation and what the rules/regulations were when they happened. Good luck!
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Enjoy the infantry. Even if you do get a waiver. It is possible. My buddy got a general because he drinks too much. He is back in. The placement will be based on the needs of the army.
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SPC (Join to see)
It really is based on the RE Code on the bottom of your DD-214 though. He had a RE-3 which is waiverable. Maybe you’ll get the same, but honestly you’re probably definitely going to be infantry if you do get a waiver.
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I'm okay with that i wanted to join the infantry in the beginning anyway. My recruiter said I should do something worth my astable score
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No disrespect intended but considering how you are handling yourself on this website, it doesn't surprise me that you earned an other than honorable discharge.
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Why should it be upgraded? You got a general for a reason....live with it.
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Dont. A waiver will get you in, and recruiters have a hotline for waivers. When you get back in, wait for your first 2 EERs showing good service and submit them with the request then and any personal reccomendations i.e. NCOIC, C.O. and they will free walk your papers.
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Look to see if the county you are in has a veterans service office. I live in Ohio and all 88 county’s has a veterans service office and all of the services are free. I know for a fact that you can have your discharge upgraded because they have done it at my office. Oh and I’m a Commissioner for the Lake County Veterans Service Office so yes I do know. All you can do is try.
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Take all you discharge paperwork to the VA. They might make you wait a while from when you got out but eventually it shouldnt be an issue to get it upgraded. Especially is it was for overweight, PT, patterns of misconduct, urinalysis and even DUI. I have seen people with all these upgraded.
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If you're planning on trying to reup in the US military spell correctly. with the current status of the American military it will be a tough row to hoe for sure. Clearly you need to be squeaky clean from the date of the discharge until today. Good Luck
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I don't care what your rank is, if you don't have real advice shut the fuck up. The fact that you feel the need to do this really shows your maturity level. Oh and look it up honorable and honourable are both correct spellings of the word. Crazy to me that you have a bachelor's degree
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CAPT Dave Woodard
PV2 (Join to see) - WELL - you have clearly identified the source of the problem. SSG Ralph has a good point as do others on this site (And Honorable is the correct spelling of the word in the US)
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