How do i upgrade my general under honourable conditions discharge to an honourable discharge? Will I have a better chance of reenlistment?

Seek help from one of the most influential assistance non-profit veteran organizations in existence. It is called "The Order of the Purple Heart." Ignore the name for they do much, much more. My USMC son asked for help from them. They responded. It took 2 years but they accomplished the mission.

Remember, it does not hurt to ask, even if you are unsure it is applicable!

God Bless this organization and all the others that come to them for help!

The RE code (Reentry Eligibility code) is determined by the reason for separation, not the character of separation. According to Army Regulation 601-210 (Regular Army and Army Reserve Enlistment Program), the Reentry Eligibility (RE) code can only be changed if an incorrect code was entered. The RE code is not upgraded to allow enlistment. Soldiers separated with a RE-3 or RE-4 code must seek a waiver from a recruiter to enlist. Depending on the type of discharge and disqualification,

Upgrading your type of discharge is possible but difficult. You'd do best to get a lawyer but you don't need to upgrade your discharge to re-enlist, just a recruiter who is willing to do the paperwork for a waiver for you...

You can re-enlist. You just need a waiver and some characters witnesses to write a letter for you to your Recruiter.

I actually did this myself way back in 1999. It took me about THREE YEARS to get it done, but I did. As SSG Noar & CPT Cable said it isn’t the smartest thing asking about legal matters on a public forum of any kind & part of the reason is because there are a lot of variables that have to be taken into consideration. My case isn’t going to be exactly like yours, etc.

Anyway, this is what I did:

Took all my paperwork to the recruiter, who went with me to the VA rep. The baby rep looked over my case: Chapter 13-Failure to Adopt with RE-3 code. Then he and the recruiter looked at my ERB which had me in from 1985-1996 (including 6 years IRR, which my discharge paperwork said I wasn’t supposed to have done). So while one took me to have a mental health evaluation the other wrote/called asking how someone with five years service and six Ready Reserves could be discharged on a “Failure to Adopt” chapter when the AR says he doesn’t meet some of the prerequisites for that chapter? They didn’t have an answer and I got a clean bill of health mentally & later physically.

It just so happened about this time the military had a “Try One” program where you could enlist for one year and if you didn’t like it you could ETS. So my recruiter was able to get me a waiver for my RE3 code (which makes it almost impossible to not only rejoin your branch, but also to join any other branch) with the help/evidence he received from the VA representative and I was able to enlist in the National Guard where I stayed until 2001 before transferring over to Active duty until my Retirement/Disability discharge in 2012. Thanks to those two senior NCO’s I was able to correct a youthful mistake and more than double my time in service adding 13 more years to it.

As I said at the beginning, everyone’s case is different. But with the right people behind you and your proving you have matured/evolved from the person who received that discharge in the first place you MIGHT get a second chance. If you do then don’t let them down by wasting it.

I know this is an old post but it just popped up in my email and feed but here is a link for similar questions. Also, why is the OP using the British spelling of honorable? Was he a Canadian or Brit who joined the US Army? :) https://www.archives.gov/personnel-records-center/vso/boards-for-correction-of-military-records

I'm in a similar situation but I could care less about reenlistment. I was AWOL at one point and had a court marshal. Did some brig time then went to Nam and saw combat. Lost my leg from combat wounds. Could really care less about the "Under honorable conditions." Don't mean nothiin. Proud to have been a combat Marine not some office pogue.

Can you get it changed for the GI bill?

Take your records to the VA

Reality is, I always approved a general under honorable conditions for non clearance positions however, a court marshal for "serious criminal activity" could be a problem in addition federal employment and positions requiring a security clearance may also be a challenge, work with veteran organizations