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2010-03-08 Fifth Column

Anti-Iraq War Protester, Now Running For Congress, Claims Honorable, Not General Discharge

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Posted by Anonymoose 2010-03-08 12:09|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 One can receive a "General Discharge under Honorable Conditions".

Posted by crosspatch 2010-03-08 16:47|| 2010-03-08 16:47|| Front Page Top

#2 For example, someone who has fulfilled their military obligation but gets out before the official end of their enlistment might get a general discharge under honorable conditions. It basically means you were fired but it doesn't result in the loss of any benefits.

Also, he may have had the discharge upgraded to Honorable. That can usually be done in about 75% of cases by sending a letter to the DoD after you have been out for 6 months to a year.

Posted by crosspatch 2010-03-08 16:54|| 2010-03-08 16:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Corporable Klinger would have been jealous.

Posted by gorb 2010-03-08 16:54|| 2010-03-08 16:54|| Front Page Top

#4 Re #2: Isn't that what John Kerry (probably) did? He was probably discharged with something other than an honorable discharge after he participated in the Winter Soldier lie sessions. And he met with the North Vietnamese during the peace negotiations.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2010-03-08 17:25|| 2010-03-08 17:25|| Front Page Top

#5 Lurch was an Officer. Officers resign their Commissions instead of receiving discharges.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-03-08 17:41|| 2010-03-08 17:41|| Front Page Top

#6 I was interested, so I checked out his web site. I think he is running as a Ron Paul Republican.

In his writing he comes off as smawmy. I bet he is a real political animal.

Posted by penguin 2010-03-08 18:28|| 2010-03-08 18:28|| Front Page Top

#7 No Gulf Bravo, we get honorable discharges too.

Posted by Mr. Bill 2010-03-08 22:45|| 2010-03-08 22:45|| Front Page Top

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