Military discharge

The applicant requests an upgrade of his under other than honorable conditions discharge to honorable. The applicant seeks relief, contending, in effect, that he was honorably discharged in 2005. He served in Iraq and participated in over 400 combat missions for which he was awarded the Combat Infantryman badge. He decided to reenlist to further his service, however, he suffered a serious traumatic event in his life that led to his actions and resulted in a UOTHC discharge. He states that when these events occurred he turned to his chain of command and they did not properly address his issues, instead they just wanted to process his discharge as outlined in Captain Thoman’s memorandum. He contends that there were mitigating circumstances…

The assigned material for this week's article summary assignment is titled "Metal polishing: Do this, not that". The article is authored by CTD Mike, and was published on 06 Oct 11. The article appears on the cheaperthandirt.com website, and may be sourced at: http://blog.cheaperthandirt.com/metal-polishing-this/. The article begins with the assumption you have a task to perform that involves removing metal. Should I use the Dremel rotary tool? Stones? If you want to make sure you don't jack up…

The applicant requests a change to his narrative reason for separation. The applicant contends he was given an uncharacterized separation for violating the homosexual conduct policy in 2005. The applicant contends he enlisted in August and was discharged In December. The applicant states, in effect, he have since through the help of Christ, changed many aspects of his life, and he have left that specific portion of his life behind him. The applicant contends he have for some time now been…

Would I consider a career as a correctional officer? I have had many offers to become a correctional officer, but I have chose not chosen to become one. The main reason for me not becoming a correctional officers, is that I do not want to be locked up. Then not only locked up, but with inmates for 8 to 12 hours a day. I just do not see that as something I would be happy doing. The minimum qualifications you must meet first to work in a Houston facility are as follows. U.S. Citizen; Either by…

policy including costs which have been taken from the Defense budget to implement this policy. There has also been a detrimental issue in terms of military personnel and skills, while one of the main issues that have been effected is the ability to offer surveilance on one area or another which is a crucial factor in terms of security and overall foreign policy. Firstly, the issue of costs in relation to foreign policy must be considered. Due to the implementation of the "Don't Ask, Don't…

The training, discipline, and work ethic veterans receive from the military help them in the path to a successful college career. Having these characteristics set veterans ahead of their fellow non- veteran students who do not uphold these mannerisms. Yet we often read about veterans barely getting by at college, flushing away their G.I. bill, and failing at life. Although previous military affiliation proves to be beneficial, I have learned first hand of the many challenges veterans face while…

“Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy was created in 1993 under the administration of President Clinton. The U.S military adopted this policy in order to allow homosexual or bisexual individuals serve in military forces under the condition that they not openly reveal their sexual orientation. This policy also specified that superiors should not initiate investigation of a service member's orientation without credible evidence of homosexual behavior. However, this policy has proven to have major flaws,…

a gay soldier to continue serving. Among these was the so-called “Queen for a Day” rule, which stated that if the proposed charges were a one time experimentation, the case would be dropped and the soldier would stay in the force. In an effort to try and take advantage of this rule, the attorney asked Matlovich to sign a paper which would prevent him from practicing homosexuality at any future date. Matlovich, however, refused and was deemed unfit for service. He was given an honorable…

A Gay Veteran Recalls Having to Discharge Other Gay Soldiers in 'The Typist' The Typist provides a unique interview with a veteran who was in charge of discharging gay soldiers during the Korean war. With the recent debate of whether or not transgender soldiers should be allowed to serve in the military, we are reminded of the debate from not too long ago surrounding “Don't Ask Don't Tell” and whether or not gay servicemen and women had a place in the armed forces. Hopefully in the future…

Dating as far back as the Revolutionary War, the military has barred women from enlisting in combat related roles. This is a problem because women are not being given the opportunity to have successful careers and many of the current positions are banning women from necessary career development opportunities, thus making it hard for women to fulfill their highest potential in todays armed forces. There are a lot of reasons and arguments, not only from men, but from women too as to why women…