Talk:Military discharge

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Removed irrelevant questions about discharges. --70.160.31.126 09:09, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Question

I'm a little leery of removing material from talk pages. Reviewing the prior revisions of the talk page can give a case for these type of questions not beloning in talk pages, but I'm still not sure of whether or not it was the right thing to do here. Especaially given the fact that the person who removed the material isn't a regular user, but is only reported by IP address. I was curious as to whether anyone here had a better idea of whether or not the material from prior revisions should stay or go. JesseG 23:58, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

I removed them. Forgot to log in when I was making those changes, my bad. I dunno...as far as I know, the discussion page is for dicussion of the subject in context of the article, not just general discussion of the topic at hand. From the help page of Talk Pages: "In other words, talk about the article, not about the subject." Just my opinion...thoughts? --Uhlek 03:10, 16 April 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Question

I was looking at deleting a part of this article myself, specifically the part that talks about distinction between "less than honorable" and "under honorable conditions" and it's effects on military benefits. The information is incorrect..a 'General Under Honorable conditions' discharge is just that...under honorable conditions. As someone who received this type of discharge, I can assure you that I did not lose my G.I. bill benefits, and I still receive full veteran's preferences, even for government jobs. If anyone has some input into this, please post it on this page. Thanks! User:gqusaf76 14:36, 18 Mar 2006 (CAT)

I looked it up...MGIB eligiblity is based on the initial enlistment. So, if you re-enlisted, and later got a General discharge, you're still eligible. A General discharge is still "Less than Honorable," under any conditions. [[1]] --Uhlek 03:10, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

RE-4 bars most government employment. It is most definitely not issued for medical conditions not constituting a disability, RE-3 is issued for those.

[edit] honorable discharge

I received an honorable discharge, and received GI Bill benefits even after i was discharged. And have a RE-3 reenlistment code, which i guess means i cannot reenlist unless my reenlistment is approved with a waiver. Either way i received GI Bill benefits for 3.5 years. and i was in service for 2.25 years.

[edit] Types Of Discharges

The 5 types of military discharges are -Honorable, General, Other Than Honorable, Bad Conduct, and Dishonorable. I have edited this page to reflect that. If you research this fact you will see that I am correct. Any questions just let me know. Bunns USMC 18:39, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

I reverted your first set of edits because they removed information, and because they replaced it with less information, which was in the style of an Army manual rather than an encyclopedia article. If you believe that all ofthe information you deleted was incorrect, please say so. I won't revert again until this discussion is finished. Also, feel free to cite your sources rather than suggest that I research them. Quendus 21:28, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Not so much incorrect, just not accurate. The info I posted comes from the Manual for Courts Martial. Which I have put into my own words. This article doesn't need all that other stuff because it does not pertain to the subject which is military discharges. Bunns USMC 21:48, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Ok then. It still needs to be edited for tone, though, ie. not in the second person. Quendus 18:14, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Good to go, I will work on that once I get some free time. Bunns USMC 07:01, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Nicely done. :) Quendus 11:01, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
I didn't do the rewrite. Bunns USMC 11:28, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Imperial and other standards of discharge/ worldwide view

Hi all:

Being a native of Norfolk, I am quite informed about the various types of military discharge in the United States. Does anyone know the Imperial/Commonwealth traditions about discharged soldiers? I think I can add a section on the French Foreign Legion discharges, but surely regular French, Russian, German, Swedish, etc soldiers have their own traditions and regulations about discharging soldiers. Cheers V. Joe 12:24, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I have a couple pictures

I have a picture I think that can be used for the article. I think its a good picture too. But I don't know how to add it to the article. It was my great uncle's honorable discharge

http://cyberreviews.skwc.com/bdmckay/marine_discharge.jpg

Another one was given to me by my freinds Grandma, who discovered my taste for history. These are her husbands papers. (Its a noterized[sp copy, so I didn't steal it from an old lady, she has the originals)However they are both my property as they was given to me. And under the copyright you can say permission was given by the owner

http://anderson.mine.nu/anderson_geneology/Anderson_geneology_images/Military/Robert_Rex_Anderson_Sr/robert_rex_anderson_sr_discharge_papers.JPGFinalWish 03:56, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Other Than Honorable

I've changed the section regarding Other Than Honor. It was titled Under Other Than Honorable Conditions. There is no military discharge with this name. It is simply Other Than Honorable.214.15.254.34 14:10, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

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