The military prides itself on loyalty and respect but those values must extend to how they treat those who leave service, new ...

A military discharge is when a service member is released from their military service obligations. More than 200,000 U.S. service members leave the military each year.

In U.S. military service, an other than honorable (OTH) discharge represents the most severe form of administrative discharge, raising questions about a service member's conduct and performance in ...

Military grants honorable discharges to some ousted by ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ The change will give those former military members access to benefits that had been denied because of their ...

Without any fanfare or announcement, the Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a new online wizard to help veterans seeking to upgrade their military discharges. Available on the VA’s Vets ...

Besides upgrading a military discharge classification, the boards possess the power to change a service member’s reentry code, correct the narrative reason for separation, ...

Vets kicked out for being gay still fighting for honorable discharges years later 07:43. More than 800 veterans who were kicked out of the military for their sexual orientation under a policy that ...

Discharge review boards - a panel of three military judges - can take up to two years to rule on each case. Only a few applicants ever receive outside legal assistance. An urgent need during COVID-19 ...