New rules make it easier to kick out airmen, guardians guilty of sexual assault“The prohibition of consideration of the members’ good military character or service record moves the ‘zero-tolerance’ culture forward, omitting opportunities for the ‘good dude’ defense,” said military personnel expert Kate Kuzminski.By Rachel S. Cohen17 months ago
Dishonorable discharges for COVID vaccine refusal off the table as military separations beginOnly discharges of honorable or general under honorable conditions will be allowed under the new defense authorization bill.By Leo Shane III24 months ago
Dishonorable discharges for vaccine refusal would be blocked under congressional proposalThe plan is included in the House Armed Services Committee's version of the annual defense authorization bill.By Leo Shane III2 years ago
Settlement will ease process for Army veterans looking to upgrade less-than-honorable dischargesUp to 50,000 veterans may benefits from the rule changes, advocates said.By Leo Shane III3 years ago
Can DoD fix the painfully long wait for reviews of bad-paper discharges?The military's three review boards have a combined backlog of nearly 26,000 cases that have been pending for nearly a year.By Leo Shane III5 years ago