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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.
Disabled vets could see their student loan debts automatically erased
Bipartisan legislation would automatically drop all federal student loan debt for eligible veterans.
A more accurate, completely digital DD 214 is on its way
A new military discharge document could be streamlined, easier to correct and available online.
Judge halts Air Force’s efforts to discharge airmen with HIV
A federal judge in Virginia has ordered the Air Force to halt efforts to discharge service members who are HIV-positive.
This federal program wipes away disabled vets’ student debt. They’re defaulting on their loans anyway.
About 42,000 veterans had been contacted, and 7,700 had had their loans discharged, according to information provided by the Education Department this week, leading advocates to wonder whether there’s more the federal government can do to expand its the benefit’s reach.
By Natalie Gross
Court allows class-action suit against Navy over ‘bad paper’ discharges
The move could affect thousands of veterans who say the military unfairly ended their military careers.
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.
Immigrant PhD candidate rocked by sudden US Army discharge
Panshu Zhao is one of the dozens of immigrant recruits and reservists struggling with abrupt, often unexplained military discharges and canceled contracts.
Troop drug dismissals suspended due to lab contamination concerns
The two-day halt could have wide-ranging implications for Defense Department drug cases in the future.
At 90, lesbian Air Force veteran finally gets her honorable discharge
Helen James, a 90-year-old veteran, sued the Air Force 62 years after being kicked out for being a lesbian. Three weeks later, she received her “honorable” discharge upgrade.
By Nicole Bauke