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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.
Dishonorable discharges for vaccine refusal would be blocked under congressional proposal
The plan is included in the House Armed Services Committee's version of the annual defense authorization bill.
Fix your military records: Give yourself the future you have earned
Take the time to obtain your record, know what is in your record, and apply to have your record corrected, says the author of this commentary.
By David Johnson
Legal victory and false hope?
Without changes to how the military views mental health, the Army's settlement over its mishandling of discharge upgrade requests may give false hope, the author of this commentary says.
By Jessica Lynn Wherry
Settlement will ease process for Army veterans looking to upgrade less-than-honorable discharges
Up to 50,000 veterans may benefits from the rule changes, advocates said.
Demoted master sergeant with white nationalist ties is now out of the Air Force
OSI found Tech. Sgt. Cory Reeves was an active member and fund-raiser for the white nationalist group Identity Evropa.
VA should already care for veterans with bad-paper discharges, experts say
Congress is ooking into the issue of whether the VA is wrongfully denying services to veterand with bad-paper dischrarges.
Board recommends discharge of airman with white nationalist ties
An OSI investigation found the airman was an active participant and fundraiser with the white nationalist group Identity Evropa.
Pentagon agrees to republish discharge and records corrections decisions
The decisions of several influential boards considering appeals from U.S. military personnel were removed last year from a public Defense Department website.
By Patricia Kime
Former soldier who was wounded in 2009 search for Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan has died
A retired soldier who was shot in the head while searching for Army Pvt. Bowe Bergdahl has died.
Veterans band together to give Vietnam Marine a proper burial
"Anyone who puts their life on the line for our country, to fight for our freedom, deserves more than to be thrown into a pauper's cemetery."
By Mark Rice, Ledger-Enquirer