Posted on Mar 21, 2018
It has been 6 years since I have been discharged from the Army with a BCD. Am I eligible for an upgrade yet?
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SPC Robert Stowell
Thanks for the tidbit SSG. I really need to know what that entails though. If you wanted to help.
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BCDs or OTHs don't have a shelf life. You will have to take the actions required through the Service, BCMR or CMA to challenge your discharge. Nothing about this is automatic. It takes paper to change paper.
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CWO3 (Join to see)
SPC Robert Stowell - I hope it works out for you. There may be some folks that provide legal assistance out there. That would be helpful. I am not qualified, but accepting responsibility often goes a long way. Focus more on any legal mistakes, or actual injustices rather than how you think you were wronged. Contrition up front can often set the tone for how it is read and acted upon. Good luck with the rest of your journey.
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CWO3 (Join to see)
My advice was from me to him, and you're not a part of that, but thanks for making your position known. You know nothing about this guy or his case. Neither do I. With a "zero defect" mentality, I hope for your sake you never get twisted up with the law or make a mistake. It's easy to play "the hard", but the downside is you have to be "the hard" when misfortune pays you a visit - or your actions bring hard times due to a lapse of judgement. The last perfect man died on a cross, if you so believe. I wish you well, and hope that age will bring maturity to how you look upon and treat others.
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Sgt John Earley
Awesomely said, to remind everyone, that's the devil's way of thinking....remender he doesn't want any good to happen to us...and will try to keep his influence out there. Think positive and not negativity....
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Contact the Veterans Pro Bono Consortium. They can review your situation and determine if you have a case. A very small percentage of discharge upgrades are approved, for good reason.
Only the Board for the Correction of Military/Naval Records (BCMR), not the Discharge Review Board (DRB), can review a discharge over 15 years old or upgrade a Bad Conduct Discharge, BCD, or Dishonorable Discharge, DD, given in a General Court Martial. Only the BCMR, not the DRB, can change the reason for discharge to physical disability, or revoke a discharge and reinstate a veteran to active duty.
Only the Board for the Correction of Military/Naval Records (BCMR), not the Discharge Review Board (DRB), can review a discharge over 15 years old or upgrade a Bad Conduct Discharge, BCD, or Dishonorable Discharge, DD, given in a General Court Martial. Only the BCMR, not the DRB, can change the reason for discharge to physical disability, or revoke a discharge and reinstate a veteran to active duty.
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