Posted on May 16, 2015
Need help with upgrading my discharge (Any advice?)
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So I got out of the Air Force in March of 2015 with a general under honorable conditions. Is the process pretty easy getting it upgraded after 6 months?
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Get an attorney. I'm not an attorney but I tried to help a friend. If you are serious about it, and I say serious about it for a reason because PLEASE be completely honest and forthcoming with any appeals. I have a friend who got a general discharge a few years back and he was looking to upgrade it about a year and a half ago.
I looked over his paperwork and documentation, such as LOC's, LOR's etc and I spent a few hours doing this because I had quite a bit of documentation and I gave him some pointers and noted some things to point out on any future appeals. Thankfully he was working with an attorney, plus I know I was missing some stuff, and given the circumstances the general discharge is not hurting him and he looks to be doing really well for himself.
I am not at all saying it isn't worth upgrading but just be mindful to be truthful and honest in this process.
I looked over his paperwork and documentation, such as LOC's, LOR's etc and I spent a few hours doing this because I had quite a bit of documentation and I gave him some pointers and noted some things to point out on any future appeals. Thankfully he was working with an attorney, plus I know I was missing some stuff, and given the circumstances the general discharge is not hurting him and he looks to be doing really well for himself.
I am not at all saying it isn't worth upgrading but just be mindful to be truthful and honest in this process.
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Get all your paper-work and go see a VFW service rep.
Do not go into this alone!
http://www.afjag.af.mil/questions/jaja/upgradingdischarge.asp
Do not go into this alone!
http://www.afjag.af.mil/questions/jaja/upgradingdischarge.asp
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The Air Force like the Army has an agency review board for most if not all discharges, the best part its free:
http://www.afpc.af.mil/afveteraninformation/airforcedischargereviewboard/index.asp
http://www.afpc.af.mil/afveteraninformation/airforcedischargereviewboard/index.asp
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