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2 Marines of ‘MARSOC 3’ likely will retire with honorable discharges
In February, Gunnery Sgts. Josh Negron and Danny Draher were acquitted of manslaughter but convicted of drinking in violation of an order.
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.
Thae Ohu to receive bad conduct discharge after Marine general denies judge’s recommended suspension
This could possibly make it harder for the Marine to receive the care and medicine she says she needs.
By Philip Athey
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.
Marine sentenced to 5 years for fatal DC barracks shooting
Lance Cpl. Andrew Johnson was sentenced to five years in prison, reduction to E-1 and a dishonorable discharge.
By Philip Athey
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.
To help stem the tide of veteran suicides, VA must stop turning away patients
While suicides soar, the VA is turning eligible veterans away from care, says the author of this commentary.
By Margaret Kuzma
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