The Increased Concerns Of Innacurate Military Discharge

By Laura Scott


Over the years, military discharges have been used as a good way of initiating good conduct in the military. More so, there are special discharges that have been used as a means of appreciating the well-performing men and women of the army. However, in the past countable decades, there has been a rise in the number of innacurate military discharge cases which hardens the life of a person while out of service since they make one not liable to their benefits of service.

It is important to note that most of the veterans who believed that they were discharged inappropriately say that the reasons for their discharge did not relate to them at all. There are other sad cases where a soldier would be dismissed for doing the appropriate thing.

Most discharged officers seem to believe that the increased rates of discharging are a scheme by the service. It is said that these releases are used to get rid of officers who seem to be stubborn or troublesome within the service. It is also an advisable way to reduce the cost of paying medical and any other retiring benefit.

It has raised the suspicion of many not only the veterans but also commoners that the reason behind the discharging of most veterans of late has been either personality disorders or even adjustment disorders. The coincidence is shocking. These two health concerns are very secretive and cannot be easily reviled by looking at the said patient. It is only a psychiatrist who can be able to diagnose confidently and make a conclusion.

To most veterans, sexual assault seems to be the best horror that our men and women appear to suffer from their colleagues and even their superiors. It expected that one reports such incidence. To most victims, the best option is to maintain silent as reporting may create bad blood between one and their superiors. The few who report have found themselves discharged on the grounds of suffering from personality disorders.

The cause of discharge is not only the reason that makes veterans believe that they discharge wrong. The procedure also taken in most cases is not satisfactory to prove that indeed a person should be discharged on the mentioned grounds. The victim is only forced to sign these discharge papers I most cases being made to believe it is of benefit to them.

Since the year 2010, there has been a notable reduction of these inaccurate discharges. The decline in these cases can be mainly attributed to the fact that the Senate had intervened into this matter. It is important to note that the initial veterans experienced worse than this. During their times, the dismissal was targeted to those officials who seemed to be smarter than their superiors.

There have been new changes in the DoD governing the discharging of the military personnel. These new changes specify the right channels that can be used for one to challenge their discharge. If filled at the right time, one can appeal for their discharge to be upgraded. There are still worries if this new guideline will be helpful to the veterans already serving their dismissal.




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