Comments on: Can I Get the GI Bill if My General Discharge Is Changed to Honorable? http://www.gibill.com/blog/can-i-get-the-gi-bill-if-my-general-discharge-is-changed-to-honorable.html Answers to all your GI Bill questions Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:10:22 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ron Kness http://www.gibill.com/blog/can-i-get-the-gi-bill-if-my-general-discharge-is-changed-to-honorable.html/comment-page-2#comment-166247 Ron Kness Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:29:12 +0000 http://www.gibill.com/blog/?p=2432#comment-166247 The first avenue of appeal you have James is to plead your case to your service branch's Discharge Review Board. You can start the process by submitting DD Form 293. If it has been over 15 years from your date of discharge, then submit DD Form 149 to your service branch Military Board of Corrections. This last board is also your second level of appeal if your first one is declined. If it is still declined at the second level, then you are stuck with what you have as there is no other avenue to go down. The success rate is not high to get discharges upgraded (41% for Army) and you have to have a convincing case, (because the Boards go in with your current discharge as being correct) but it is the only chance you have. The first avenue of appeal you have James is to plead your case to your service branch’s Discharge Review Board. You can start the process by submitting DD Form 293. If it has been over 15 years from your date of discharge, then submit DD Form 149 to your service branch Military Board of Corrections. This last board is also your second level of appeal if your first one is declined. If it is still declined at the second level, then you are stuck with what you have as there is no other avenue to go down.

The success rate is not high to get discharges upgraded (41% for Army) and you have to have a convincing case, (because the Boards go in with your current discharge as being correct) but it is the only chance you have.

]]> By: Ron Kness http://www.gibill.com/blog/can-i-get-the-gi-bill-if-my-general-discharge-is-changed-to-honorable.html/comment-page-2#comment-164109 Ron Kness Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:42:05 +0000 http://www.gibill.com/blog/?p=2432#comment-164109 These are all questions the Marine Corp will have to answer Tyler. Why don't you sit down with your supervisor and ask him/her these very questions. These are all questions the Marine Corp will have to answer Tyler. Why don’t you sit down with your supervisor and ask him/her these very questions.

]]> By: Tyler http://www.gibill.com/blog/can-i-get-the-gi-bill-if-my-general-discharge-is-changed-to-honorable.html/comment-page-2#comment-163437 Tyler Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:33:21 +0000 http://www.gibill.com/blog/?p=2432#comment-163437 i have been in the marine corps for 1 year and 7 months and i have been njp'd twice , my avg pros/cons are 4.2/4.2 i am a lcpl and i was wondering if i could still receive an honorable discharge , if i keep my nose clean for the next two and a half years .. also i was wondering if there was anyway i would be able to reenlist , both charges were for underage drinking , and I'm not underage anymore and i was wondering if the marine corps would take that into consideration when it was time to reenlist or get out for a discharge ? i have been in the marine corps for 1 year and 7 months and i have been njp’d twice , my avg pros/cons are 4.2/4.2 i am a lcpl and i was wondering if i could still receive an honorable discharge , if i keep my nose clean for the next two and a half years .. also i was wondering if there was anyway i would be able to reenlist , both charges were for underage drinking , and I’m not underage anymore and i was wondering if the marine corps would take that into consideration when it was time to reenlist or get out for a discharge ?

]]> By: Ron Kness http://www.gibill.com/blog/can-i-get-the-gi-bill-if-my-general-discharge-is-changed-to-honorable.html/comment-page-2#comment-154641 Ron Kness Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:36:44 +0000 http://www.gibill.com/blog/?p=2432#comment-154641 The best way is to submit a discharge upgrade request to the Navy Discharge Review Board. Start the process by submitting DD Form 293. It can take up to a year to hear back and there are not any guarantees they will upgrade your discharge, but it is the avenue of appeal to try. Remember, it is your responsibility to show why the discharge you received was wrong and needs to be upgraded. The best way is to submit a discharge upgrade request to the Navy Discharge Review Board. Start the process by submitting DD Form 293. It can take up to a year to hear back and there are not any guarantees they will upgrade your discharge, but it is the avenue of appeal to try. Remember, it is your responsibility to show why the discharge you received was wrong and needs to be upgraded.

]]> By: Gilbert Garcia http://www.gibill.com/blog/can-i-get-the-gi-bill-if-my-general-discharge-is-changed-to-honorable.html/comment-page-2#comment-154401 Gilbert Garcia Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:48:15 +0000 http://www.gibill.com/blog/?p=2432#comment-154401 I was discharged from the navy jan of 2010 and I got a general under honorable conditions because of an alcohol misconduct is there a way I can upgrade my dd214 to receive my educational benefits i.e the G.I. bill since I served the necessary amount of time? I was discharged from the navy jan of 2010 and I got a general under honorable conditions because of an alcohol misconduct is there a way I can upgrade my dd214 to receive my educational benefits i.e the G.I. bill since I served the necessary amount of time?

]]> By: Ron Kness http://www.gibill.com/blog/can-i-get-the-gi-bill-if-my-general-discharge-is-changed-to-honorable.html/comment-page-2#comment-105411 Ron Kness Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:50:33 +0000 http://www.gibill.com/blog/?p=2432#comment-105411 Not necessarily. An Article 15 can be just a loss of pay or additional work, (or both). Not necessarily. An Article 15 can be just a loss of pay or additional work, (or both).

]]> By: Beverly http://www.gibill.com/blog/can-i-get-the-gi-bill-if-my-general-discharge-is-changed-to-honorable.html/comment-page-2#comment-105345 Beverly Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:57:45 +0000 http://www.gibill.com/blog/?p=2432#comment-105345 Is discharge assumed with an Article 15? Is discharge assumed with an Article 15?

]]> By: carlos http://www.gibill.com/blog/can-i-get-the-gi-bill-if-my-general-discharge-is-changed-to-honorable.html/comment-page-2#comment-102865 carlos Sat, 06 Aug 2011 23:11:05 +0000 http://www.gibill.com/blog/?p=2432#comment-102865 I am still in the marine corps right now for 4 more months? My average conduct marks are a 3.7 and im pending my 2nd njp for hazing. The first njp was UA for more than 30 days. I have done two combat deployments to afghanistan,been meritoriously promoted and have completed infantry squad leaders course. I am most likely getting out of my beloved marine corps with a general under honorable discharge but what are my chances of getting it changed to a honorable discharge ? I am still in the marine corps right now for 4 more months? My average conduct marks are a 3.7 and im pending my 2nd njp for hazing. The first njp was UA for more than 30 days. I have done two combat deployments to afghanistan,been meritoriously promoted and have completed infantry squad leaders course. I am most likely getting out of my beloved marine corps with a general under honorable discharge but what are my chances of getting it changed to a honorable discharge ?

]]> By: Mike R. http://www.gibill.com/blog/can-i-get-the-gi-bill-if-my-general-discharge-is-changed-to-honorable.html/comment-page-2#comment-100571 Mike R. Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:10:58 +0000 http://www.gibill.com/blog/?p=2432#comment-100571 I received a general under honorable conditions discharge i only did 4 yrs of service and i would like to use my post 9/11 G.I bill to go back to school and i was wondering if i would qualify for the benefits its been about 4 yrs since i got out keeping in mind i don't have the Montgomery G.I bill i opted out of it and regret every minute of it. would i have to petition to have it upgraded to a straight honorable discharge in order to apply and get the benefits? I received a general under honorable conditions discharge i only did 4 yrs of service and i would like to use my post 9/11 G.I bill to go back to school and i was wondering if i would qualify for the benefits its been about 4 yrs since i got out keeping in mind i don’t have the Montgomery G.I bill i opted out of it and regret every minute of it. would i have to petition to have it upgraded to a straight honorable discharge in order to apply and get the benefits?

]]> By: Ron Kness http://www.gibill.com/blog/can-i-get-the-gi-bill-if-my-general-discharge-is-changed-to-honorable.html/comment-page-2#comment-94861 Ron Kness Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:18:09 +0000 http://www.gibill.com/blog/?p=2432#comment-94861 Certainly! That is the primary reason people go through the process - so they can use their GI Bill benefits if their discharge upgrade request is successful. Just know the process can take 6 months to a year before getting back a decision. However, you may be too late to use your education benefit, especially if you have the Montgomery GI Bill. With a delimitation date of 10 years from your date of discharge, those benefits will expire this year and before you would get a decision back. If you have the Post 9/11 GI Bill, you have up to 15 years to use your education benefit, so you would have some time left. Certainly! That is the primary reason people go through the process – so they can use their GI Bill benefits if their discharge upgrade request is successful. Just know the process can take 6 months to a year before getting back a decision.

However, you may be too late to use your education benefit, especially if you have the Montgomery GI Bill. With a delimitation date of 10 years from your date of discharge, those benefits will expire this year and before you would get a decision back. If you have the Post 9/11 GI Bill, you have up to 15 years to use your education benefit, so you would have some time left.

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