Discharge Upgrade Failed

[gp747]

i got my decision on my discharge upgrade and sucks. seems like department of the army is as cold blooded as the rest of the bunch.

one of their facts is erroneous,saying could not find when hospitalized in vietnam and i have the records in my hand .

looks like if i want to pursue this i have got to "know somebody". i am going to check

and see if anyone else has had their discharge upgraded under the same circumstances.

if they have i am going to raise holy hell. i am not sure i want to waste my time on this.

i thought i could appeal to their sense of compassion and decency,however looks like that doesn't work.

[john999]

Skunk

They have become real bastards about upgrading discharges. If you are past the 15 year mark they won't do it without getting a lawyer, and putting on the full court press. I think they are afraid you will ask for money or a pension. They turned me down on a medical discharge as well citing the 15 year mark. I got upgraded to honorable when I first got out after getting the bum's rush when I got back from Vietnam. The DOD are cheap bastards.

[Testvet]

I don't know what to tell you when I went to the Board of Corrections because they never notated my Army Achievement Medal nor the fact I was promoted during Desert Storm, they corrected the DD215 to show the AA Medal but theystated they didn't have proof I was promoted, despite the LES I sent to them showing the promotion nor did they even attempt to contact the Army Pay Center to verify my LES's getting them to correct old records is hard to do.

Have you tried going thru your congressman or woman or a Senator shwoing them your hospitalization records?

[Wings]

i got my decision on my discharge upgrade and sucks. seems like department of the army is as cold blooded as the rest of the bunch.

one of their facts is erroneous,saying could not find when hospitalized in vietnam and i have the records in my hand .

looks like if i want to pursue this i have got to "know somebody". i am going to check

and see if anyone else has had their discharge upgraded under the same circumstances.

if they have i am going to raise holy hell. i am not sure i want to waste my time on this.

i thought i could appeal to their sense of compassion and decency,however looks like that doesn't work.

Skunk, My Application for disharge upgrade was denied twice, before being unanimously approved during a personal Board Hearing. Request a Hearing. ~Wings

[gp747]

well if i decide to contest ,which i really do not have to as i am considered honorable,i am going to hit them right between the eyes .

i can and will get senators congressman etc to fight it,but is it worth the worry and headache?

you know i just thought they would be decent and i can give them hell if i want to pursue it.

waiting on decision for increase claim if that turns out ok i will prabably just write them a letter of shame and tell them to go f--- themselves.

[Wings]

well if i decide to contest ,which i really do not have to as i am considered honorable,i am going to hit them right between the eyes .

i can and will get senators congressman etc to fight it,but is it worth the worry and headache?

you know i just thought they would be decent and i can give them hell if i want to pursue it.

waiting on decision for increase claim if that turns out ok i will prabably just write them a letter of shame and tell them to go f--- themselves.

If you have nothing to gain materially, you may still consider the pursuit of Justice a hobby! In this respect, you have nothing to lose! ~Wings

[LarryJ]

If you have nothing to gain materially, you may still consider the pursuit of Justice a hobby! In this respect, you have nothing to lose! ~Wings

I like that. The Pursuit of Justice as a Hobby.

The title of my new book (which I haven't begun to write, yet)!

;)