Monday, August 06, 2012

Worth Finding the Answer To

He was kicked out of the U.S. Army in 1998 for reasons unknown. [More]
 So was he a "prohibited person"?

7 comments:

The Infamous Oregon Lawhobbit said...

Could be. Or could be just a Chapter 5 "fat boy" like me. Type of discharge (mine's "Honorable") becomes important....

cavemike said...

I don't remember the chapter, but as a malcontent in Germany in 1975 my discharge was General (under Honorable conditions).

Mike

Sean D Sorrentino said...

Well we know he was in some sort of trouble because he was a Sergeant and was discharged as a Specialist. He was demoted, which doesn't happen as a prize for good behavior.

However, a Dishonorable Discharge is only given by a General Court Martial. There is the Bad Conduct Discharge, which is given by Special Court Martial. If he was convicted at any Court Martial, he'd be a federal felon, and likely prohibited.

Most likely, he was given an Other Than Honorable, which is something given for administrative reasons. Chucked out for fat gets an honorable or general. Drugs or participation in White Supremacist movements could easily get you an OTH and an administrative separation.

Steve said...

This story says it was a less than honorable discharge. I'm guessing dishonorable conditions refers specifically to a dishonorable discharge.

http://www.kvia.com/news/Alleged-Wisconsin-shooter-was-stationed-at-Fort-Bliss-during-Army-stint-arrested-in-94/-/391068/15983204/-/f7o2ae/-/index.html

W W Woodward said...

This from Stars and Stripes:

Page spent six years in the Army, from 1992 to 1998, before receiving a general discharge that left him ineligible for re-enlistment, according to James Santelle, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisco
nsin. Pentagon spokesmen declined to provide further specifics, but Army officials told CNN that he was kicked out for “patterns of misconduct.”
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Divemedic said...

An OTH is an administrative discharge, and thus falls under the General Discharge. These are given for a host of reasons, and don't mean anything, except that you are not eligible for veteran's benefits.

A BCD or a DD is done by courts martial, and is a felony conviction.

Robert Fowler said...

I received a General Discharge (honorable) ineligible to re-enlist.

The diferance is, mine was because of a truck accident, his was because he was a drunk.