Automatic Discharge Upgrades
Every now and then, discharge upgrade lawyers like to remind everyone of something very, very important about military discharges. It may sound simple, but it is so popular that it deserves its own post. Less-than-honorable discharges do not upgrade automatically. Ever.
Preparing to Upgrade a Military Discharge
Here are a few hints that will help you to be fully prepared to try and get your military discharge upgraded. First, the process begins before you leave the military. In fact, it begins the moment you are told that you might be separated for less-than-honorable reasons. Second, you should pay attention to everything and… Read More
Upgrading Other Than Honorable to General Discharge
If you’ve been discharged less than honorably from the military, you might have an Other Than Honorable discharge that is preventing you from qualifying for military benefits you worked hard to obtain. It is not uncommon for people with this type of OTH discharge to feel they have been short-changed and even cheated by the… Read More
Sexual Assault Discharge Upgrades
Sexual assault in the military is a topic that has been getting more attention in recent years. Previously, people who were sexually assaulted in the military did not report their incidences out of shame or for fear of backlash. Other times, people reported the sexual assault but did not receive help. The trauma from sexual… Read More
How a Discharge Upgrade Helps Veterans Get Jobs
Employment discrimination against veterans who were discharged for relatively minor reasons continues to be a problem for veterans seeking jobs in the United States and overseas. A less than honorable discharge, unless upgraded, follows a veteran around for the extent of their civilian careers. People often contact our discharge upgrade lawyers to try to upgrade… Read More
Military on CBD
The Department of Defense has once again ramped up efforts to crack down on CBD products for members of the military. “The warning, along with the policies issued recently by the Air Force, Coast Guard and Department of the Navy, comes as CBD is becoming increasingly ubiquitous across the country in many forms, from coffee… Read More
Recent Military Law News
- The Coast Guard CCA requires an accused seeking release from pretrial confinement prior to referral to exhaust the Article 138 complaint remedy before petitioning for habeas corpus
- Registration is open for CAAF’s 2020 CLE on March 11-12, at American University Washington College of Law
- CAAF grants review in two additional cases involving prior consistent statements, and in a case involving probable cause
- This Week in Military Justice – January 19, 2020
- Opinion Analysis: The Government’s position on pay entitlement is still wrong and still not an intent to punish, in United States v. Guardado
- CAAF Argument Audio: Washington and Avery
- CAAF Argument Audio: Wall and Gonzalez
- A “Mount Everest of uphill battles” prevents a finding of ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to move to compel funding for an expert
- Military Justice News for January 14, 2020
- The Coast Guard CCA holds that a victim advocate’s questions do not implicate Article 31 rights