Expert: Aaron Shifferly - 5/21/2009

Question
I was in the army reserves but went on IRR early. I thought they would keep
me on IRR until my time was up but I received a notice in the mail stating
that I was discharged with an uncharacterized status. Am I still a veteran? I
want to apply for a job that only allows veterans to apply, but I am not sure if
my discharge status qualifies me as a veteran.

Answer
your DD214 should give you the exact terminology and 'uncharacterized' isnt usually on there. You would normally also be told if you were getting a discharge for 'under other than honorable conditions' . If you weren't told this, then you should still be a veteran and your status should be apparent. You will have to give your prospective job a DD214 and they will evaluate it for any other status changes.