Expert: Aaron Shifferly - 4/4/2010

Question
I have a friend who was given General Under Honorable Conditions for a code of JKB and the seperation authority : AR635-200 chap 14 section 2; he has a re entry code of 3 . This was a misconduct charge(civilian confinment) can he re enter the Army? or would he need a waiver and what is his chance of getting a waiver? he had comleted his first term as well as his 4 years of servi e and the Va denied his benefits. would he be able to keep his former rank when he was in the army or would he have to start from E-1?

Answer
Unfortunately you left out a key piece of the equation in the crime your friend was imprisoned for. There are various charges that are waiverable but lots are not for obvious reasons. Without that knowledge I cannot answer you as to the possibility of him even being allowed back in. Generally speaking a RE code of 3 is a prohibiting factor. As far as his rank, that's also something a recruiter would have to discuss with him were he even eligible to get back in. Sorry, but the lack of information makes it hard to be more specific.