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Hi! Mr. Powers, my name in Melissa and I am asking a question for my boyfriend Travis. He server 4 years with the USMC, did his tour in Iraq and has been home for a little over a year. My question is he is interested in re-enlisting but how does it look with the general discharge. Maybe you can help I know nothing of the subject and I am sure you know how military guys are, they don't ask questions. So help me please!! Thanks for your time.
Melissa Martin
Hi Melissa,
I'm afraid that's not enough information for me to correctly answer the question.
The "General" Discharge is just part of it. That's his awarded "character of service."
I can say that the "General" characterization doesn't look good. It means the commanding officer found some significant problems in the area of conduct and performance with his service (otherwise, he would have gotten an "Honorable" discharge).
But the key, when it comes to possibility for re-enlistment is primarily his "Re-Enlistment Eligibility Code" and the official "Reason for Discharge." Both of these should be listed on his DD Form 214, "Record of Discharge," that he received when he was discharged from the USMC.
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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