It's possible, but doesn't happen very often.
you lose access to any potential benefits with a dishonorable discharge, HOWEVER, you CAN apply to have your discharge upgraded to other than honorable, general, honorable etc.
Almost always, you can not change your discharge from the US military from "other than honorable" to "honorable". On very rare occasions, you MIGHT be able to do this, however, you would have to prove that the discharge was incorrectly listed on your DD214.
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An honorable discharge can, on rare occasions, be granted to a former service member (whose service was characterized as less than honorable) as an act of clemency, should that person display exemplary post-service conduct and show evidence of outstanding post-service achievement in areas such as education and employment.
Anything other than an honorable discharge is undesirable. There is no official discharge characterized as "undiserable."
For any discharge of Honorable or General Under Honorable Conditions the answer is Yes. And in SOME CASES Less Than or Other Than Honorable you can as well.
Getting an Honorable discharge with a pattern of misconduct means that the service member's overall service record and performance have been positive, but there were instances of misconduct that were not severe enough to warrant a less favorable discharge. It reflects a mixed record of both good and poor behavior during the service but still results in the individual receiving an Honorable discharge.
No, an individual who receives an other than honorable discharge from the Army National Guard is not considered a veteran. To be recognized as a veteran, one must have received an honorable discharge.
Military pay ends on the date of discharge, for honorable, general under honorable, general under less than honorable, and dishonoralbe discharges. There are no residual benefits for less than honorable or dishonorable discharges.
Anything other than an honorable discharge is undesirable. There is no official discharge characterized as "undiserable."
It doesn't. The only way for a General (under honorable conditions) discharge to be upgraded is to go before the Board of appeals. Even then, your chances of getting an upgrade are slim (less than 1%) Even in the best of situations, if you did successfully appeal and get an upgrade, it would still be on your records because that (Honorable) was not the original characterization of discharge, and there is a code that identifies it as such. The above answer is partially correct. The characterization of service does not automatically upgrade to Honorable...ever. Members can apply to the Discharge Review Board (DRB) for their respective service to be considered for a change of characterization. Upgrades are few and far between.
Yes, they can.