On their DD-214, look at Block 26. It will say "Separation Code", and a three letter code will be typed in there. See the related link at the bottom for what those separation codes mean.
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.
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.
Anything other than an honorable discharge is undesirable. There is no official discharge characterized as "undiserable."
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.
Yes, I did in 1985. Went from General Under Honorable Conditions to Honorable. Board was in Dallas Texas and once they found I was in college with all my VA benefits intack It was Granted. Got a new DD214 and a county job......
There are no other codes. Discharge was honorable. *I meant "does".
Yes. Having an Other Than Honorable discharge does not bar you from getting a Federal Job. They may scrupulously ask you further questions but it does not disqualify you. I know this because I work for the Federal Government and received an OTH several years ago. And I specifically stated on my application the type of discharge.
Anything other than an honorable discharge is undesirable. There is no official discharge characterized as "undiserable."
Yes, on my certificate both the H for honorable and the d for discharge are capitalized. All the other letters are lowercase. Plus the cursive h on honorable looks kinda weird, so I see how it is mistaken for a lower case, but it is not.
Discharge for overweight Marines is an Other Than Honorable discharge, however it has been known that a few have had theirs modified to honorable via considerable work with their congressman.
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.
Your DD-214 will reflect "continuous honorable service from yyyymmdd to yyyymmdd" reflecting the dates of your prior enlisment(s). This will show you honorably completed any prior enlistment. You may be eligible for certain VA benefits based on your prior enlistment, but will be eligible for few, if any for the enlistment for which you recieved an Under Other Than Honorable Conditions (OTH) characterization. Go to the VA and ask for a determination of eligibility for benefits. They will look closely at your record, and determine what you are eligible for.