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A blue discharge (also known as a "blue ticket") was a form of administrative military dischargeformerly issued by the United States beginning in 1916. It was neither honorable nor dishonorable. The blue ticket became the discharge of choice for commanders seeking to remove homosexual service members from the ranks. They were also issued disproportionately to African Americans.
Service members holding a blue discharge were subjected to discrimination in civilian life. They were denied the benefits of the G.I. Bill by the Veterans Administrationand had difficulty finding work because employers were aware of the negative connotations of a blue discharge. Following intense criticism in the press - especially the black press, because of the high percentage of African Americans who received blue discharges - and in Congress, the blue discharge was discontinued in 1947, replaced by two new classifications: general and undesirable.
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What was an honorable discharge in World War 2?
An honorable discharge is when you are sent back home because of a medical problem or your time in the military was done
How many military deaths where there in World War 2?
How Many Military Deaths Where There In World War Two ? :)
The practice of requiring young people to join the military which was followed by many nations before world war 1 was called?
The practice of requiring young people join the military before world war one was known as the draft.
What was the US defensive military alliance after World War 2 called?
After WW II, in the era of the Cold War, the defensive military alliance was (and remains) NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
How many military personnel died in World War 1?
There was about 9.7 million military personnel killed in world war one.
What was an honorable discharge in World War 2?
An honorable discharge is when you are sent back home because of a medical problem or your time in the military was done
What is the name of a world war 2 noncombat female?
If the woman is in the military she is called by her rank. If she is not in the military she is called a civilian.
Please translate the military qualification MKM03Rifle41 on a World War II honorable discharge.?
It is the Marksman qualification with the Springfield 1903 rifle
What military fought in the you boats during world war 1?
They are actually called 'u-boats', and they were employed by the german military.
What is it called when a solder comes home from war?
Discharge.
How many military deaths where there in World War 2?
How Many Military Deaths Where There In World War Two ? :)
Why is it war called the cold war?
It never got 'hot' that is to say although though there were small military conflicts it never evolved into a world war.
What does AW 107 mean on an honorable discharge from the US Military?
charges under Article of War 107
What changes in warfare led World War 1 to be called the world's first total war?
All the people were set to work in factories building and making military supplies for the war.
Which military alliance's face each other during World War 2?
They were called the Allies and the Axis.
What was Japan's military during world war 2?
The Yakuza (just kidding). They were called the Kwangtung Army.
The practice of requiring young people to join the military which was followed by many nations before world war 1 was called?
The practice of requiring young people join the military before world war one was known as the draft.
