The last entry in his record of assignments reads “OTH,”
and that normally means a discharge of “Other Than Honorable,”
the administrative equivalent of a Bad Conduct Discharge imposed
as a sentence by courts-martial. It not only characterizes the
service as literally “other than honorable,” it indicates a total
loss of benefits administered by the service and the veterans
administration.
The only way to know for sure would be the bottom part of the DD214,
here redacted.
I wish I had known of this case earlier, I would have driven up and
helped Lynn Pryor in Hopkinsville.
The last entry in his record of assignments reads “OTH,”
and that normally means a discharge of “Other Than Honorable,”
the administrative equivalent of a Bad Conduct Discharge imposed
as a sentence by courts-martial. It not only characterizes the
service as literally “other than honorable,” it indicates a total
loss of benefits administered by the service and the veterans
administration.
The only way to know for sure would be the bottom part of the DD214,
here redacted.
I wish I had known of this case earlier, I would have driven up and
helped Lynn Pryor in Hopkinsville.