Hundreds of troops kicked out under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ will have statuses changed to honorable discharge
The development Tuesday is the latest over the decades to undo past discrimination against LGBTQ service members.
Pentagon to Give Honorable Discharges to Some Kicked Out Under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
More than 800 service members administratively separated from the military under the now-repealed policy will receive ...
More than 800 military veterans receive honorable discharges from Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" records review
An honorable discharge status unlocks access to critical benefits that some veterans may have been missing out on for decades ...
Military grants honorable discharges to some ousted by ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
The change may give those former military members access to veterans’ benefits that had been denied because of their ...
Hundreds given honorable discharges after Pentagon 'don't ask, don't tell' review
More than 13,000 service members were dismissed from the U.S. military under "don't ask, don't tell," according to the ...
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820 Gay Veterans Receive Honorable Discharge Upgrades
The upgrades, issued by the Pentagon, apply to veterans who were dismissed from the military service under "Don't Ask, Don't ...
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Pentagon gives hundreds discharged under 'don't ask, don't tell' full honorable discharge status
Under “don't ask, don't tell,” thousands of service members had their military service terminated without an honorable ...
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More than 800 military veterans receive honorable discharges from Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" records review
The news comes a little more than a year after proactively reviewing the records of LGBTQ+ veterans who might be eligible for an honorable discharge but had not yet applied for one. The 800 ...
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Military grants honorable discharges to some ousted by ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Brian Bond, the chief executive of the LGBTQ+ advocacy group PFLAG, said that honorable discharge upgrades will “never completely remove the pain and the trauma” of veterans but that the ...
More than 800 veterans kicked out under 'don't ask, don't tell' get upgraded to honorable discharges
Under “don't ask, don't tell,” thousands saw their military service ended without an honorable discharge, meaning they missed ...