OTH to Honorable discharge?

Question

I was told that after 6 months of an OTH discharge I'm able to change it to a Honorable or at least a General is that true.

Answer 1

No, not true.  You would have to submit a DD-293 to the Discharge Review Board (of the service you were in, Army's, Navy's, etc...).  But you have to have a reason.  And those reasons have to be justified, as if they made a mistake for you to get an OTH.  Believe me, I was discharged of an OTH.  But I was discharged for beating up USAF MPs and getting DUIs on their base (I was stationed a year on Buckley), I was denied legal council and discharged without further report on the behalf of the USMC (The USAF forced my discharge, they did a no-no!); when my punitive action should have been the brig at least, not admin sep'd.  I re-entered the Marine Corps and am still in, even after my 5-month haitus!

The DRB are very strict, it depends on what you did, and your chances are slim to 25-percent chance of an upgrade to General.  Give it another 20-30 years for anothar upgrade to Honorable, chances of that is slim to none!

Answer 2

After 6 months you can apply for an upgrade, don't count on ever getting a Honorable and at only 6 months you'd be lucky to get an General under Honorable. The longer you wait the better that way you prove you have changed, stay out of trouble and good luck.

Vet-USAF

Answer 3

Whoever told you that was not familiar with procedures. It will be very difficult, if at all, to get it changed. It will also not affect your RE code on your DD-214.

Answer 4

This is not true. A General can get changed to an Honorable, but even then, the chances are very slim. You must petition a board and they may not agree that you deserve an Honorable.

And if you have an OTH, you probably deserve it, so don't try to cheat the system to make your future employment look good. You screwed up, deal with it.  

Answer 5

Sorry, but the Military doesn't say " all is forgiven" after a period of time.

  You have to APPLY for an upgrade, and it takes time and effort on your part. To make it automatic would be a slap in the face of those who have done their jobs and served with honor.

Answer 6

nope not true at all.  proving that such a discharge was awarded incorrectly is all on you.  less than 3% of all attempts to change a discharge code are ever granted.