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Discharged Under DADT?
September 8th, 2011
Did you get kicked out of the service under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) law? After the day the law is repealed, expected on 20 September, you will be eligible to get back in.
Veterans with an RE-4 discharge code, if it was received solely due to DADT, will be treated the same as any other Veteran that received an RE-1/RE-R1; unless there was any other misconduct that was a basis for the discharge, and/or if the discharge was not characterized as honorable.
No preferential treatment will be provided. That means that just like all other qualified Veterans seeking reenlistment, the only approvals to come back into the service will be given based on the service’s openings/billets for the rating/MOS and paygrade the veteran may be eligible. Currently, the Navy is having a hard time getting any prior service back in. Right now, the most commonly approved Navy ratings/programs for reenlistment are in the Navy Special Warfare and Navy Special Operations programs.
If you are a Veteran discharged with an RE-4 due to DADT who does not want to seek reenlistment, but does wish to upgrade their RE-Code, I suggest applying to the appropriate service board of corrections once the repeal goes into affect. For the Navy and Marine Corps, make application to the Board of Correction of Naval Records.
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