Do they still discharge you if you're homosexual in the U.S. Army?
473412
Don't ask - Don't tell...   That policy was instituted back in the Clinton days, and I believe it's still in play today.
912803
Best way to get honorably discharged is to just finish your term. Even if you had minor issues in your time served you will still be discharged honorably. Also there are medical discharges and hardship discharges. Sometimes if being in the Army truly makes it difficult for you to care for someone(just an example) you can recieve a hardship discharge. \n\nAnother way is to appeal your discharge. If you have been discharged on an other than honorable discharge you can go before a board and appeal your case to attempt to get your discharge upgraded.
764664
I got told the same thing when I enlisted in the Army. My NCO basically told me to be as lax with my medical history as I could. Too bad you weren't in the first place. I know it is a story rather than advice, but it is all I got. Good luck and Semper Fi, soldier.\n\n\nHard to say what he meant. Damn Sergeants and their mind games.
392566
It should be up to the men who serve with them. It's probably a homophobic attitude but I would never feel comfortable serving with a homosexual. Not when you have to live with them day in and day out. And if you didn't feel comfortable with the squad your in, you would compromise the efficiency of the unit therefore every ones lives would be more at risk. And you can say what you want in reply to that, it is my view, not yours.
844714
plain and simple no...you'll have to talk to the courts and if you are on delayed entry they might end your conditional discharge. {they did for me} but like i said i was on delayed entry so i already had the paper work proving that i was enlisted and not saying it to be released before my time. they best place to find out would be a recruiter though ..
674910
The military is full of gay men . I served in the Military , I am just as proud to be American as anyone else and I would fight to my last breath to defend my country . Gay has nothing to do with being masculine . there are many very masculine gay men and some of them serve their country and are proud to do so . I have friends in the Marines , Army , Navy and Air force . We are Americans and proud to serve our Country .
1170310
He might as well just stay where he is. He wont be able to get out completly with an honorable discharge. If he were to switch to another branch (very difficult to do, you should contact your local recruiting station) his time would restart and he would end up staying in the armed forces longer.
994030
There really is no guarenteed way.  Some commanders will kick you out for the smallest thing, others will keep you in just out of spite.  Those that do kick you out, may know that your doing or did whatever just to get kicked out so will give you the dishonorable discharge just so you don't get 100% of what you wanted.  \n\nThe best choice that you can do is stay in a suck it up.  The average enlistment is 4 years, same as college and after you can do something related to your MOS regardless if you did it while you were in, and regardless of how much of a POS you were.  Plus you get life long VA benifits, a GI bill, and the self-respect to know you didn't quit.  \n\nIf you quit, you get what?  A fu-ked up record, no job, (and I would fire you on the spot if I heard you got kicked out regardless of discharge status, and I am not alone on that belief), and a life of regret?\n\nJust don't leave your room, miss every formation, and just say you can take the stress anymore.  Mental discharge..., sounds like you fit the profile already anyway..., reposting the same question everytime it expires...?  \n\nJust grow up and take it like a man!
320980
Once you are discharged or released from active duty you are no longer subject to the UCMJ.  The UCMJ is the only US body of law that is unlimited in jurisdiction (a [person subject to the UCMJ is subject to it literally anywhere) but limited in duration.\n\nIf you did something while in the military but did not get caught until after you left the service - the matter would be referred to the FBI.
225711
As a former Soldier (who was discharged honorably) I can tell you that a dishonorable discharge reflects negatively upon you when you go for future employment. Employers do have access to your DD 214, so to say you were never in the military would certainly put you on a bad foot because then you'd come out as a liar. Be upfront and honest with the employer, explain the situation and perhaps they will decide to hire you anyway, if they feel you've grown past what caused you to get discharged. Your DD 214 tells your type of discharge and the reason for it. Many employers do look negatively at a dishonorable discharge.
577635
If you went into the military and they discovered you were gay you'd be out of the military fast.
661539
If you are convicted of going AWOL/deserting and the punishment for that offence includes discharge from the service then yes I think the discharge would be dishonourable.\n\nHowever it is possible that the sentence would not include discharge. If this was the case then you would continue in the service, after serving whatever punishment was administered, and your subsequent discharge would not necessarily be dishonourable.
76730
Yes.  "Don't ask, don't tell" is the common term for the current military policy which implements Public Law 103-160, codified at 10 U.S.C. Sec. 654. The policy prohibits anyone who has sexual bodily contact with a person of the same sex from serving in the armed forces of the United States, and prohibits any homosexual or bisexual from disclosing his or her sexual orientation, or from speaking about any homosexual relationships, including marriages or other familial attributes, while serving in the United States armed forces.\n\nStatistics on the number of persons discharged from the military in the years since the policy was first introduced (1993) show that more people are discharged now than were before.  For instance, a total of 787 people were discharged from the U.S. Military in 2003 as a result of violations of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
883900
There is a lot more homosexual activity happening in the military than they would like to admit.  Many soldiers do this.  A lot of them play group masturbation games.  You just have to think about the mentality of someone who would engage in violence against a country that they didn't even know existed a couple years before 9/11.\n\nWhy are you even interested in dating these guys?\n\nAnd what's wrong with noticing things "normal" guys won't?  Don't you want to be with someone who's more aware than less aware of things?\n\nOh, sorry.  I guess you're American.  Carry on.
188682
WRONG!!!!!\n\nDischarge for failure to meet height/weight standards is generally not grounds for an unfavorable discharge.  If you have no adverse personnel actions, you should expect at worse a general discharge.  I would, however, expect it to be an honorable discharge.  Seek out an attorney if they try to pursue anything else.  (See the classified section of Army Times.)
1026007
your recruiter will know. they deal with this sort of thing all the time. if your already in the military the education dept will help you.
899859
It depends on the characterization of your discharge. Was it "other than honorable?" If so, you are not eligible to re-enlist.\n\nIf the discharge was honorable or general under honorable conditions, you can ask for a waiver and go with the National Guard or reserves - once in either of those, your former duty is "reset" and you are good to go.\n\nGood luck to you, and quit screwing up !