‘Bad paper’ discharge upgrades are taking too long. Can that be fixed?
The Army Discharge Review Board took an average of 34 months to adjudicate liberal consideration cases in 2024, the slowest turnaround among the services.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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Months after Biden’s promise to pardon LGBTQ vets, only 8 have applied
Advocates say the confines are too narrow and the process too cumbersome, dashing hopes that the president’s act of clemency would erase decades of stigma.
By Anne Marshall-Chalmers, The War Horse
Biden’s pardons still fall short for many LGBTQ veterans
Neither the White House nor the Defense Department could tell The War Horse exactly how many veterans will benefit — or why so many others are left out.
By Anne Marshall-Chalmers, The War Horse
Army vet still paying the price for bad paper discharge for being gay
LGBTQ veterans and advocates want justice for discrimination and are frustrated that an upcoming VA change for bad paper discharges may not achieve that.
By Ann Marshall-Chalmers, The War Horse