Capt. Troy Carlyle, who served at Pope Air Force Base, was kicked out of the Air Force in the '90s for being gay and going to ...

For those who have less-than-honorable discharges, they will be able to opt into a group review process to upgrade their discharges, allowing them to bypass a yearslong individual application process.

The Department of Defense (DoD) recently released guidance to clarify the liberal consideration given to veterans who request upgrades of their discharge saying they had mental health conditions ...

The review was prompted by complaints among veterans that the process for upgrading discharge status was overly complicated ...

SHREVEPORT, La. — To enjoy veterans’ health benefits, a formerly enlisted Navy sailor sought to upgrade his Other Than Honorable discharge, which he received 17 years ago after less than one year in ...

Lily Steffanides was one of the named plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit filed in 2023, asking the military to “systematically upgrade discharges” for service members kicked out for sexual ...

The agreement, if approved by a judge, would let former service members upgrade their discharge status and receive benefits they had been denied. By Aishvarya Kavi Reporting from Washington The ...

But the plaintiffs in the lawsuit say the lingering stigma and a mountain of red tape kept many veterans from even applying to upgrade their military discharge status and get the benefits they had ...