A thought just occured to me about pushing to get homeschooled grads the military enlistment Tier I status 'just because,' and despite the survey that showed them to have a higher attrition rate than grads who attended mass-education schools. (my choice of action is to give them the tools to attain Tier I status, not just say that being Tier II is "discrimination")
If the kids aren't prepared for service life and, through no bad actions of their own still don't complete the enlistment -- but have received a signing bonus, they'll have to give it back. With the government, you always have to give it back if, for whatever reason, the terms of the contract were not fulfilled. Ask any servicemember who was paid something he or she wasn't 'authorized' even if, after being asked repeatedly, Finance swears on a stack of regulations that it is authorized. (in that case, put the money in a bank account and leave it alone until they come asking for it -- which they always do)
No completion of service = no bonus.
- LEGAL INFORMATION CHECKLIST FOR PLAN OF THE DAY NOTES
c. Other Than Honorable (OTH): A characterization of other than honorable is appropriate when the reason for separation is based upon one or more acts that constitute a significant departure from the conduct expected from members of the naval service. Persons given an OTH discharge are not entitled to retain their uniforms, must accept transportation in kind to their homes, are subject to recoupment of any reenlistment bonus they may have received, and do not receive mileage fees from the place of discharge to their home of record. Additionally, the Veterans Administration will make its own determination whether the discharge was under conditions other than honorable. This characterization is authorized only if the service member has been afforded the opportunity to request an Administrative Board, except as provide by Separation in Lieu of Trial by Court-Martial.
Giving unprepared people priority Tier I status does them no favors. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," especially when it's someone else's life you're talking about.
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