Introduction to military structures and military law -- Law of discharge upgrades -- Intake and record development -- Supporting statements and working with experts -- Writing a persuasive brief -- Identifying contentions -- Final steps -- Mental health and less-than-honorable discharges -- Military sexual trauma and less-than-honorable discharges -- Condition not a disability based discharges : the misuse of personality and adjustment disorders -- Discrimination-based discharges -- LGBTQ veterans -- Medical separations and retirements -- Alcohol and drug use separations -- Entry-level separations, uncharacterized discharges, and defective enlistments -- National Guard and Reserve -- Discharge status and immigration concerns -- Special Vietnam-era review programs -- VA character of discharge determinations.
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"This Manual addresses a practice area of great importance to hundreds of thousands of individuals who have served in the United States armed forces, but are often denied the title of "veteran" and excluded from the benefits and services usually offered to veterans"--Provided by publisher
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