What are the effects of an other than honorable discharge under general condtions with regard to future jobs?

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Robwood asked:

My firend is former military and is grasping at available job opportunities, one of which includes a federal job. However, with an OTH, she’s not sure what federal jobs are open to her. How can we find out? The internet, as spiteful as it is with me, only gives me web pages that help former military tranlate their previous occupations to civilian standards, and that’s not what she’s trying to do–she wants ANYTHING!



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2 Responses to 'What are the effects of an other than honorable discharge under general condtions with regard to future jobs?'

  1. kendiane - July 25th, 2010 at 11:50 pm

    dont tell no one would ever know

  2. dai_nite - July 28th, 2010 at 7:38 pm

    A government job will require her to provide a copy of her DD214, so non disclosure is not an option in that case.

    I am in HR with a government agency and when we receive an applicant that has this type of discharge we ask that applicant to submit a written explanation of the events that led to the discharge. Generally if the explanation appears to be honest and the person seems to have learned from the mistakes made, the application goes through. This also depends on the severity of the events of course.

    Beware of lying… the DD214 should have a chapter code on the bottom and most government employers know the meaning of each chapter. If the statement doesn’t coincide with the chapter, you can forget it.

    In my experience the only discharge that will absolutely prevent you from government employment is a Dishonorable.


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