From Wikipedia: In 1958, while he was an airman first class, his commanding officer recommended him for an early honorable discharge. “In summary, this airman, although talented, will not be guided by policy,” chief of information services Colonel William S. Evans wrote to the Eglin personnel office. “Sometimes his rebel and superior attitude seems to rub off on other airmen staff members.”
As a dude that served, fuck yes
As a dude that’s been served, fuck yes.
That dude was a G. His whole fucking life.
Looks a lot like someone else who got discharged from Army
I’m rewatching this now. Still getting plenty of laughs out of me
There’s dozens of us! Dozens! (just started a series rewatch too lmao)
How is that not dishonorable?
It’s army speak for “spc4 was smarter than most first Lt.”
Honorable and dishonorable are official designations for the US military, and a dishonorable discharge is tantamount to a criminal conviction for many professional purposes and veterans benefits.
My brother was a huge fuckup in the Marines, but they waited until he sprained his knee and then gave him a medical discharge, which doesn’t carry the same stigma as a dishonorable.
Dunno, dishonoring the US military seems like a badge of honor
Honestly, you gotta be a real piece of shit to get a DD normally, think rape or murder… Well, enough rape and murder they don’t cover it up.
That or smoke some weed.
Either way, “less than honorable” is the ‘easiest’ way to get rid of a complete fuck up.
The real monsters have an honorable though.
Drug use on its own usually doesn’t result in a court martial, which means it normally isn’t a DD.
Drug use would be a less severe separation like an OTH or general discharge.
The commander must have liked HST at least a little bit to have gone through the trouble of an administrative discharge, but not even downgrade from “honorable” to “general”.
Usually if somebody is a minor pain, everybody just waits it out until their contract ends and denies them the ability to sign a new one. If they are pain enough to discharge early through a pure admin discharge (as opposed to medical), there is usually enough hard feeling for a downgrade.
Thompson was known for his lifelong use of alcohol and illegal drugs, his love of firearms, and his iconoclastic contempt for authority. He often remarked: “I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked for me.”[3] Thompson died by suicide at the age of 67, following a series of health problems. Hari Kunzru wrote, “The true voice of Thompson is revealed to be that of American moralist … one who often makes himself ugly to expose the ugliness he sees around him.”[4]
I always thought he killed himself when Bush got reelected
Yeah, back then you were not allowed to rub off on other airmen.
Not guided by policy is a very nice thing to say about the man.