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What decisions can the Army Discharge Review Board make?

April 26, 2017army decisions Discharge review

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What decisions can the Army Discharge Review Board make?

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The Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) may decide to upgrade the discharge characterization or determine that the current characterization is proper and equitable. If the Board votes to upgrade change the discharge characterization to General under Honorable Conditions or to Honorable, it may then decide whether to change the Reason, the authority, or the RE Code. For example, a decision might result in a change of character from Under other than Honorable Conditions (UOTHC) to General under Honorable Conditions or to Honorable, with no change to the reason, authority, or RE code. The Board may change a characterization from a Bad Conduct Discharge (BCD) to General under Honorable Conditions with no change of reason or RE code. The Board may change any characterization to fully Honorable with a change of reason to Secretarial Authority and change of RE code – or the Board may change the characterization to fully Honorable with no change to reason, authority, or RE code. The ADRB is not