An administrative discharge?
Wouldn't be a dishonorable discharge for cocaine use?
His sister has had cocaine problems in the past as well.
Older brother Beau Biden is our Attorney General here in DE.
It will probably be “other than honorable”
Other than honorable = scum bag in the eyes of a potential employer. Right or wrong.
I used to serve on `admin sep’ boards in the reserves.
The effect is the same as a court martial, but it’s an administrative process. Conducted just like a court martial, but instead of conviction, a recommendation is made to the chain of command as to whether or not a service member used illegal drugs & that individual’s potential for rehabilitation. It’s his commander’s decision to retain or separate. JAGs serve more as advisors than as officers of the court.
If the C.O. decides to separate, it’s usually a general discharge which may or may not affect VA benefits afterwards.
Since Hunter Biden has a brother Beau Biden who did serve as a JAG, he sure as h*** should have taken some advice about command directed urinalysis & the consequences of coming up hot. The stupidity doesn’t fall far from the tree.
A Dishonorable Discharge and a Bad Conduct Discharge, both of which are only given to Enlisted, can only be given as a form of punishment stemming from a General Courts-Martial. The equivalent of a Dishonorable Discharge for an Officer is called Dismissal from the Service. It also can only be given as a result of a General Courts-Martial. My guess, since there was no dealing involved, and his daddy is a big-wig, an administrative discharge was the route taken.