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In reply to the discussion: Racist Drill Sergeant who bullied black man to leave neighborhood arrested [View all]USAFRetired_Liberal
(4,392 posts)Being a former Senior Enlisted myself and having to deal with discipline and punishment, he isnt going to get dishonorable discharged...and you are also correct about him being considered AWOL while in civilian custody....once the military deals with him, I see either an article 15 or an LOR with an Unfavorable Information File, probably loss in rank, forfeiture of pay, removal as drill sergeant....if he isnt at 20 then he is screwed because he isnt going to be able to retire, once his enlistment is up he will not be able the reenlist...I can still see him getting an honorable discharge, but the hurt is that he put all that time in and wont be able to collect the retirement pay
Edit - you are wrong about the board of officers though....it will be just his Commander....unless he doesnt take the article 15 or LOR and decides he wants a court martial, then he will have a board of officers