By direction of the President: George W.'s TANG Discharge Order

Bush's Military Blunders Are Legion...

... But what do you expect from someone
who was DD FORM 258AF-ed?

Even the most rabid rightwinger now secretly questions Bush's weird "military support" mantra: Support The Troops!^®

Obviously, supporting the troops would mean providing proper equipment (body armor, reinforced vehicles, sufficient troop strength) to complete their missions, not to mention keeping track of taxpayer billions handed over to Halliburton for "services unrendered"... Which is what Americans would expect from a president who served honorably in the US military, right?

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In last Friday's Wonder Of Wonders, Miracle Of Miracles resurrected George W. Boozerlush Texas National Guard records was this little gem:

On the order which SUPPOSEDLY gives Bush an "honorable discharge," the following words appear...

"DD FORM 258AF will be furnished"

Have I mentioned lately how handy the internet is?

From the Code of Federal Regulations, 32 CFR 887.7...

TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE

CHAPTER VII--DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

PART 887--ISSUING OF CERTIFICATES IN LIEU OF LOST OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES OF SEPARATION--Table of Contents

Sec. 887.7 Persons separated under other than honorable conditions (undesirable or bad conduct) or dishonorable discharge.

Those persons whose character of service was under other than honorable conditions or dishonorable are not eligible for CILs. However, an official photocopy of the report of separation

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or certificate of discharge (DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, or equivalent form), if available, may be sent on written request of the member.
(a) On the DD Forms 214 issued before October 1, 1979, the following items will be masked out before a photocopy is sent out:
(1) Specific authority for separation.
(2) Narrative reason for separation.
(3) Reenlistment eligibility code.
(4) SPD or separation designation number (SDN).

(b) For DD Forms 214 issued after October 1, 1979, send one copy with the Special Additional Information Section, and one copy without it.

(c) If a report of separation is not available, furnish a brief official statement of military service. Use the letterhead stationery of the issuing records custodian. File copy of the statement in the master personnel record (MPerR).

(d) If (obsolete form) DD Form 258AF, Undesirable Discharge Certificate, has been issued, it may be replaced with DD Form 794AF, Discharge Under Other Than Honorable Conditions.

(e) A $4.25 fee may be charged for issuing a document under this section, with the exception of paragraph (d) of this section.

(d) If (obsolete form) DD Form 258AF, Undesirable Discharge Certificate, has been issued...

LINK

Whoa, Nellie!
 
DD Form 258AF will be furnished? 



"By direction of the President" (Click Document to enlarge)

Who was president on Nov. 21, 1974?

Gerald R. Ford, famous Nixon pardoner.

Who really really really wanted to be
Ford's Vice President in 1974?

George H. W. Bush.  LINK (Scroll Down)
(and he almost got his wish!)


Would someone firmly ensconced inside the Nixon/Ford White House inner circle have any trouble manipulating his slacker son's TANG Discharge Order?

 
Would someone with documented disregard for the duty of a soldier to fulfill his/her military obligation have any trouble denying vitally necessary equipment to soldiers in the field? 

Troubling answers to troubling questions... 

George H. W.'s BIG MISTAKE! HUGE! moment...

He obviously didn't count on an officious military clerk including the DD Form 258AF reference on his son's Discharge Order.

George W.'s BIG MISTAKE! HUGE! moment...

He obviously has no one among his minions who knows enough about the US military even to recognize the term DD Form 258AF...