{"id":413,"date":"2024-11-30T11:02:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T17:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veritasmilitarylaw.com\/staging\/9222\/?page_id=413"},"modified":"2026-10-20T07:42:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T13:42:02","slug":"discharge-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/veritasmilitarylaw.com\/staging\/9222\/discharge-upgrades\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Discharge Upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many veterans of our military, their sacrifices and service to our country ended unceremoneously. That does not mean their service means any less, and Veritas Military Law can help veterans apply for corrections to their military records, including dischage characterization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depending on the circumstances and timing since the discharge, a member may need to apply to their service&#8217;s <strong>discharge review board<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/afrba-portal.cce.af.mil\/#board-info\/drb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Air Force Discharge Review Board<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/afrba-portal.cce.af.mil\/#board-info\/drb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AFDRB for Air Force and Space Force<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/arba.army.pentagon.mil\/adrb-overview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Army Discharge Review Board<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/arba.army.pentagon.mil\/adrb-overview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ADRB<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscg.mil\/Resources\/legal\/DRB\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coast Guard Discharge Review Board<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscg.mil\/Resources\/legal\/DRB\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CGDRB<\/a>), or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secnav.navy.mil\/mra\/CORB\/pages\/ndrb\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Naval Discharge Review Board<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secnav.navy.mil\/mra\/CORB\/pages\/ndrb\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NDRB for Marine Corps and Navy<\/a>) for <strong>propriety <\/strong>(whether the military followed proper regulations in processing the discharge) and <strong>equity <\/strong>(whether the discharge was fair).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The member may also need to apply to their service&#8217;s <strong>Board of Corrections of Military Records<\/strong> (BCMR) or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.secnav.navy.mil\/mra\/bcnr\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board of Corrections of Naval Records<\/a><\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secnav.navy.mil\/mra\/bcnr\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BCNR<\/a>): <a href=\"https:\/\/afrba-portal.cce.af.mil\/#board-info\/bcmr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Air Force BCMR<\/a> (for Air Force and Space Force), <a href=\"https:\/\/arba.army.pentagon.mil\/abcmr-overview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Army BCMR<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscg.mil\/resources\/legal\/bcmr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coast Guard BCMR<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secnav.navy.mil\/mra\/bcnr\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BCNR<\/a> (for Marine Corps and Navy) to <strong>correct errors or injustices<\/strong> to their records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/veritasmilitarylaw.com\/staging\/9222\/contact-veritas-military-law\" style=\"border-radius:0px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Contact Veritas Military Law Today to<br>Help Apply for Discharge Upgrade<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many veterans of our military, their sacrifices and service to our country ended unceremoneously. That does not mean their service means any less, and Veritas Military Law can help veterans apply for corrections to their military records, including dischage characterization. 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