Saturday, July 24, 2004
Bush AWOL: Advancing the story past the mysteriously missing DD214
Asked, "Where is the DD214?!" alert reader and AWOL Payroll Records Jedi Master Paul Lukasiak adds in comments:
Aargh! On "the order" where? Which document? Don't keep us in suspense!
Heh. One more Saturday Night, eh?
Bunch of bloggers poring over documents, timelines, the US Code, and lots of archives ... I love it!
UPDATE In the previous post, Paul Lukasiak gives the URLs for the documents that mention the DD Form 258AF. There are two, both from USA Today (take that, Pravda on the Potomac and Isvestia on the Hudson). Here they are:
Original here
and here
As Paul notes:
So, is it a DD258 or a DD256? If the latter, that's the honoranble discharge form. Still, it looks like an "8" to my eye. And, to be fair to Bush, both letters do use the word "honorably" (apparently, you can commit payroll fraud and not show up for a medical exam, and still be discharged honorably. Oh-ka-a-a-a-y....)
Of course, all this could be solved very simply: Bush could simply authorize release of all the files, as he promised (back) he would do, but has not done. I wonder why?
I'm not certain there is one. The DD214 is called the "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty ."
HOWEVER I JUST saw this...)
on the order which SUPPOSEDLY gives Bush an "honorable discharge", the following words appear...
"DD FORM 258AF will be furnished"
And I just found this in the Code of Federal regulations, 32 CFR 887.7 [PDF]
(d) If (obsolete form) DD Form 258AF, Undesirable Discharge Certificate, has been issued,
Aargh! On "the order" where? Which document? Don't keep us in suspense!
Heh. One more Saturday Night, eh?
I looked up into heaven, lord I saw a mighty sign
Writ in fire across the heaven, plain as black and white
Get prepared, there's gonna be a party tonight
Bunch of bloggers poring over documents, timelines, the US Code, and lots of archives ... I love it!
UPDATE In the previous post, Paul Lukasiak gives the URLs for the documents that mention the DD Form 258AF. There are two, both from USA Today (take that, Pravda on the Potomac and Isvestia on the Hudson). Here they are:
Original here
and here
As Paul notes:
It turns out that there is also a DD Form 256AF, which was used for honorable discharges from the reserves. (this is probably the form that was used under normal circumstances instead of a DD214.)
So, is it a DD258 or a DD256? If the latter, that's the honoranble discharge form. Still, it looks like an "8" to my eye. And, to be fair to Bush, both letters do use the word "honorably" (apparently, you can commit payroll fraud and not show up for a medical exam, and still be discharged honorably. Oh-ka-a-a-a-y....)
Of course, all this could be solved very simply: Bush could simply authorize release of all the files, as he promised (back) he would do, but has not done. I wonder why?
