Originally Posted by
chollie
+1
I would argue that the person responsible for this screw-up isn't 'much of a veteran' either. Too bad he/they won't be held accountable for this waste of government resources. Wonder how many other service members had to deal with faulty/missing paperwork because of his poor service.
Someone should certainly look into the jerk who told him to go to the airport, where a ticket would be waiting for him. That individual (Kersey?) doesn't want to comment now. Another paperwork screw-up?
Most sickening: in 2012, the 'digital' age, this can only be resolved by sending him cross-country to do it in person? Wonder if there would be the same insistence on the 'rules' if he was the son/daughter of a sitting Congressman?
This is certainly something that is ripe to be changed, especially in the era of downsizing budgets. As it stands now, believe it or not, AWOL servicemembers have to fly back to Germany to formally out-process the Army when their unit is stationed there. The DD 214 is a very important document but it would seem that it could be generated at an office in the states, maybe even at a local MEPS station. Usually by the point they return, most of their out-processing has already been handled by their old unit.