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Has anyone noticed unexplained deletions of postings in any thread at this forum?
Please send me a private email if you have. What I've noticed was probably just a "glitch" but if it seems to be happening somehow it should be reported.

Could be even my imagination or operator error but I edited ...

One month ago you joined the forum and posted this thread. In that time you have made 10 posts, all in this thread. It would be good to see you post in someone elses thread so we might better get to know you.

Claims of change are still unsubstantiated. An unnamed aid for a Senator calls an ...

I will stand by my above post. No one has presented indisputatable evidence that DPS policy is one way or the other in every instance. At this point the thread is trending more towards a discussion of the concept of "stolen valor" than DPS policy, so I will repeat my assertion that this thread is ...

I don't really care if you agree with me or not. The OP wrote "Those with a General Discharge, Under Honorable Conditions, have honorably served and been honorably discharged" and that is false. He did not serve honorably. If he had, he would have received an Honorable Discharge. If he said, those ...

I have read every post on this thread and contributed several.

No one here has judged the OP. He received a General discharge. No one has denigrated him for his service. No one has placed their service above his.

The DPS requires an Honorable to receive the Veteran designation on a CHL.

It ...

In addition to confirmation from the American Legion and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, I just received this email response from the VFW:
"If the veteran in question has served at least 30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days in Korea, or if they were awarded the Korea Service Medal or ...

FINAL UPDATE:
The policy for determining if a veteran with a General Discharge, under honorable conditions was "honorably discharged" and is eligible for the CHL veteran's fee discount has been CORRECTED: Yes, they were honorably discharged and are eligible. The Texas CHL law has not changed, only ...

According to the American Legion (of which I used to be a member) and the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs the term "honorably discharged" does include veterans "discharged, under honorable conditions". I have written replies from each of these organizations to that effect, one of which I have ...

The replies are getting more interesting.

Someone in this thread has shown examples in the law that it can be specific and use the term "honorable discharge" or "under honorable conditions" when a distinction is intended. Thanks!

Someone else has noted that they received the veteran's discount ...

Ahh, the real question I'm raising is: what does the Texas law really mean? There is no question about the merits of Honorable vs General discharges - never was. The question is what is actually intended by the Texas law makers when they use the term "honorably discharged" instead of "Honorable ...

My point though is that the law does not specify a veteran must have an "Honorable Discharge" but that he/she was honorably discharged. My discharge does have the word "honorable" in it.

CHL licensing defines that a military discharge "under honorable conditions" does not mean "honorably discharged" and hence does not qualify for the veteran's discount. I believe the licensing department's interpretation of the law is incorrect. I did receive the GI Bill for education and home loan ...