United States Administrative Discharge Lawyer
Military law under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) provides for administrative discharge on the basis of a character or behavior disorder, emotional issue, mental disorder, inability to perform duties, or sexual orientation. Under administrative discharge a person leaves the military without benefits, even if he or she is within days of retirement. A person undergoing administrative separation from the U.S. armed forces experiences, in addition to the loss of benefits, serious stress, often leading to depression and related medical and emotional problems.
Attorney Glenn E. Bradford provides advice and representation administrative discharge boards to military personnel facing involuntary separation. Under military law administrative discharge can result from a court-martial conviction, a determination that the person is unable to perform duties effectively, or the likelihood that the person will be a disruptive or undesirable influence in present or future duty assignments. In a recent case Mr. Bradford represented a client who was discharged at nineteen years and ten months of service-weeks before retirement.
The consequences of administrative separation from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps can be equally serious to consequences of a criminal conviction, and an effective defense may require the lawyer to have more skill than defense of a court-martial. A case heard by the administrative discharge board involves subtle points that must be considered when determining whether discharge is the right solution. In a court martial, the court assumes the defendant is normal, whereas in an administrative discharge hearing, the board is prepared to assume the service member has a chronic flaw.
Mr. Bradford has access to psychological experts, polygraph experts, and other resources necessary to provide a compelling argument on a service member's behalf. He will arrange a psychiatric evaluation on short notice if necessary. If you face involuntary administrative separation, it is extremely important to take action at the first opportunity to protect the rights you have earned as a member of the United States armed forces. Please contact attorney Glenn Bradford to arrange a consultation. He serves clients world wide from offices in Kansas City, Missouri.
Glenn E. Bradford & Associates, P.C.
A Professional Law Corporation
The Palace Building
1150 Grand Boulevard, Suite 230
Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: 1.816.283.0400
Fax: 1.816.283.0820
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Military law attorney Glenn Bradford of Kansas City, Missouri, provides nationwide and worldwide representation to members of the U.S. armed forces, including those stationed at military bases and United States disciplinary barracks in Missouri (Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster, Fort Leonard Wood in Waynesville, and formerly, Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base), Kansas (McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Fort Leavenworth near Kansas City, and Fort Riley in Junction City), Nebraska (Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, headquarters of U. S. Strategic Command/STRATCOM), Iowa (Camp Dodge near Des Moines), Arkansas (Little Rock Air Force Base and Pine Bluff Arsenal), Louisiana (Barksdale Air Force Base near Bossier, Fort Polk Joint Readiness Training Center near Leesville, and New Orleans Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base near Gretna), and Oklahoma (Altus Air Force Base, Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Vance Air Force Base near Enid, and Fort Sill in Lawton).
