Dean Paul
30:06 - 30:40
“if we're saying we're willing to pay more for certain services, why are we trying to grasp the widest range of discharges instead of saying like we value honorable discharges. Um, as someone that served, received an honorable discharge, I'm not seeing why we're going down to general under other than honorable circumstances.”
- Speaker
- Dean Paul
- Timestamp
- 30:06 – 30:40
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- May 27, 2026
From the transcript
So if we're saying we're willing to pay more for certain services, why are we trying to grasp the widest range of discharges instead of saying like we value honorable discharges. Um, as someone that served, received an honorable discharge, I'm not seeing why we're going down to general under other than honorable circumstances. People who have had like significant punitive issues, um, we value honorable service and we're willing to pay a little extra for that. But, um, yeah, I guess that's the question. I think it's a great question.
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