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Administrative Discretion, Pretext Risk, and Distributed Authority A Structural Intelligence Governance Model for Military Administrative Separation Reform (V2)

Authors: Brian K Burwell II;

Administrative Discretion, Pretext Risk, and Distributed Authority A Structural Intelligence Governance Model for Military Administrative Separation Reform (V2)

Abstract

This paper explains how military administrative discharge decisions are made and why too much authority concentrated in one chain of command can create risks of unfair outcomes. Using my Structural Intelligence framework and Sefirot governance model, it proposes practical reforms that keep discipline intact while adding independent oversight, legal safeguards, and proportional review to protect service members from life-altering consequences driven by unchecked discretion.

Keywords

Military justice reform; Nonjudicial punishment; Article 15; Captain's Mast; Administrative discharge; Other-Than-Honorable discharge; Discharge upgrade; Due process in the military; GI Bill eligibility; Veterans' education benefits; Command discretion; Administrative separation review; Youth in military service; First-term enlistees; Military legal representation; Discharge Review Board; Board for Correction of Naval Records; Racial bias in military discipline; Veteran rehabilitation; Post-service reintegration.

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