Legal Question in Military Law in South Carolina

Re: bad credit

While the military paymasters look with contempt on garnishments, unless your son violates the UCMJ, he cannot be dishonorably discharged. A threat to have a servicemember discharged in order to extort payment is unconscionable. Your son may also be protected by the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act.

Your son should see a JAG lawyer and find out what his rights are under the SSCRA as soon as possible. Sometimes sending a letter to the editor identifying the bank and the collector who made this outrageous threat against a soldier during a time of war has the effect of getting the community to exert pressure on the scoundrels at the bank, but I am not necessarily advising you to do this.