dishonorable discharge
noun
: the ending of a person's service to the military because of unacceptable behavior
Her military career ended with a dishonorable discharge.
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Travis King, the US soldier who ran across the border from South Korea to North Korea last year, was sentenced to one year in confinement and dishonorable discharge after pleading guilty to charges of desertion and assault.
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Andrew Torgan, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024
In addition, the leaks caused the dishonorable discharge of two U.S. marines who had participated.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
That left a dishonorable discharge on Dillinger’s record and set him on a course of violence.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024
Harris' membership in the American Legion, a veterans' organization, rules out the possibility of a dishonorable discharge because that would have disqualified Harris from joining.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2024
But the effects of those convictions have lingered for those veterans, leaving criminal records and the stain of a dishonorable discharge, as CBS News has recently reported.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 26 June 2024
After a dishonorable discharge for stealing a car and going AWOL, Rogge spent some time in jail for cashing bad checks.
—thehustle.co, 14 June 2024
Of those cases, 81% were denied honorable discharges in the form of a general discharge, other than honorable discharge, bad conduct discharge or dishonorable discharge.
—Jessica Kegu, CBS News, 21 June 2023
This requires active military service without a dishonorable discharge.
—Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 4 June 2023
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Andrew Torgan, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024
In addition, the leaks caused the dishonorable discharge of two U.S. marines who had participated.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
That left a dishonorable discharge on Dillinger’s record and set him on a course of violence.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024
Harris' membership in the American Legion, a veterans' organization, rules out the possibility of a dishonorable discharge because that would have disqualified Harris from joining.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2024
But the effects of those convictions have lingered for those veterans, leaving criminal records and the stain of a dishonorable discharge, as CBS News has recently reported.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 26 June 2024
After a dishonorable discharge for stealing a car and going AWOL, Rogge spent some time in jail for cashing bad checks.
—thehustle.co, 14 June 2024
Of those cases, 81% were denied honorable discharges in the form of a general discharge, other than honorable discharge, bad conduct discharge or dishonorable discharge.
—Jessica Kegu, CBS News, 21 June 2023
This requires active military service without a dishonorable discharge.
—Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 4 June 2023
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“Dishonorable discharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dishonorable%20discharge. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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