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.

Examples of dishonorable discharge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Kelley was disqualified from purchasing the firearm because of domestic violence charges and a dishonorable discharge from the U.S. Air Force, but was able to make the purchase because that information had not been reported to the FBI and did not come up in a background check, Texas officials said. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2023

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“Dishonorable discharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dishonorable%20discharge. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.

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