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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The messages ultimately led to Proctor’s dishonorable discharge from the state police. Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 16 June 2025 Johnson was also punished with a reduction in rank, total loss of pay and allowances, and a dishonorable discharge. Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 July 2024 Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, pleaded guilty to military obstructing justice charges, according to the AP, with a lack of jail time and dishonorable discharge being involved in his plea agreement. Tara Suter, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025 He was sentenced Thursday under the terms of the plea agreement, avoiding any further confinement time and getting a dishonorable discharge, according to Lt. Col. Peter Havern, the prosecutor in the military case. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025 That left a dishonorable discharge on Dillinger’s record and set him on a course of violence. Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025 This does not apply to those who have received a dishonorable discharge. Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 The penalties can be severe, including forfeiture of pay, dishonorable discharge, and up to one year of imprisonment. Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2024 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. Andrew Torgan, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024

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“Dishonorable discharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dishonorable%20discharge. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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