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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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.
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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
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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