dishonorable discharge
Noun
Meaning
a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)
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Peace was maintained by the threat of "dishonorable discharge".
It was in Woody Allen's where the drill sergeant scolds Boris and asks if he wants a dishonorable discharge, to which Boris replies: "Yes sir, either that or a furlough."
My own cousin for example was raped by servicemen and then the military gave *her* a dishonorable discharge.
To be eligible for VEAP, a veteran had to serve for more than 180 days and receive an “other than dishonorable discharge.”