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Honorable Discharge

June 16, 2017 by: Content Team

Honorable discharge is the status a military service member receives when he has successfully and wholly completed the obligations excepted of him or her. For example, honorable discharge means that a veteran is relieved from having to participate in any military service obligations in the future, though being discharged from the military is not the same as being retired. On […]

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Dishonorable Discharge

November 22, 2016 by: Content Team

A military discharge is given to each person who leaves his or her military service. The discharge certificate specifies the conditions under which the individual left the military – whether at the completion of his term of service, or whether the individual was forced to leave early due to a medical or other reason. Should the individual be discharged for […]

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