general discharge
Americannoun
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a discharge from military service of a person who has served honorably but who has not met all the conditions of an honorable discharge.
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a certificate of such a discharge.
Example Sentences
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Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare is automatically available to those with honorable and general discharge characterizations.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2024
The now-former Marine said he received a general discharge under honorable conditions, which is lower than an honorable discharge.
From Fox News • Dec. 24, 2021
The Marine hopes to avoid jail time and secure either an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2021
Army for less than a year, receiving a general discharge from service in mid-2013.
From Washington Times • Mar. 4, 2020
On the afternoon of the ninth several batteries and redoubts were completed, and a general discharge of twenty-four and eighteen-pounders was commenced by the Americans on the right.
From The Minute Boys of York Town by Otis, James
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