out-process

[out-pros-es, -proh-ses]

verb (used without object)

1. to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork.

   All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.

verb (used with object)

1. to prepare the paperwork necessary for (a military person) to end a tour of duty.

Word History and Origins

Origin of out-process¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

A Pentagon official told Fox News on Tuesday that the National Guard saw its high-water mark several days ago, and that there will be a “very steady decline” in the coming days as states "out-process" those National Guard forces on duty.

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Graduating seniors, known as “firsties,” would have had to come back at some point to take final exams, pack up their belongings and out-process, some said.

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