There are several reasons why someone may be discharged from the military, including expiration of enlistment, disability, dependency and hardship.
These factors affect whether they will be asked or allowed to re-enlist and whether they qualify for benefits after their discharge. Other types of discharge are based on factors such as the quality of their service, whether their service had to be ended prematurely due to humanitarian or medical reasons, whether they had been found to have drug or alcohol dependency issues and whether they were complying with treatment and counseling, and whether they had demerits or punishments for infractions or were convicted of any crimes. They are generally based on whether the persons completed their training and then fully and satisfactorily completed their term of service. Each country's military has different types of discharge. Army soldiers hold honorable discharge certificates in 2014Ī military discharge is given when a member of the armed forces is released from their obligation to serve. ( June 2016) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate. The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and the United Kingdom and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
