A discharge awarded by sentence of a court-martial. There are two types of punitive discharges:
(a) Bad conduct. A separation from the naval service under conditions other than honorable. It may be effected only as a result of the approved sentence of a general or special court-martial.
(b) Dishonorable. A separation from the naval service under dishonorable conditions. It may be effected only as a result of the approved sentence of a general court-martial.
Notes of Decisions
Kalista v. Sec'y of the Navy, 560 F. Supp. 608 (D. Colo. 1983).
“and 32 C.F.R. 724.111 listing two punitive discharges: (1) bad conduct and (2) dishonorable.”
Labonte v. United States, No. 18-1784 (Fed. Cl. Oct. 30, 2020).
“” The question before the Court is whether the upgrade in the characterization of his discharge removed the plaintiff from under a punitive discharge.”
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