32 CFR 724.111
§ 724.111 Punitive discharge.
United States · 32 CFR — National Defense · Status: effective
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- 32 CFR 724.111, § 724.111 Punitive discharge, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/147257
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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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.