bad conduct discharge

noun

, U.S. Military.

1. a discharge of a person from military service for an offense less serious than one for which a dishonorable discharge is given.
2. a certificate of such a discharge.

Example Sentences

The sailors were tried and convicted in a court martial, sentenced to bad conduct discharge and fined three months pay.

From Los Angeles Times

The Marines might charge those who have faced court-martial with a “Bad Conduct Discharge.”

From Encyclopedia.com

He was sentenced to 12 months’ confinement and received a “bad conduct” discharge, which should have prevented him from buying firearms or ammunition under federal law.

From New York Times

He was sentenced to 12 months’ confinement and received a “bad conduct” discharge, which should have prevented him from purchasing firearms or ammunition under federal law.

From New York Times

Mr. Whelan also received a “bad conduct discharge” from the Marines in 2008 for reasons the military said included “attempted larceny” and the use of another person’s Social Security number — which people familiar with intelligence said would have marked him as too unreliable for a sensitive espionage mission.

From New York Times