Is Discharge another word for grief? In some instances, it certainly can be.
When someone is disengaged from military service, they are discharged. I didn’t realize just how many different types of discharge there were. I’ve never served in the military, and neither did my husband for medical reasons. In the case of the military, all but one of the types of discharge are not good. Not good at all.
Honorable Discharge- This is the one everyone hopes they will have. All the others, in my opinion, are varying degrees of bad, and it’s too bad that there aren’t varying degrees of an honorable discharge. More on that later.
General Discharge Under Honorable Conditions. Well, ok, this is a variation of an honorable discharge, but while it may still be considered honorable, it makes one think it’ not too honorable.
Other Than Honorable Discharge- this one really lets you know it wasn’t an honorable discharge. I’m not sure, but this one may be for paperwork’s sake, like maybe they couldn’t prove what they did was wrong, but they knew they did something wrong.
Bad Conduct Discharge- I’m guessing this isn’t for minor infractions because this is the first one I saw that mentioned possible loss of benefits.
Dishonorable Discharge- this is the one we see in the…
I did not know that there were different kinds of military discharges.
As for the other one, I have a friend, she had a very healthy pregnancy, she carried it beautifully for 9 months, but the baby lost the battle in the labour room. She has sworn…
Thank you for shedding light on this often-overlooked aspect of military service. Your words encourage a more compassionate understanding of the challenges faced by those who serve.
