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32 CFR §724.111

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A discharge awarded by sentence of a court-martial. There are two types of punitive discharges:
  1. (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.
  2. (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.