Section Eight

Definitions of Section Eight
  1. noun
    a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable
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    type of:
    discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, heave-ho, liberation, release, sack, sacking
    the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
  2. noun
    a soldier who received a Section Eight discharge as unfit for military service
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    type of:
    soldier
    an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
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