Dishonorable discharge. An enlisted man shall be dishonorably discharged by order of the Commanding General upon conviction of felony in a civil court; upon discovery of reenlistment after previous dishonorable discharge; or to carry out a sentence of a court-martial. (Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 775, ch. 328; as added Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 632, ch. 146, § 27.) Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 39-502. 1973 Ed., § 39-405.
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