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Discharge Regulations by Chapter Regulations cited in Helping Out: A Guide to Military Discharges and GI Rights Overview of Military Discharges The Delayed Enlistment Program Military Justice and GI Rights Grievances and Filing Complaints Entry Level Performance and Conduct Conscientious Objection Homosexual Conduct Hardship and Dependency Disability Other Designated Physical and Mental Conditions Unsatisfactory Participation Misconduct Discharge in Lieu of Court-Martial Defective, Erroneous, and Fraudulent Enlistment Reservist Unsatisfactory Participation Mobilization and Involuntary Active Duty ROTC: Disenrollment and Separation Unauthorized Absence Official Military Regulations Sites Overview of Military Discharges DoD Directive 1308.1, DoD Physical Fitness and Body Fat Program [July 20, 1995] DoD Directive 1315.15, Special Separation Policies for Survivorship [November 21, 2003] DoD Directive 1332.14, Enlisted Administrative Separations [November 21, 2003] DoD Directive 1332.30, Separation of Regular and Reserve Commissioned Officers [December 1, 2003] AR 635-100, Personnel Separations; Officer Personnel [May 1, 1989] AR 635-200, Personnel Separations; Active Duty Enlisted Separations [December 19, 2003] MILPERSMAN (NAVPERS 15560 D), Naval Military Personnel Manual [April 1, 2004] SECNAVINST 1920.6 B, Administrative Separation of Officers [December 13, 1999] MARCORSEPMAN (MCO P1900.16 E), Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual [April 10, 2000] AFI 36-3206, Administrative Discharge Procedures for Commissioned Officers [June 9, 2004] AFI 36-3207, Separating Commissioned Officers [July 6, 2000] AFI 36-3208, Administrative Separation of Airmen [May 28, 2003] AFI 40-502, Weight Management Program [July 1, 1999] The Delayed Enlistment Program DoD Directive 1332.14, Enlisted Administrative Separations [November 21, 2003] USAREC Reg 601-56, Waiver, Delayed Entry Program Separation, and Void Enlistment Processing [September 9, 1997] USAREC Reg 601-95, Delayed Entry Program and Delayed Training Program [July 17, 2002] USAREC Reg 601-45, Recruiting Improprieties Policies and Procedures [October 5, 2001] COMNAVCRUITCOMINST 1130.8 F, Navy Enlisted Recruiting Manual [April 3, 1992] MPPM ENLPROC(MCO P1100.72 B), Military Personnel Procurement Manual, Volume 2, Enlisted Procurement [December 10, 1997] Military Justice and GI Rights Manual for Courts-Martial, 2002 Edition DoD Directive 1325.6, Guidelines for Handling Dissident and Protest Activities Among Members of the Armed Forces [December 1, 2003] DoD Directive 1344.10, Political Activities by Members of the Armed Forces on Active Duty [December 1, 2003] DoD Directive 1354.1, DoD Policy on Organizations That Seek to Represent or Organize Members of the Armed Forces in Negotiation or Collective Bargaining [December 1, 2003] AR 27-10, Legal Services; Military Justice [September 6, 2002] AR 600-20, Personnel-General; Army Command Policy [May 13, 2002] JAGMAN (JAGINST 5800.7 C), Manual of the Judge Advocate General [July 27, 1998] OPNAVINST 3120.32 C, Standard Organization and Regulations of the US Navy [April 11, 1994] SECNAVINST 1600.1 A, Relationships With Organizations Which Seek to Represent or Organize Members of the Armed Forces in Negotiation or Collective Bargaining [July 7, 1981] MCO 1700.23 E W/CH 1 (with Change 1), Request Mast [July 2, 1997] LEGADMINMAN (MCO P5800.16 A), Marine Corps Manual For Legal Administration [August 31, 1999] AFI 51-201, Administration of Military Justice [November 26, 2003] AFI 51-903, Dissident and Protest Activities [February 1, 1998] AFI 51-906, Representational and Organizational Activities of Air Force Personnel [July 21, 1994] Grievances and Filing Complaints DoD Directive 1350.2, Department of Defense Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) Program [November 21, 2003] DoD Directive 6490.1, Mental Health Evaluations of Members of the Armed Forces [November 24, 2003] DoD Directive 7050.6, Military Whistleblower Protection [February 20, 2004] AR 20-1, Inspector General Activities and Procedures [March 29, 2002] AR 27-10, Legal Services; Military Justice [September 6, 2002] JAGMAN (JAGINST 5800.7 C), Manual of the Judge Advocate General [July 27, 1998] OPNAVINST 5354.1 E, Navy Equal Opportunity (EO) Policy [January 22, 2001] SECNAVINST 5300.26 C, Department of the Navy Policy on Sexual Harassment [October 17, 1997] SECNAVINST 5430.57, Mission and Functions of the Naval Inspector General [January 15, 1993] MCO 5300.10 A, Sexual Harassment [June 8, 1998] LEGADMINMAN (MCO P5800.16 A), Marine Corps Manual For Legal Administration [August 31, 1999] AFI 36-2701, Social Actions Program [August 15, 1994] AFI 36-2706, Military Equal Opportunity and Treatment Program [December 1, 1996] AFR 51-904, Complaints of Wrongs Under Article 138, Uniform Code of Military Justice [June 30, 1994] AFI 90-301, Inspector General Complaints [January 30, 2001] AFPAM 36-2705, Discrimination and Sexual Harassment [February 28, 1995] Entry Level Performance and Conduct Discharge information from Getting Out DoD Directive 1332.14 Part 1 §F., Enlisted Administrative Separations [November 21, 2003] AR 635-200, Chapter 11, Personnel Separations; Active Duty Enlisted Separations [December 19, 2003] MILPERSMAN (NAVPERS 15560 D) §3630200., Naval Military Personnel Manual [April 1, 2004] MARCORSEPMAN (MCO P1900.16 E) §6205. and §6311., Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual [April 10, 2000] AFI 36-3208 §5.22., Administrative Separation of Airmen [October 14, 1994] Conscientious Objection Discharge information from Getting Out DoD Directive 1300.6, Conscientious Objectors [November 21, 2003] DoD Directive 1332.14, Enlisted Administrative Separations [November 21, 2003] AR 600-43, Personnel-General; Conscientious Objection [May 15, 1998] MILPERSMAN (NAVPERS 15560 D), Naval Military Personnel Manual [April 1, 2004] MCO 1306.16 E, Conscientious Objectors [November 21, 1986] AFI 36-3204, Procedures for Applying as a Conscientious Objector [July 15, 1994] COMDTINST 1900.8, Conscientious Objectors and the Requirement to Bear Arms [November 30, 1990] Homosexual Conduct Discharge information from Getting Out DoD Directive 1332.14, Enlisted Administrative Separations [November 21, 2003] DoD Instruction 5505.8, Investigations of Sexual Misconduct by the Defense Criminal Investigative Organizations and Other DoD Law Enforcement Organizations [June 6, 2000] AR 635-200, Personnel Separations; Active Duty Enlisted Separations [December 19, 2003] MILPERSMAN (NAVPERS 15560 D), Naval Military Personnel Manual [April 1, 2004] MARCORSEPMAN (MCO P1900.16 E), Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual [April 10, 2000] AFI 36-3208, Administrative Separation of Airmen [May 28, 2003] Hardship and Dependency Discharge information from Getting Out DoD Directive 1200.7, Screening the Ready Reserve [November 21, 2003] DoD Directive 1332.14, Enlisted Administrative Separations [November 21, 2003] AR 135-178, Army National Guard and Army Reserve; Enlisted Administrative Separations [March 26, 2004] AR 614-200, Enlisted Assignments and Utilization Management [April 30, 2003] AR 635-200, Personnel Separations; Active Duty Enlisted Separations [December 19, 2003] MILPERSMAN (NAVPERS 15560 D), Naval Military Personnel Manual [April 1, 2004] MARCORSEPMAN (MCO P1900.16 E), Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual [April 10, 2000] AFI 36-3208, Administrative Separation of Airmen [May 28, 2003] COMDTINST M1000.6 A, Personnel Manual [January 8, 1988, through Change 34, May 3, 2001] Disability Discharge information from Getting Out DoD Directive 1332.18, Separation or Retirement for Physical Disability [December 1, 2003] DoD Instruction 1332.38, Physical Disability Evaluation [November 14, 1996] DoD Instruction 1332.39, Application of the Veterans Administration Schedule for Rating Disabilities [November 14, 1996] DoD Directive 6130.3, Physical Standards for Enlistment, Appointment, and Induction [November 24, 2003] AR 40-501, Standards of Medical Fitness [April 12, 2004] AR 635-40, Personnel-Separations; Physical Evaluation for Retention, Retirement, or Separation [August 15, 1990] MANMED (NAVMED P-117), US Navy Manual of the Medical Department [Through Change 119, May 28, 2004] SECNAVINST 1850.4 D, Department of the Navy Disability Evaluation Manual [December 23,1998] AFI 36-3212, Physical Evaluation for Retention, Retirement, and Separation [September 30, 1999] AFI 48-123, Medical Examination and Standards [May 22, 2001] Other Designated Physical and Mental Conditions Discharge information from Getting Out DoD Directive 1332.14, Enlisted Administrative Separations [November 21, 2003] AR 635-200, Personnel Separations; Active Duty Enlisted Separations [December 19, 2003] MILPERSMAN (NAVPERS 15560 D), Naval Military Personnel Manual [April 1, 2004] MARCORSEPMAN (MCO P1900.16 E), Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual [April 10, 2000] AFI 36-3208, Administrative Separation of Airmen [May 28, 2003] Unsatisfactory Performance Discharge information from Getting Out DoD Directive 1332.14, Enlisted Administrative Separations [November 21, 2003] AR 635-200, Personnel Separations; Active Duty Enlisted Separations [December 19, 2003] MILPERSMAN (NAVPERS 15560 D), Naval Military Personnel Manual [April 1, 2004] MARCORSEPMAN (MCO P1900.16 E), Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual [April 10, 2000] AFI 36-3208, Administrative Separation of Airmen [May 28, 2003] Misconduct Discharge information from Getting Out DoD Directive 1010.1, Military Personnel Drug Abuse Testing Program [December 9, 1994, through Change 1, January 11, 1999] DoD Instruction 1010.16, Technical Procedures for the Military Personnel Drug Abuse Testing Program [December 9, 1994] DoD Directive 1332.14, Enlisted Administrative Separations [November 21, 2003] AR 600-85, Personnel-General; Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program [October 1, 2001] AR 635-200, Personnel Separations; Active Duty Enlisted Separations [December 19, 2003] MILPERSMAN (NAVPERS 15560 D), Naval Military Personnel Manual [April 1, 2004] MARCORSEPMAN (MCO P1900.16 E), Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual [April 10, 2000] AFI 36-3208, Administrative Separation of Airmen [May 28, 2003] Discharge in Lieu of Court-Martial Discharge information from Getting Out Manual for Courts-Martial, 2005 Edition (.pdf file) DoD Directive 1332.14, Enlisted Administrative Separations [November 21, 2003] AR 635-200, Personnel Separations; Active Duty Enlisted Separations [December 19, 2003] MILPERSMAN (NAVPERS 15560 D), Naval Military Personnel Manual [April 1, 2004] MARCORSEPMAN (MCO P1900.16 E), Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual [April 10, 2000] AFI 36-3208, Administrative Separation of Airmen [May 28, 2003] COMDTINST M1000.6 A, Personnel Manual [January 8, 1988, through Change 34, May 3, 2001] Defective, Erroneous, and Fraudulent Enlistment Discharge information from Getting Out Manual for Courts-Martial, 2002 Edition DoD Directive 1332.14, Enlisted Administrative Separations [November 21, 2003] DoD Directive 6130.3, Physical Standards for Enlistment, Appointment, and Induction [December 15, 2000] AR 635-200, Personnel Separations; Active Duty Enlisted Separations [December 19, 2003] MILPERSMAN (NAVPERS 15560 D), Naval Military Personnel Manual [April 1, 2004] SECNAVINST 1850.4 D, Department of the Navy Disability Evaluation Manual [December 23,1998] MARCORSEPMAN (MCO P1900.16 E), Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual [April 10, 2000] AFI 36-3208, Administrative Separation of Airmen [May 28, 2003] AFI 48-123, Medical Examination and Standards [May 22, 2001] Reservist Unsatisfactory Participation Manual for Courts-Martial, 2002 Edition DoD Directive 1215.13, Reserve Component Member Participation Policy [November 21, 2003] DoD Instruction 1215.18, Reserve Component Member Participation Requirements [January 11, 1996] AR 135-91, Army National Guard and Army Reserve; Service Obligations, Methods of Fulfillment, Participation Requirements and Enforcement Procedures [September 26, 2000] BUPERS 1001.39 D, Administrative Procedures for Naval Reservists on Inactive Duty [February 20, 2001] MCRAMM (MCO P1001R.1J), Marine Corps Reserve Administrative Management Manual [March 10, 1999] AFI 36-3209, Separation Procedures for Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Members [February 1, 1998] AF Manual 36-8001, Reserve Personnel Participation and Training Procedures [January 22, 2004] Mobilization and Involuntary Active Duty DoD Directive 1200.7, Screening the Ready Reserve [November 18, 1999] DoD Directive 1235.10, Activation, Mobilization and Demobilization of the Ready Reserve [July 1, 1995] AR 601-25, Delay in Reporting for and Exemption from Active Duty and Active Duty Training [July 15, 1984] BUPERS 1001.39 D, Administrative Procedures for Naval Reservists on Inactive Duty [February 20, 2001] MCRAMM (MCO P1001R.1J), Marine Corps Reserve Administrative Management Manual [March 10, 1999] AFI 10-402, Mobilization Planning [January 1, 1997] AF Manual 36-8001, Reserve Personnel Participation and Training Procedures [January 1, 2000] ROTC: Disenrollment and Separation DoD Directive 1215.08, Senior Reserves Officers' Training Corps Program [June 26, 2006] AR 145-1, Senior ROTC Program: Organization, Administration, and Training [July 22, 1996] CNETINST 1533.12 E, Regulations for the Administration and Management of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) [May 14, 1998] AFI 36-2011, Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps (AFROTC) [July 28, 1994] Unauthorized Absence Manual for Courts-Martial, 2002 Edition DoD Directive 1325.2, Desertion and Unauthorized Absence [August 20, 1979, through Change 3, January 31, 1990] AR 190-9, Military Police; Absentee Deserter Apprehension Program and Surrender of Military Personnel to Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies [July 24, 1992] AR 630-10, Absence Without Leave, Desertion, and Administration of Personnel Involved in Civilian Court Proceedings [June 10, 1992] MILPERSMAN (NAVPERS 15560 D), Naval Military Personnel Manual [April 1, 2004] LEGADMINMAN (MCO P5800.16 A), Marine Corps Manual For Legal Administration [August 31, 1999]] MCO 5800.10, Return of Marine Corps Absentees and Deserters [January 5, 2000] AFI 36-2911, Desertion and Unauthorized Absence [June 1, 1998] AFI 36-3208, Administrative Separation of Airmen [May 28, 2003]

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