Section 8 Discharge

Army articles of war section viii army regulation 615 360.
Section 8 discharge. Army because he lacks military aptitude or has undesirable habits and character traits. Section 8 was also often given to cross dressers gay lesbian bisexual and transgender people. The term section 8 refers to a former discharge from the united states military for reason of being mentally unfit for service.
Webster s dictionary defines a military section eight as the discharge of a soldier from the u s. Section 8 waiting lists in florida. Section 8 is a category of discharge from the united states military used for a service member judged mentally unfit for service.
Army discharge based on military assessment of. The policy and soldiers separated from the army because of it are known as section eights because this type of discharge was a provision of the u s. It also came to mean any service member given such a discharge or behaving as if deserving such a discharge as in the expression he s a section 8.
As of september 29th 2020 there are 5 section 8 waiting lists that are open now opening soon or always open in florida.