Section Eight

Sec·tion Eight  (skshn)

n.

1. A U.S. Army discharge based on military assessment of psychological unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable.

2. Slang A soldier given such a discharge or behaving as if deserving such a discharge.

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[After Section VIII of World War II U.S. Army Regulation 615-360, which provided for the discharge of those deemed unfit for military service.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Section Eight - a soldier who received a Section Eight discharge as unfit for military service armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"
	2.	Section Eight - a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable dismission, sacking, liberation, firing, dismissal, release, discharge, sack - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)