He was told that if he did not voluntarily resign from the Navy Reserve, accepting an “Other Than Honorable” discharge and giving up on any military benefits he would otherwise have been entitled to, he would be court-martialed. Milk opted to willingly resign, and in January 1955 was discharged from the military.
The only humerous thing is that the USNS Harvey Milk is an oiler!
Naming a naval ship after someone literally kicked out of the Navy is ridiculous...