[BlueNgold]

5 Categories of discharge:
Honorable ([HON]
General under honorable circumstance [GEN] (mostly good)
Other Than Honorable [OTH] (Administrative negative discharge, Courts Martial not required, it does require a board determination.)
Bad Conduct Discharge [BCD] (Requires conviction at a Court Martial, generally reserved for sentences of less than 1 year.)
Dishonorable Discharge [DD] (Felony Equivalent Court Martial conviction required.)

[diogenes ghost]

I have yet to see anyone ask a pertinent question. If a former SecNav was aware of OTH discharge, would he ever release the info if not required to? If he indeed would release it, why wait until such a late date? If a Bush supporter, he would have released it long ago; if a Kerry supporter, he would probably never release it, and certainly not prior to the election.