Section Eight meaning

UK /ˈsɛkʃən eɪt/ US /ˈsɛkʃən eɪt/ 3 syllables

Section Eight (noun): a soldier who received a Section Eight discharge as unfit for military service.

Section Eight has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

Section Eight as a noun

  1. a soldier who received a Section Eight discharge as unfit for military service

    Type of: soldier

  2. a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable

    Type of: dismissal

How to pronounce Section Eight

Section Eight is pronounced /ˈsɛkʃən eɪt/ in British English and /ˈsɛkʃən eɪt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.

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