N.J. Admin. Code § 18:27-2.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 18:27-2.6 - Ineligible discharge

(a) A disenrollment certificate or other form of release terminating temporary service in a military or naval branch of the Armed Forces on a voluntary and part-time basis without pay, or a release from or deferment of induction into active air, infantry or naval service shall not be accepted as proof of honorable discharge.

(b) Clemency discharge is a "neutral discharge" according to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). Although it is not "less than honorable, it is something other than honorable. As such, it does not meet the requirement of honorable discharge pursuant to the DOJ Internal Memo October 18, 1978.