(a) A commissioned officer may be honorably discharged:
(1) Upon tender of resignation;
(2) Upon disbandment of the organization to which he belongs; or
(3) Upon report of a board of examination, or for failure to appear before such board when ordered.
(b) He may be dismissed upon the sentence of a court-martial, or conviction in a court of justice of an infamous offense.
(Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 775, ch. 328, § 24; Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 631, ch. 146, § 21; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-264, § 41(b), 46 DCR 2118.)
1981 Ed., § 39-313.
1973 Ed., § 39-214.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 3 - Commissioned Officers
§ 49–302. Staff officers; noncommissioned staff
§ 49–303. Qualifications of staff officers; tenure; vacancies
§ 49–306. Officers of staff departments
§ 49–307. Filling vacancies above the grade of 2nd lieutenant
§ 49–308. Appointments to grade of 2nd lieutenant
§ 49–309. Examinations for promotion; failure to appear; retirement for disability
§ 49–310. Examinations for 2nd lieutenants
§ 49–311. Special examination of officer’s capability