Punitive Separation results in which discharge?

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Punitive separation is a discharge that comes with punishment from a court-martial. When someone is separated this way, the service member receives a punitive discharge—specifically a Bad Conduct Discharge or a Dishonorable Discharge. This contrasts with non-punitive or administrative paths, such as administrative separation, medical retirement, or discharge for convenience, which do not carry a punitive discharge. The key idea is that punitive separation is tied to misconduct judged by a court-martial and results in one of the two serious punitive discharges.