Not single word answers but within the non-commissioned ranks you would talk of someone "losing a stripe" or "losing his stripes" and I have even heard of someone loosing a pip when reduced in rank within the lower commissioned ranks.

For someone who committed a serious enough offence to loose their commission without simply being either jailed or dishonourably discharged, (a delicate balancing act), they would be "stripped of their commission" note that this is not the same as being decommissioned. Or if busted all the way back to private "stripped of all rank".

I think I can remember a case or two in the history books where an officer was stripped of all rank before being hung or shot usually for cowardice either because 1 officer stripped of commission and 1 enlisted man shot is better in the reports than an officer shot or to add ignominy to the punishment.

Finally we get to the single word answer cashiered - i.e. stripped of all rank or position due to some misconduct but with the additional connotations of a ritual humiliation thrown it.

Not single word answers but within the non-commissioned ranks you would talk of someone "losing a stripe" or "losing his stripes" and I have even heard of someone losing a pip when reduced in rank within the lower commissioned ranks.

For someone who committed a serious enough offence to lose their commission without simply being either jailed or dishonourably discharged, (a delicate balancing act), they would be "stripped of their commission" -- note that this is not the same as being decommissioned. Or, if busted all the way back to private, "stripped of all rank".

I think I can remember a case or two in the history books where an officer was stripped of all rank before being hung or shot usually for cowardice, either because 1 officer stripped of commission and 1 enlisted man shot is better in the reports than an officer shot, or to add ignominy to the punishment.

Finally we get to the single word answer cashiered - i.e. stripped of all rank or position due to some misconduct but with the additional connotations of a ritual humiliation thrown it.

Not single word answers but within the non-commissioned ranks you would talk of someone "loosing a stripe" or "loosing his stripes" and I have even heard of someone loosing a pip when reduced in rank within the lower commissioned ranks.

For someone who committed a serious enough offence to loose their commission without simply being either jailed or dishonourably discharged, (a delicate balancing act), they would be "stripped of their commission" note that this is not the same as being decommissioned. Or if busted all the way back to private "stripped of all rank".

I think I can remember a case or two in the history books where an officer was stripped of all rank before being hung or shot usually for cowardice either because 1 officer stripped of commission and 1 enlisted man shot is better in the reports than an officer shot or to add ignominy to the punishment.

Finally we get to the single word answer cashiered - i.e. stripped of all rank or position due to some misconduct but with the additional connotations of a ritual humiliation thrown it.

Not single word answers but within the non-commissioned ranks you would talk of someone "losing a stripe" or "losing his stripes" and I have even heard of someone loosing a pip when reduced in rank within the lower commissioned ranks.

For someone who committed a serious enough offence to loose their commission without simply being either jailed or dishonourably discharged, (a delicate balancing act), they would be "stripped of their commission" note that this is not the same as being decommissioned. Or if busted all the way back to private "stripped of all rank".

I think I can remember a case or two in the history books where an officer was stripped of all rank before being hung or shot usually for cowardice either because 1 officer stripped of commission and 1 enlisted man shot is better in the reports than an officer shot or to add ignominy to the punishment.

Finally we get to the single word answer cashiered - i.e. stripped of all rank or position due to some misconduct but with the additional connotations of a ritual humiliation thrown it.