TABLE 1—

Numbers of Courts-Martial, Bad-Conduct Discharges, and Dishonorable Discharges for Vietnam War and Global War on Terrorism Eras

	Courts-Martial Charges/Case Tried	Bad-Conduct Discharges	Dishonorable Discharges
Period of Active Service	No.	No.	No.
Vietnam War Era (July 1, 1964–June 30, 1974)	164 000	31 800	2200
Global War on Terrorism Era (October 2001–September 30, 2011)	41 715	23 315	3200

Source. US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces²²; Baskir and Strauss.²³