### Question
What does sole survivorship discharge mean?


### Answer
**Sole survivorship discharge** has the following meaning in *10 U.S.C. § 1174*:

> the separation of a member from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early separation of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which—


(A) the father or mother or one or more siblings—


(i) served in the Armed Forces

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 1174*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 59-SEPARATION**

