Are you a Investigator for DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) a Section 8?

The term Section 8 refers to a category of discharge from the United States military, that of a member judgedmentally unfit for service. It also came to mean any service member given such a discharge or behaving as if deserving such a discharge, as in the expression, "he's a Section 8". The term comes from Section VIII of the World War II-era United States Army Regulation 615-360, which provided for the discharge of those deemed unfit for military service.

Discharge under Section 8 is no longer practiced, as medical discharges for psychological/psychiatric reasons are now covered by a number of regulations. In the Army, such discharges are handled under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations. Chapter 5, paragraph 13 governs the separation of personnel medically diagnosed with a personality disorder.

Section 8 became a household phrase when used in the 1970s TV seriesM*A*S*H, in which the characterCorporal Klinger was continually seeking one (until he eventually abandoned his efforts). Other pop culture references to the term include:

The 1987 movie Full Metal Jacket, in which a recruit (Leonard Lawrence, a.k.a. "Private Gomer Pyle") becomes noticeably unstable as a result of the abuse from his drill instructor and platoon-mates.The 2003 movie Basic, in which DEA agent Tom Hardy investigates a group of rogue Rangers turned drug dealers calling themselves Section 8. They are later revealed to be a black-ops anti-drug unit led by Hardy (now addressed as "Colonel"); the "Section-8" insane-mercenary story is a cover to spook the cartels.The 2007 video game Team Fortress 2, in which the player controls one of 9 characters, one of them titled The Soldier, has an voice line asking his team-mates if they are attempting to be discharged under Section 8. This is likely in reference to Full Metal Jacket