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The member must file form DD-293 if discharged within 15 years, or form DD-149 if over 15 years ago. The forms are significantly different and go to the Discharge Review Board (DRB) and the Board for correction of military records (BCMR) respectively. [32] 10 U.S.C. §§ 1552–1553 provide the law for this action.
A veteran or next of kin may request a copy of the DD 214 form by going to National Personnel Records Center's website. When service members complete their full military obligation, they are discharged and receive a formal certificate of discharge, usually an honorable discharge.
The deal stems from a federal civil rights lawsuit, Farrell vs. Department of Defense, filed in August 2023 by five veterans who said that the Pentagon did not grant them honorable discharges or ...
This Veterans Day, consider the injustices created by the Pentagon's subjective decisions about servicemembers' honor and shame.
The DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, generally referred to as a "DD 214", is a document of the United States Department of Defense, issued upon a military service member's retirement, separation, or discharge from active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States (i.e., U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Coast ...
The U.S. Department of Defense will consider granting honorable discharges to more than 30,000 gay and bisexual veterans who were barred from serving in the military because of their sexual ...
More than 13,000 service members were dismissed from the U.S. military under "don't ask, don't tell," according to the Defense Department.
Awarded for every 10 years of honorable service. Recognizes a single, specific act or accomplishment separate from regularly assigned duties. To recognize proficiency in military studies, it is awarded to members who complete a military course of 80 hours or more and who are designated as "honor" or "distinguished honor" graduates.