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Military Separation Codes are on form DD214 and categorize hundreds of reasons for a veteran’s separation from the military. Veterans are often unaware as to what these secret codes mean but they can be accessed by employers who want them for use in screening prospective employees.
Separation Program Numbers (SPN numbers) that might make obtaining veterans benefits difficult if not impossible. Here are these secret alphabetic codes that may make a difference in your future.
Military separation codes give everyone a general idea of whether a person underwent physical evaluation board processing or if they left the military due to their maximum period service. These codes help people understand how that individual was during their active duty service contract.
Military separation codes provide an explanation for why a service member left the Armed Forces. As a result, they exist for good and bad reasons. Military separation codes are found on Form DD 214 which is often used during the hiring process as well as determine eligibility for military benefits.
Written by Veteran.com Team. Form DD-214 contains separation/discharge information which can be used by employers for screening veterans, determining eligibility of VA benefits and reenlistment. Here are the seven blocks (boxes 23-29) that make up the character of discharge on the long or undeleted DD-214 form.
Also included is a separation code in line 26 of the form, which corresponds to the narrative reason for separation. Line 27 is a Reentry Code.
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Separation codes are also called SPN, discharge, and spin codes. These codes are intended for the internal uses of the DoD in collecting data to analyze statistical reporting trends that may impact changes in separation policy.
Military separation codes can be found in Box 26 of the DD Form 214. This code is used in conjunction with other portions in the DD 214, including the Type of Separation (Box 23), Character of Service (Box 24), and Narrative Reason for Separation (Box 28).
On separation, a service member’s DD 214 is annotated with a re-enlistment code. RE-1 indicates eligibility to re-enlist. RE-3 requires a waiver for re- enlistment; and RE-4 indicates the...