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  2. Separation (United States military) - Wikipedia

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    Separation typically occurs when someone reaches the date of their Expiration of Term of Service and are released from active duty, but still must complete their military reserve obligations. Upon separation, they receive Department of Defense Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD 214), which verifies their military ...

  3. DD Form 214 - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Military discharge - Wikipedia

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    An RE Code in the "4" series typically bars reenlistment into any component of the Armed Forces. (It is possible for a person with an RE Code of 4 to enlist in the Navy or Air Force if the SPD Code and the Narrative Reasoning is waivable.) A veteran issued an RE Code in the "4" series usually requires an Exception to Policy waiver to reenlist.

  5. California State Guard - Wikipedia

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    The California State Guard is authorized under the provisions of the Title 32, United States Code, Section 109(c) [12] and the California State Military Reserve Act (codified in the California Military and Veterans Code). [13] It has legal standing as part of California's Active Militia. [14]

  6. Stop-loss policy - Wikipedia

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    Stop-loss was created by the United States Congress after the Vietnam War. Its use is founded on Title 10, United States Code, Section 12305(a) which states in part: "... the President may suspend any provision of law relating to promotion, retirement, or separation applicable to any member of the armed forces who the President determines is essential to the national security of the United ...

  7. Sole Survivor Policy - Wikipedia

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    The Sole Survivor Policy or United States Department of Defense Directive 1315.15 "Special Separation Policies for Survivorship" describes a set of regulations in the United States military, partially stipulated by law, that are designed to protect members of a family from the draft during peacetime or wartime if they have already lost family members to military service.

  8. Defense Officer Personnel Management Act - Wikipedia

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    The Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (DOPMA) (Pub. L. 96–513) is a United States federal law passed in 1980 that for the first-time standardized officer personnel management across the United States Armed Forces.

  9. Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act - Wikipedia

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    The Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act (or USFSPA) is a U.S. federal law enacted on September 8, 1982 to address issues that arise when a member of the military divorces, and primarily concerns jointly-earned marital property consisting of benefits earned during marriage and while one of the spouses (or both) is a military service member. [3]