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2. Military discharge - Wikipedia

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   Since the 1970s, an honorably discharged veteran receives a frameable certificate (DD 256). A similar one is issued to someone granted a general discharge (DD 257). For each certificate, one or more letters after the number indicate the branch of service that issued it. For example, a "256A" is awarded by the Army.

3. Separation (United States military) - Wikipedia

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   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.

4. 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 ...

5. Service number (United States Armed Forces) - Wikipedia

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   Beginning in 2002, the military began a further effort to protect the use of social security numbers, even within the military itself. New regulations declared that on all but the most official of documents (such as a DD Form 214 or evaluation reports) social security numbers would only list the last four digits. Regulations also were enacted ...

6. Official Military Personnel File - Wikipedia

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   DD Form 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty; Contents. The OMPF is an important document for service members to maintain, ...

7. Service number (United States Army) - Wikipedia

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   A military service number of the Regular Army. Service numbers were used by the United States Army from 1918 until 1969. Prior to this time, the Army relied on muster rolls as a means of indexing enlisted service members while officers were usually listed on yearly rolls maintained by the United States War Department.

8. United States Uniformed Services Privilege and Identification ...

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   The DD Form 2, DD Form 2765, and DD Form 1173 ID\S cards are color-coded to denote the status of the holder. [5] Colors include: Tan (DD FORM 2765) - Tan identification card recipients are afforded multiple privileges. Recipients include gold-star (surviving) parents and dependents, Medal of Honor recipients, prisoners of war (current and ...

9. Section 8 (military) - Wikipedia

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   Section 8 was a category of military discharge employed by the United States Armed Forces which was used for servicemembers judged mentally unfit for service. This type of discharge was also often given to cross-dressers, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender personnel in the U.S. military.