Roughly 14 months after the Navy promised to do better for sailors when it comes to processing their pay, personnel needs and DD-214 retirement paperwork, officials say they have gotten the wait ...

As of Friday, the Navy had cleared its backlog of sailors who separated before Sept. 30 and were still waiting on their DD-214. A DD-214 summarizes a service member’s military career and is ...

The DD-214 is a summation of a veteran's time served in the military. It records such important information as awards, promotions, combat and overseas service, military occupational specialty, and ...

According to a copy of the service's policy obtained by Military.com, early in 2021 the Navy instructed clerks processing DD-214 forms for some separating and retiring sailors "to finalize member ...

The DD-214, the certificate of release from active duty, is something that every active duty service member receives when they retire or are discharged. In 1783, it was not much different.

Joining the military at 18 years old can no doubt shape one’s self-perception. But once it’s time to separate or retire, what’s often left is just a DD-214, a GI Bill, and an inevitable ...

FORT BUCHANAN, PUERTO RICO– Orlando García, military personnel division chief, under the installation’s Directorate of Human ...

Roughly 14 months after the Navy promised to do better for sailors when it comes to processing their pay, personnel needs and DD-214 retirement paperwork, officials say they have gotten the wait ...