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dou 44	DD214 and 201 file	Lead	[-]
Posts: 2270 (11/20/08 05:19 PM) Host Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Tags : None i got a big package in the mail with most of my records but most look like copys of copys ..looking at my dd214 and it does not look right ,i got 2 copys and they look like they have a 83 date on them only school is where i was a 64c .onlydecorations on it is a ASR but they sent me copys of most of my other awards. box 10 has nothing in it andtotal active service box only has i month 29 days ,looks to me like i should have one that is up to date and correct.have not saw anything with 201 on it unless it was cut off like some others were .what all should be on that,they did send me copys of where i went to different schools.and where they pulled my secret clerance.everything isso mess up it will take me forever to put it right.
eagle7		#1	[-]
Posts: 3659 (11/20/08 09:08 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	You should have gotten a signed copy of your DD214 when you ETSed from the Army. That's the copy that you make copies of but you hang on to the original. You can update your DD214 if you have documentation to correct mistakes or to prove that you earned additional medals or you served overseas. The corrected copy is called a DD215.
nothernug		#2	[-]
Posts: 11133 (01/18/09 10:04 AM) Forum Site Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Those DD214 copies look that way. I had to get copies of mine and you could barely read it. (stuff happens to originals sometimes, Eagle7). There were some big chunks missing from my records. I kept requesting them and after getting copies of the same thing a number of times, Bingo! the long missing records showed up in my mail box! But I still have some (badly needed) medical records missing. I keep trying. S'all you can do. You won't get a file folder marked "201". Just a manila envelope with copies of whatever they have stuck in it. Diplomacy is the art of saying nice doggie until you can find a rock. Will Rogers
militarywife	DD 214 Information	#3	[-]
Posts: 1 (07/01/09 04:53 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	My husband had a similar issue regarding rounding up his DD214 copies and 201 file information. We went to 201file.com and found most of what we were looking for. There is straight forward information that I had trouble finding elsewhere and the addresses and phone numbers of everything you need to know!
MP1978		#4	[-]
Posts: 165 (07/01/09 09:58 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	militarywife, Thanks for the info and welcome to the forum. I'm of the opinion the wives served our country right along with their husbands even though they weren't the ones who signed up. Thank you for your service...Jim
MAJOR MIKEY	MESSY RECORDS	#5	[-]
Posts: 2 (09/25/09 10:46 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I have four DD214s! Two from prior enlisted service (the first having to do with re-up)... and two from ACTIVE commissioned service. None of them seem to match seamlessly - but there is a common thread to link them. The most important one is the original of the LAST one (I have originals of all four). I was recalled from retirement and spent 2007 in Baghdad. The data for my last DD214 was generated in front of my eyes at the CRC Ft. Benning by a DA civilian. He tried to SEND ME BACK TO ACTIVE DUTY AT FORT JACKSON! When they handed me my final copy... on the way out the door... it "astonished" me. All this notwithstanding, when placed end-to-end, the four DD214s tell an accurate story. I am 61 years old. The blue ID card is my document. By the way, If you are on AKO/DKO you can print copies of your records and keep your DEERS enrollment current. If you are retired, you can register on AKO/DKO Last Edited By: MAJOR MIKEY 09/25/09 10:48 AM. Edited 1 times.
Jackbull49		#6	[-]
Posts: 229 (09/30/09 06:46 PM) active member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	At my final out processing at McDill AFB in 2005, I was surprised of the effort and care the civilian took to get each and every element of my final DD214 correct. There were subject matter experts available from each branch to assist. My final document accurately sumarized my Active Duty in both the U.S. Army and the Air Force. I entered service in August 1967 and left 31 July 2005, and I do not have one argument with the data on my DD214. I was made aware of two decorations that I received from the Air Force for my service in Viet Nam, that I had never been made aware of. All in all it was one of the biggest surprises in my 26+ years of service. I visited my Sergeant Major at my sign out at Hunter AAF and even he was amazed at the product. Sometimes computers are worth all the fuss