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Troops across the National Guard<\/a> and reserve components of all military branches will see a standardized discharge form by 2025, according to a Defense Department instruction released earlier this month<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the new policy goes into effect, members will receive the new DD Form 214-1<\/a> when they retire or separate from one of the military\u2019s reserve components. Currently, each service has its own reserve component separation form, such as the NGB 22<\/a> or the NAVPERS 1070\/615<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Groups representing reserve component troops, including the Reserve Organization of America and the National Guard Association of the U.S., have long advocated for the change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new form comes after the fiscal 2020 defense policy bill directed DoD to study if it could standardize the forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new Defense Department Form 214-1 will standardize separation documents for members of all military reserve components once fully implemented in 2025. (DoD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The hodgepodge of separation forms sometimes posed problems for reserve component troops when trying to access veterans benefits, explained J.C. Cardinale, personnel legislative affairs manager for NGAUS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part-time troops are typically only issued regular DD-214s when they complete an active duty tour of 90 or more days. Before the Global War on Terrorism drastically increased the pace of reserve component deployments, some troops could go their entire careers \u2014 and even retire \u2014 without earning one at any point after their initial training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cardinale, who is also an Army Reserve officer, described one case in which a retired part-time colonel died, but the Veterans Affairs administration initially did not recognize his NGB 22 as a proper source for the rank to put on his headstone, instead wanting to use his captain rank from his most recent DD-214. They rectified the error in time for the funeral, but it required additional legwork for the officer\u2019s widow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a \u2018good governance\u2019 kind of change,\u201d Cardinale told Army Times in a phone interview. \u201cIt\u2019s going to ensure that every service member gets every benefit that they are owed, for the least amount of bureaucratic pain or time to get those benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cardinale said the new form will show when a retiring service member is eligible to start collecting their non-regular retired pay, which a member can\u2019t receive until age 60 without qualifying service. Previously, retired service members were responsible for tracking this date and doing the math themselves so they\u2019d know when to submit their request to turn on their retirement pay and benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But those calculations are complicated, because different types of deployments count at different rates towards early retirement pay and benefits depending on when they were, where they were, and what statutory mobilization authority the orders were under.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The retirement pay eligibility date will be plainly stated on the new DD-214-1, taking the guesswork out of it for troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pending legislation may do even more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While DoD mulled the new policy, Congress had been preparing to force the military to make the change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pending bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives would take the policy a step further, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If H.R.7041 is passed, it will require the military to issue a new DD-214 (or DD-214-1) at various checkpoints in a service member\u2019s career, according to an online summary<\/a> of the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those points would include when someone transfers between states, as well as at each promotion once a member reaches O-3, W-3 or E-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cardinale said those checkpoints are especially important because \u201ca Guardsman or reservist is essentially a currently serving veteran\u201d due to their dual civilian and military lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He argues that even the proposed legislation isn\u2019t enough, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NGAUS official hopes to someday see \u201cdigital, on-demand DD-214s,\u201d similar to how members can log in and instantly download their paystubs from MyPay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editor\u2019s note: The author of this article, Davis Winkie, is an associate member of the Reserve Organization of America and a member of NGAUS.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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