{"id":44756,"date":"2022-10-18T21:37:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T21:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/10\/18\/navy-reports-progress-in-clearing-dd-214-backlog\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:51:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:51:00","slug":"navy-reports-progress-in-clearing-dd-214-backlog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/10\/18\/navy-reports-progress-in-clearing-dd-214-backlog\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy reports progress in clearing DD-214 backlog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Navy officials said this week that they are making a meaningful dent in addressing pay and paperwork backlogs that have plagued sailors across the fleet in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those problems have included a glacial pace for processing separation and retirement paperwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But last week, the Navy hit a milestone in its ongoing effort to alleviate that backlog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of Friday, the Navy had cleared its backlog of sailors who separated before Sept. 30 and were still waiting on their DD-214.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A DD-214 summarizes a service member\u2019s military career and is vital for attaining veterans\u2019 benefits and transitioning into the civilian world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summer, officials said they were grappling with a backlog of more than 4,200 separation and retirement transactions, leaving sailors to approach their departure date without the appropriate paperwork squared away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That retirement backlog this summer included not only finalized DD-214s, but final evaluations and medical screenings as well, according to officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\t