Service Member Separation : Updating the DD Form 214 /


Michael Schwille, Samantha Cherney, Andrea A. Golay, Agnes Gereben Schaefer.
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Introduction -- Evolution of DD Form 214 -- Current Policies and Key Stakeholders -- Evaluating the Utility of DD Form 214 Today -- Summary of Findings to Address the Utility of DD Form 214 -- Recommendations and a Strategic Way Toward an Updated DD Form 214 -- Appendix A: Methodology and Theme Development -- Appendix B: Interview Protocol -- Appendix C: DD Form 214 Data Items.. - Electronic systems are becoming increasingly complicated and interconnected, and those of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) are no exception. Due to the evolution of electronic systems, combined with the need to save time, energy, and money, DoD plans to replace paper delivery of servicemember separation information with electronic delivery. A timely analysis is critical to ensure DoD is best positioned to optimize and effectively orchestrate this opportunity. Clear, authoritative information on characterization of service and reasons for separation is critical for individuals as they re-enlist, change duty status, or transfer into civilian employment; for dependents and survivors; for government agencies that adjudicate veteran status and benefits; and for military departments, as they move toward fully integrated digital databases. DoD's DD Form 214 has existed since the 1950s, when it standardized information across the services by replacing service-level forms. The form is largely unchanged since that time and has remained the defining document to verify a servicemember's discharge from active duty. As electronic information supplants paper, information provided by the services must continue to meet the important purposes of DD Form 214. To ensure consistency across the services and avoid omission of critical information, DoD needs an in-depth analysis of the current use of DD Form 214 to identify ways in which it could be improved to meet the diverse needs of the numerous organizations and individuals who use and depend on it.
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