Complete list of discharge documents
If you want to be buried in a national cemetery or get memorial items, you’ll need to show the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) proof of honorable active military service. Find out which documents the NCA accepts. You may also need one or more of these documents so you can get other benefits.
DD214 and other Department of Defense (DoD) documents
Form
Title
DD 214
Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty
DD 13
Statement of Service
DA 1569
Transcript of Military Record
DD 2A
Armed Forces Identification Card (Active)
DD 2AF
Armed Forces Identification Card (Active)
DD 2CG
Armed Forces Identification Card (Active)
DD 2MC
Armed Forces Identification Card (Active)
DD 2N
Armed Forces Identification Card (Active)
DD 2NOAA
Armed Forces Identification Card (Active)
DD 2 (Retired)
US Uniformed Services Identification Card
DD 214
Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty
DD 217
Discharge Certificate
DD 303
Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge
DD 303AF
Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge
DD 303CG
Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge
DD 303MC
Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge
DD 303N
Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge
DD 1300
Report of Casualty
DoD documents that must show a period of active-duty service dates
Form
Title
DD 256A
Honorable Discharge Certificate
DD 256AF
Honorable Discharge Certificate
DD 256CG
Honorable Discharge Certificate
DD 256MC
Honorable Discharge Certificate
DD 256N
Honorable Discharge Certificate
DD 257A
General Discharge Certificate
DD 257AF
General Discharge Certificate
DD 257CG
General Discharge Certificate
DD 257MC
General Discharge Certificate
DD 257N
General Discharge Certificate
Documents that must show active-duty service dates
Form
Title
Bureau of Investigation No. 213 Discharge from U. S. Naval Reserve Force
Honorable Discharge Certificate
Documents that must show previous active federal service for something other than training, or a minimum of 20 years total service (for pay)
Form
Title
NGB 22
Report of Separation and Record of Service, Departments of the Army and the Air Force, National Guard Bureau
Form
Title
ADJ 545
Discharge Certificate
Army DS ODF
Honorable Discharge from the United States Army
AGO 525
Discharge Certificate
AGO 755
Discharge Certificate
AGO 01252
Discharge Certificate
AGO 01254
Transcript of Military Record
AGO 01502
Discharge Certificate
WD AGO 01502
Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge Certificate
WD AGO 01504
Discharge Certificate
WD AGO 0729
Honorable Discharge from Army of the United States of America
WD AGO 280
Certificate of Service, AVS
WD AGO 525
Honorable Discharge from the United States Army
WD AGO 53
Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge
WD AGO 53-55
Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge
WD AGO 53-58
Enlisted Record and Report of Separation General Discharge
WD AGO 53-90
Certificate of Service
WD AGO 53-98
Military Record and Report of Separation Certificate of Service
WD AGO 55
Honorable Discharge from The Army of the United States
WD AGO 755
Honorable Discharge, Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Bureau of Investigation No. 6
Discharge certificate
Bureau of Investigation No. 53
Discharge certificate
Bureau of Investigation No. 118
Discharge certificate
Form No. 6, U.S.N.
Discharge certificate
Navy (no number)
War Service Certificate
NAVCG-2510
Honorable Discharge, U.S. Coast Guard
NAVCG-553
Notice of Separation from U.S. Coast Guard
NAVMC-455
U.S. Marine Corps Certificate of Service (Instead of lost or destroyed discharge certificate)
NAVMC 70-PD
Honorable Discharge, U.S. Marine Corps
NAVMC 78-PD
U.S. Marine Corps Report of Separation
NMC 2571 A&I
Honorable Discharge, U.S. Marine Corps
NMC 258 A&I
Discharge Certificate
NAVPERS-553
Notice of Separation from U.S. Naval Service
NAVPERS-563
Navy Discharge-Notice of Separation from U.S. Naval Service
NAVPERS-566
Standard Statement of Service
NAVPERS-660
Honorable Discharge from U.S. Navy
NAVPERS-661
Certificate of Discharge, U.S. Naval Service
NAVPERS-663B
Discharge Certificate
NAR 529
Certification of Military Service
NA 13038
Certification of Military Service
NA 13041
Statement of Service
GSA 6851
Service Information
GSA 6954
Certificate of Military Service
VA Adjudication 545
Summary of Record of Active Service
VA 3101
Request for Army Information
VA 3101
Official Retirement Order
VA 3101
Official Retirement Register
VA 3101
Reserve Retirement Eligibility Benefits Letter
VA 3101
Verification of Service letter from the VA
VA 3101
Summary of Military Service Record from various states
PHS 1867
Statement of Service-Verification of Status of Commissioned Officers of the U.S. Public Health Service
