A Question about the DD-214

[MedSchoolFool]

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Hi there. This has been a great site for getting hard to find answers. I am prior Army and have a question concerning one's DD-214.

I was wondering if adcom's will ask for a copy of my DD-214 when I apply to med school, and, if they do ask for it, which form of it will they want, the long form or the short form?


Thanks,

JJ

 

[delicatefade]

I don't think they will ask. They didn't ask for mine.

 

[cdreed]

Hi there. This has been a great site for getting hard to find answers. I am prior Army and have a question concerning one's DD-214.

I was wondering if adcom's will ask for a copy of my DD-214 when I apply to med school, and, if they do ask for it, which form of it will they want, the long form or the short form?

I was honorably discharged on October 17, 2002 for medical reasons. To be honest I don't want to discuss the medical conditions of my discharge with an adcom because I do not want to show any weaknesses that may hinder my being accepted. However, I do want to present the fact that I served my country with honor.

So, for any of you ex-military who have gone through the process of applying to med school, did the adcom ask for your DD-214? If so, long or short version?

Thanks,

JJ

Wasn't an issue for me either. I don't think they asked for any proof of my time in the Air Force.

 

[Globus P]

Nope, they didn't ask for mine either.....I not sure they would even know what a DD-214 is, unless you get some former military doc on your admissions board. Even then, I doubt they'd ask, they'd just ask what you did.

 

[Spang]

Member copy #1 of the DD214 contains only the first 22 boxes, and does not contain characterization of service or discharge information.

You automatically get copy #1 (of 8) and must initial to get copy #4, which contains boxes 23-30.

If they ask for the DD214, give them copy #1. No one ever asked me for that, at the school anyway. You may need it for state scholarship money or GI Bill stuff though.

Best,
Unlce Spang

 

[MedSchoolFool]

Hey y'all...

Thanks for the quick replies, and I'm glad to be alleviated of my concerns.

Sheet #1 must be the short form I was talking about, and Sheet #4 must be the long form.

Thanks again for getting me an answer so fast. I'm much obliged to y'all.

JJ

 

[r90t]

They didn't ask me about it either.

At my separation class, they did recommend filing a copy with a county courthouse, so you always have a record of the DD214, in case your multiple copies get lost.

 

[Spang]

Funny, at my TAP class they recommended you NOT file it at the courthouse due instances of identity theft!?! I made a dozen copies and put a couple in my parent's fireproof safe. Figured that would keep me from having to drive to some jack@ss' house and pop a .22 behind his kneecap for getting a Discover Card in my name. Know what I mean?

Spang

 

[MedSchoolFool]

Yeah. At my debriefing they also advised to have it placed at the county court house so it doesn't get lost. I just keep it in a fire proof safe, though.

 

[denali]

Problem with registering the DD 214 at the county courthouse is that it then becomes a public document, to which others have access to (at a minimum) your SSN and personal service info. I have certified copies at home and keep my original in a safe deposit box.

 

[MedSchoolFool]

That's an excellent point denali. I never thought of that, but I'm really glad now that I didn't register at the courthouse as advised by the military. Thanks for the info.