No more DD-214 discharge papers mailed to exiting Marines
US Marine Corps News
7/2/2010
By Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. -- In a move to help separating Marines, the Corps announced new delivery guidelines for the DD 214 form, which is a record of service and separation status.
The form will now be hand delivered to a separating Marine when they leave their command on terminal leave, instead of being mailed at their end of active service date.
With Marines often leaving their commands months before their EAS due to terminal leave, mailing the form often created a hardship for Marines and delayed their application for veterans benefits, employment, financial transactions or unemployment compensation.
The new regulation, released in Marine Administrative Message 343/10 in June, states that the form will be hand delivered to all separating Marines on the date of separation or the day their terminal leave starts, whichever is sooner.
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