R 061315Z JUL 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 364/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/CHANGES TO DD FORM 214//
REF/A/DOC/MMSR/6JUN2007//
REF/B/DOC/DOD/20AUG2009//
REF/C/DOC/MM/9OCT2009//
REF/D/DOC/MM/22JUN2010//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1900.16F MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL.  REF B IS DODI 1336.01, CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OR DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY.  REF C IS MARADMIN 606/09.  REF D IS MARADMIN 343/10.//
POC/L. A. BENNETT/CIV/UNIT:MMSR/-/DSN 278-9322/-/ TEL: (703) 784-9322/-/ EMAIL:LAURIE.BENNETT@USMC.MIL //
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. REF A CONTAINS DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR DD FORM 214 PREPARATION.  REF B INTRODUCED THE CURRENT DD FORM 214 NOW IN USE.
2.  GENERAL.  REFERENCES C AND D IMPLEMENTED CHANGES DIRECTED IN REFERENCES A AND B.  PREPARE DD FORM 214 USING THE SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE CONTAINED IN THIS MARADMIN.
3.  BACKGROUND.  REF B DIRECTS THAT BLOCK 13 CONTAIN DECORATIONS, MEDALS, BADGES, CITATIONS AND CAMPAIGN RIBBONS AWARDED OR AUTHORIZED FOR ALL PERIODS OF SERVICE, NOT JUST THE PERIOD COVERED BETWEEN BLOCKS 12A AND 12B.  REF B ALSO PROVIDES DIRECTION REGARDING REQUIRED INFORMATION TO BE PLACED IN BLOCK 18.
4.  USE THE FOLLOWING SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE TO COMPLETE THE DD FORM 214.
    A.  REF A, PARA 1202.2.B.2. ISSUE DD FORM 214 FOR PERIODS OF 90 OR MORE DAYS OF ACTIVE DUTY. USE A JULIAN (DAY-FOR-DAY) CALENDAR IF NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE 90-DAY THRESHOLD.  FOR EXAMPLE, SERVICE ON ACTIVE DUTY FROM 2 JUN 2012 THROUGH 31 AUG 2012 IS A 91 DAY PERIOD AND WOULD REQUIRE ISSUING A DD FORM 214.  CONTINUE TO COMPUTE PERIODS OF SERVICE VALUES IN BLOCK 12 IAW APPENDIX B OF REF A.
    B.  BLOCK 12F.  ENTER ALL TIME SPENT ON FOREIGN SERVICE.FOREIGN SERVICE IS DEFINED AS SERVICE PERFORMED OUTSIDE THE FIFTY UNITED STATES OR ITS TERRITORIES (AMERICAN SAMOA, NORTHERN MARIANAS ISLANDS, GUAM, PUERTO RICO, AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS).  SERVICE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY CONSTITUTES FOREIGN SERVICE EVEN IF THE SERVICE IS PART OF A DEPLOYMENT INCLUDING DEPLOYMENTS IN SUPPORT OF CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.  THE VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION MAY PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS BASED ON FOREIGN SERVICE.  IF THE MARINE HAS NO FOREIGN SERVICE, ENTER "00 00 00."  FOREIGN SERVICE PERIODS CAN BE COMPUTED BY UTILIZING MCTFS SCREENS D130 (CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD), D179 (INDIVIDUAL LOCATION), D128 (CRISIS CODE), D913 (HARDSHIP DUTY PAY),D142 (OPERATION HISTORY), AND D977 (COMBAT TAX HISTORY).
    C.  BLOCK 12G.  ENTER TIME SPENT ON SEA SERVICE (CAREER SEA PAY DATA) DURING THE CURRENT CONTINUOUS ACTIVE SERVICE PERIOD.  SEA SERVICE ENTITLEMENT CRITERIA AND COMPUTATION INSTRUCTIONS ARE CONTAINED IN MCTFS PRIUM.  IF THE MARINE HAS NO SEA SERVICE, ENTER "00 00 00."  A MARINE CANNOT EARN CREDIT FOR SEA SERVICE AND FOREIGN SERVICE SIMULTANEOUSLY.  FOR EXAMPLE, A MARINE ON DEPLOYMENT WITH A MEU WOULD EARN SEA SERVICE CREDIT FOR TIME SPENT AFLOAT, AND WOULD EARN FOREIGN SERVICE CREDIT FOR TIME SPENT ASHORE IN AFGHANISTAN. SEA SERVICE CAN BE FOUND ON MCTFS SCREEN D963.
    D.  BLOCK 12H.  ADD "INITIAL ENTRY TRAINING."  ENTER THE SERVICE TIME IN RECRUIT TRAINING, MARINE COMBAT TRAINING, OR SCHOOL OF INFANTRY TRAINING ONLY.  DO NOT INCLUDE TIME SPENT AT OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL, THE BASIC SCHOOL, OR OTHER MOS SCHOOLS.
    E.  BLOCK 13.  DECORATIONS, MEDALS, BADGES, CITATIONS, AND CAMPAIGN RIBBONS AWARDED OR AUTHORIZED.  REF B DIRECTS THAT DECORATIONS, MEDALS, BADGES, CITATIONS AND CAMPAIGN RIBBONS AWARDED OR AUTHORIZED FOR ALL PERIODS OF SERVICE WILL BE RECORDED FOR EVERY ISSUANCE OF A DD FORM 214.  IF NO DECORATIONS WERE AWARDED OR AUTHORIZED DURING PERIODS OF ACTIVE SERVICE, ENTER "NONE."  AWARDS CAN BE FOUND ON MCTFS SCREEN D143.
    F.  BLOCK 14.  TO ASSIST THE SEPARATED MARINE IN EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT AND JOB COUNSELING, FORMAL SERVICE TRAINING COURSES SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THE FORM WILL BE LISTED IN THIS BLOCK.  INCLUDE MEDICAL, ELECTRONICS, SUPPLY, ADMINISTRATION, PERSONNEL, HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS, PMOS OR AMOS PRODUCING COURSES AND RESIDENT COURSES THAT ARE ACADEMICALLY ACCREDITED SUCH AS, COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE, TOP LEVEL SCHOOL, DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE AND POST GRADUATE-DEGREE GRANTING COURSES.  TRAINING COURSES FOR COMBAT SKILLS WILL NOT BE LISTED. RECRUIT TRAINING, SNCO ACADEMY COURSES, OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL, WARRANT OFFICER BASIC COURSE, AND THE BASIC SCHOOL WILL NOT BE LISTED.  NONRESIDENT PME COURSES WILL NOT BE LISTED.  MCI, CORRESPONDENCE, AND DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES WILL NOT BE LISTED. SEE 1986 GUIDE TO THE EVALUATION OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES IN THE ARMED SERVICES FOR COMMONLY ACCEPTED COURSE TITLES AND ABBREVIATIONS.  FOR ALL OTHER PROOF OF EDUCATION, PROVIDE THE MARINE WITH A VERIFICATION OF MILITARY EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING, DD FORM 2586.
    G.  BLOCK 16.  DAYS ACCRUED LEAVE PAID.  THE SEPARATION AUTHORITY WILL DOCUMENT THE AMOUNT OF LUMP SUM LEAVE (LSL) TO BE PAID.  IF THE AMOUNT OF LSL  ACTUALLY PAID AT THE TIME OF DISCHARGE IS DIFFERENT THAN THE AMOUNT PREVIOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN BLOCK 16, THE SEPARATION AUTHORITY WILL ISSUE A DD FORM 215 TO DOCUMENT THE CORRECTED AMOUNT PAID.
    H.  BLOCK 18.  INCLUDE MANDATORY COMMENTS FOR THE REMARKS SECTION AS OUTLINED BELOW:
        (1) REF B DIRECTS THAT PARTICIPATION IN CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS BE DOCUMENTED.  MARINES TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED DUTY (TAD) TO A CONTINGENCY OPERATION AREA WILL ALSO BE CREDITED WITH CONTINGENCY OPERATION PARTICIPATION ON THEIR DD FORM 214. CONTINGENCY OPERATION PARTICIPATION CAN BE DETERMINED FROM MCTFS SCREENS D128 AND D142.
        (2) INTERNATIONAL CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS WILL BE RECORDED IN THE FOLLOWING SEQUENCE: NAME OF OPERATION, COUNTRY, FROM DATE TO DATE OF PARTICIPATION.  E.G., "OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, AFGHANISTAN 20040301-20040901."
        (3) DOMESTIC CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS WILL BE RECORDED IN THE FOLLOWING SEQUENCE: NAME OF OPERATION, STATE, FROM DATE - TO DATE OF PARTICIPATION.  E.G., "JOINT TASK FORCE KATRINA, LOUISIANA, 20050829-20051117."
    I.  BLOCK 24.  CHARACTER OF SERVICE.  IF SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF A MARINE'S CONDUCT OR PERFORMANCE OUTWEIGH POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE MARINE'S MILITARY RECORD, A COMMANDER MAY ASSIGN A GENERAL (UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS) CHARACTER OF SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF THE MARINE'S RANK.
        (1) IF THE MARINE IS A CORPORAL OR BELOW AND HAS AN AVERAGE PROFICIENCY AND CONDUCT MARKS BELOW 3.0 AND 4.0 RESPECTIVELY, THE COMMANDER MAY ASSIGN A GENERAL (UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS) DISCHARGE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COUNSELING.
        (2) IN ALL OTHER CASES, THE MARINE MUST BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING WITH A PAGE 11 ENTRY AND BE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION.  IF THE COMMANDER THEN CONCLUDES THAT A GENERAL (UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS) CHARACTER OF SERVICE IS STILL WARRANTED, THE REASON FOR THAT DETERMINATION MUST BE DOCUMENTED ON THE PAGE 11 OF THE MARINE'S SERVICE RECORD.  ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS SHALL BE FORWARDED TO MMSB-20 FOR INCLUSION IN THE MARINE'S OMPF.  IF THE MARINE CHOOSES NOT TO SUBMIT MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION, NO FURTHER PAGE 11 ENTRIES ARE REQUIRED.  THE FOLLOWING PAGE 11 ENTRY WILL BE USED TO DOCUMENT A COMMANDER'S INTENT TO CHARACTERIZE A MARINE'S SERVICE AS GENERAL (UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS):
"(DATE):  I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY COMMANDING OFFICER THAT I MAY RECEIVE A GENERAL (UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS) CHARACTERIZATION OF SERVICE UPON RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY BASED ON (DESCRIBE INCIDENT(S), E.G. DRUG USE).  THIS BEHAVIOR IS A SIGNIFICANT DEPARTURE FROM THE CONDUCT EXPECTED OF A MARINE AND COULD BE THE BASIS FOR INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH MCO 1900.16F PAR (6210, 6213 OR 6215).  I WAS ADVISED OF MY RIGHT TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AND TO SUBMIT MATTERS FOR MY COMMANDER'S CONSIDERATION AND THAT SUCH MATTERS MAY BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 5 WORKING DAYS AFTER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THIS NOTIFICATION.
I WISH (TO) (NOT TO) SUBMIT MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION."
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THIS ENTRY MUST BE CERTIFIED BY THE MARINE AND HIS OR HER COMMANDING OFFICER.  THE FOLLOWING PAGE 11 ENTRY WILL BE USED TO DOCUMENT A COMMANDER'S DECISION AFTER CONSIDERATION OF ANY MATTERS SUBMITTED BY THE MARINE:
"(DATE):  AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF (MARINE'S RANK, NAME) (CONDUCT AND MATTERS SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION), I HAVE CONCLUDED THAT A GENERAL (UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS) CHARACTERIZATION OF SERVICE (IS) (IS NOT) WARRANTED.  MY DECISION IS BASED ON THE INCIDENT CITED ON (DATE OF PAGE 11 ABOVE) (AND OR ANY ADDITIONAL INCIDENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES)"
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5.  AVAILABILITY OF THE DD FORM 214.  THE PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF) VERSION OF DD FORM 214-5 IS AVAILABLE TO ALL FORMS MANAGEMENT OFFICERS MARINE CORPS WIDE VIA THE HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS FORMS MANAGER, MS. LAURIE SOMERS AT COMM: (703) 614-2951 OR DSN 224-2951 OR EMAIL: LAURIE.SOMERS@USMC.MIL OR SMB.HQMC.ARDE@USMC.MIL
6.  TIME OF ISSUANCE.
    A.  THE DD FORM 214 WILL BE PHYSICALLY DELIVERED TO ALL SEPARATING ACTIVE DUTY AND DEMOBILIZED MARINES ON THE EARLIER DATE OF (1) THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SEPARATION OR (2) THE DATE PTAD, PDMRA, TERMINAL LEAVE AND AUTHORIZED TRAVEL TIME COMMENCE AND THE MARINE PERMANENTLY DEPARTS THE COMMAND.
    B.  COPIES 1 AND 4 WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE MARINE WHEN THE MARINE DEPARTS THE COMMAND.  ALL OTHER COPIES MUST BE DISTRIBUTED NO LATER THAN 5 DAYS FROM EAS BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT AS OUTLINED IN APPENDIX B OF REF A.
    C.  AFTER THE DELIVERY OF THE DD FORM 214, SHOULD SUBSEQUENT EVENTS OCCUR PRIOR TO THE EAS THAT INVALIDATE THE EAS, SEPARATION CODE, OR CHARACTERIZATION OF SERVICE, FOR EXAMPLE, DEATH, MISCONDUCT, ETC., COMMANDS MUST CORRECT THE DD FORM 214 BY ISSUING A DD FORM 215 AND DISTRIBUTING THE COPIES IMMEDIATELY IAW REF A, APPENDIX B, PARA B003.
7.  ELECTRONIC PROCESSING, TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE DD FORM 214-5 IS THE GOAL OF MANPOWER INFORMATION DIVISION, MI.  FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING THE FUTURE ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE DD FORM 214 or 215, CONTACT DONALD PAGE, HQMC MIO AT COMM:  (703) 784-9765 OR DSN 278-9765 OR EMAIL: DONALD.F.PAGE@USMC.MIL.
8.  THIS CHANGE IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
9.  REVISION TO REF A WILL INCLUDE THESE CHANGES.
10. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C. F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION (ACTING).//