After you retire or leave the service; what do you do with your military certificates and diplomas?

LTC Richard Wasserman — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 23:24:43 -0400

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 16 at 2015 12:16 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:16:12 -0400

I have my retirement certificate on the wall as a memento of my pride in serving the the US Army. Most of my awards and letters of commendation/appreciation are in a book. The rest of the stuff is in a file cabinet. I was told never to throw away papers given to you by the Army. I am proud of my military service and still serve in veterans organizations and military-themed youth organizations. I want to give back to fellow veterans and inspire youth to serve our country.

Response by COL Charles Williams made Jul 16 at 2015 12:16 AM

COL Charles Williams — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:16:24 -0400

They are in the same place they have always been, some folders in a box... LTC Richard Wasserman

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Jul 16 at 2015 12:49 AM

Capt Seid Waddell — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:49:34 -0400

In a folder in a file cabinet in my office.

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Jul 16 at 2015 1:13 AM

CAPT Kevin B. — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 01:13:43 -0400

I've always kept my awards, diplomas, etc. up in the attic. Now that we significantly upsized our home in Idaho, I commandeered a room downstairs for my Man Cave. I has all my reloading machines and everything else to pass the time away. So at some point I'll crack open the boxes and hang them in there. I was never into "I Love Me" walls but the family thinks it's a good idea. Another project will be a shadow box that was made up for me but never filled. That may go in the entertainment room downstairs as well.

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Jul 16 at 2015 7:17 AM

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 07:17:45 -0400

Scanned on a thumbdrive. The hard copies are in their original red folders on a shelf in my office.

Response by SGT David T. made Jul 16 at 2015 8:14 AM

SGT David T. — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 08:14:29 -0400

In a box collecting dust in my closet.

Response by SrA Edward Vong made Jul 16 at 2015 8:28 AM

SrA Edward Vong — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 08:28:45 -0400

Min are kept in a folder, located in my binder with all my "military stuff".

Response by LTC Kevin B. made Jul 16 at 2015 8:39 AM

LTC Kevin B. — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 08:39:20 -0400

They are in storage. I keep a few military photos in my office at work, but that's about it.

Response by SFC Gary Fox made Jul 16 at 2015 8:39 AM

SFC Gary Fox — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 08:39:33 -0400

Right now mine are all framed and in boxes. I have thought about hanging them on my office wall.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jul 16 at 2015 11:10 AM

PO1 John Miller — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 11:10:51 -0400

LTC Richard Wasserman, they're hidden away safely in my man cave at home.

Response by LTC John Mohor made Aug 8 at 2015 12:14 AM

LTC John Mohor — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 00:14:58 -0400

A number of mine are up on the walls in my home office. Most of the rest are filed away or await being hung.

Response by MSgt John McGowan made Jun 20 at 2017 8:27 AM

MSgt John McGowan — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 08:27:31 -0400

Display wall, notebook and courtouse.

Response by CW5 Jack Cardwell made Nov 12 at 2017 1:26 PM

CW5 Jack Cardwell — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 13:26:37 -0500

In boxes in a closet. Most of older things have my SAN on them.

Response by SGT Chester Beedle made Mar 2 at 2018 1:17 AM

SGT Chester Beedle — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 01:17:01 -0500

The important ones like orders, both for awards, schools, and especially my DD214s, and NGB22, plus my retirement orders are in the fire resistant safe. If I ever get to wanting an, "I love me wall," I'll put them up there I guess.

Response by Pvt Diane Pownall made Dec 14 at 2019 10:05 PM

Pvt Diane Pownall — Sat, 14 Dec 2019 22:05:35 -0500

Save them in a briefcase or someplace safe.

Response by SPC Victor Valentin made Dec 27 at 2020 6:39 PM

SPC Victor Valentin — Sun, 27 Dec 2020 18:39:18 -0500

Hang them on the wall