https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-i-have-to-update-my-erb-to-get-my-dd-214 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Do I have to update my ERB to get my dd 214. Or is it only on my own volition to get the awards I received on my record? Or is it just so they record the right rank I get out as? Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:25:59 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-i-have-to-update-my-erb-to-get-my-dd-214 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Do I have to update my ERB to get my dd 214. Or is it only on my own volition to get the awards I received on my record? Or is it just so they record the right rank I get out as? SPC Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:25:59 -0500 2021-02-08T16:25:59-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-i-have-to-update-my-erb-to-get-my-dd-214?n=6730429&urlhash=6730429 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>They can use it but keep in mind the DD214 is really a reference document and not a source document. You can&#39;t really use the DD214 as a document to validate an award. You have to have the original award still. The DD214 is really just a statement of your service. I would bring any copies of anything you have to make sure you get it added. People usually have their &quot;I Love Me&quot; book with all of their awards. Your ERB can be out of date and if you bring your original documents for your awards you will have them added to your DD214. CPT Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:31:23 -0500 2021-02-08T16:31:23-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-i-have-to-update-my-erb-to-get-my-dd-214?n=6730515&urlhash=6730515 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="1720858" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/1720858-25n-nodal-network-systems-operators-maintainer">SPC Private RallyPoint Member</a> Trust, but validate! Your personal attention to the detail of your <br />records has to be better than someone else’s lack of attention to those details! CSM Charles Hayden Mon, 08 Feb 2021 17:09:43 -0500 2021-02-08T17:09:43-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-i-have-to-update-my-erb-to-get-my-dd-214?n=6731061&urlhash=6731061 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You&#39;ll get your DD214 no matter what. You may want those awards on your 214 in case you ever rejoin or go into the NG or USAR. Of course, you may be thinking that you have no intention of ever rejoining, but neither did the tens of thousands of prior service who rejoined either. SFC Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 08 Feb 2021 19:59:04 -0500 2021-02-08T19:59:04-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-i-have-to-update-my-erb-to-get-my-dd-214?n=6732824&urlhash=6732824 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yes get an updated ERB. The information that is on that will be transferred to your DD 214. If you are missing awards on your ERB, they will also be missing on your DD 214. They also look at your deployment time, and schools. SGM Steve Wettstein Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:11:02 -0500 2021-02-09T13:11:02-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-i-have-to-update-my-erb-to-get-my-dd-214?n=6732991&urlhash=6732991 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The smart money is keep the ERB up to date. You do not want your DD214 jacked up for anything. It will take miles of red tape to fix it. CW3 Kevin Storm Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:12:34 -0500 2021-02-09T14:12:34-05:00 2021-02-08T16:25:59-05:00