Posted on Apr 16, 2019
How do I amend my DD214 to reflect a unit award that was approved while I was on terminal leave?
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And should I bother?
Situation: my very last deployment was as an individual deployer to support SOJTF-A. I was properly slotted on the JMD, and belonged to HQ, SOJTF-A for approximately 5 months of the period for which a JMUA was awarded. According to DoD requirements, I should be fully qualified for this award. However the award was approved and published while I was on terminal leave, and I did not have it on my final DD214.
Now that I am fully retired, my ability to go behind the CAC wall is a bit limited, making things like grabbing the official award order a bit more difficult. I also don't have an S1 down the hall to give said award order to. Complicating things is that I was an individual, not an actual SF guy, and their paperwork tends to be even harder to get a hold of.
So... Anyone have any insight on how I would go about getting a copy of the award order? Google keeps bringing me to HRCs joint awards FAQ which tells me to go to the unit awards page, but I can't seem to find that page.
If I can get my grubby paws on the order, how do I go about updating my DD214 to reflect this award?
And is it worth the effort? I don't really see much of a benefit, aside from "fully accurate records.". The only reason I can think of is making sure my burial uniform (hopefully not for a few more decades) is proper (and a little bit heavier).
Thoughts, RP?
Situation: my very last deployment was as an individual deployer to support SOJTF-A. I was properly slotted on the JMD, and belonged to HQ, SOJTF-A for approximately 5 months of the period for which a JMUA was awarded. According to DoD requirements, I should be fully qualified for this award. However the award was approved and published while I was on terminal leave, and I did not have it on my final DD214.
Now that I am fully retired, my ability to go behind the CAC wall is a bit limited, making things like grabbing the official award order a bit more difficult. I also don't have an S1 down the hall to give said award order to. Complicating things is that I was an individual, not an actual SF guy, and their paperwork tends to be even harder to get a hold of.
So... Anyone have any insight on how I would go about getting a copy of the award order? Google keeps bringing me to HRCs joint awards FAQ which tells me to go to the unit awards page, but I can't seem to find that page.
If I can get my grubby paws on the order, how do I go about updating my DD214 to reflect this award?
And is it worth the effort? I don't really see much of a benefit, aside from "fully accurate records.". The only reason I can think of is making sure my burial uniform (hopefully not for a few more decades) is proper (and a little bit heavier).
Thoughts, RP?
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Need to contact Dept of the Army and apply (along with proper documentation) for a correction of military service records with a DD Form 149. Then sit, wait for the Notre Dame cathedral rebuild and get your DD Form 215.
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You can do it, I don't see a point. Unit awards are awarded to everyone in a unit at that time, so you only have to prove that you were in a unit at that time. However, the only people that matters to are in the Army. I was a civilian for a few years after my initial enlistment and what was on my 214 meant less to anyone who asked for it than the fact that I had a 214.
As for your burial uniform, just set that puppy up in your closet for your kids and save them the trouble
As for your burial uniform, just set that puppy up in your closet for your kids and save them the trouble
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SFC Casey O'Mally
SFC (Join to see) That was the road my thought process was wanting to take. Not sure it is really worth the effort, because no one REALLY cares, except maybe my loved ones - and they wouldn't know what it means aside from one more pretty ribbon.
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