Posted on Apr 26, 2017
Is it common for service members to file their DD 214 with the local county clerk's office when they retire or leave the service?
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Should there be any cause of concern of the system checks failing that could allow someone to view your documents besides the actual service member? While filing it with the local county clerk's office is beneficial in many ways, there still are retirees and former service members who remain hesitant to choose that option.
Retirement
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DD214
Posted 7 y ago
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It is in Iowa, where this filing enables the Vet to qualify for reductions in property taxes due to Homestead relief.
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i did it once and it didn't hurt me at all, not sure what the concern might be.
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Cpt. I filed mine with the county clerk office and they were open to the public. But as I understand it a attorney went in and stole a SS number of a vet and used it for I'll gained purposes. Now most County clerk's lock them up and even I have to prove that mine is there before I can see it or get a copy. I would ask my County clerk about it before I filed with the county.
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MSgt John McGowan
Follow up. After up after my answer about locking up the DD214.. I called and confirmed the security of my 214. It is security.
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Honestly I hadn't even heard of this till your post. No one ever mentioned it to me when I was getting out, just told me to make copies and put them in my safe along with adding one to my will and giving one to my daughter. I don't think I'd feel comfortable with all my personal information being public record. There's enough of that already out there thank to the Internet.
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