https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-a-statement-of-service <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Hello and good day, could someone please shed some light on what is called a statement of service. I receive this instead of a DD214, covering a four year period. Yet I was short for retirement the same four years indicated. Also Shows 21yrs service on my DD214. How do I use this? Sat, 10 Jun 2023 17:16:48 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-a-statement-of-service <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Hello and good day, could someone please shed some light on what is called a statement of service. I receive this instead of a DD214, covering a four year period. Yet I was short for retirement the same four years indicated. Also Shows 21yrs service on my DD214. How do I use this? Sgt De Lorenco L Jackson Sat, 10 Jun 2023 17:16:48 -0400 2023-06-10T17:16:48-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-a-statement-of-service?n=8320608&urlhash=8320608 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A Statement of Service is given while you are currently serving and need to prove details of your current service (usually for mortgages).<br /><br />When you end a period of active duty service, you get a DD214.<br /><br />I am a bit confused. You said you didn&#39;t get a DD214 and instead received a Statement of Service, yet in the last sentence you said you did have a DD214. COL Randall C. Sat, 10 Jun 2023 19:01:22 -0400 2023-06-10T19:01:22-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-a-statement-of-service?n=8320946&urlhash=8320946 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>DD-214&#39;s only cover ACTIVE service. SFC Michael Hasbun Sat, 10 Jun 2023 23:03:21 -0400 2023-06-10T23:03:21-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-a-statement-of-service?n=8320994&urlhash=8320994 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>DISCLAIMER: I am NOT a Career Counselor. From a federal military service standpoint (not service specific) you may want to better understand how your Statement of Service (covering 4 years), might be used to adjust your active duty service date (ADSD), which is the calculated amount of ALL your &quot;active&quot; federal military service performed. There could be something there, or there couldn&#39;t. Check in with your servicing Personnel Support Detachment/Personnel Office--that where is it all starts for something like this. COL Dan Ruder Sat, 10 Jun 2023 23:46:30 -0400 2023-06-10T23:46:30-04:00 2023-06-10T17:16:48-04:00