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Reserve (Inactive), NAVPERS 1070/615, page 14 of the
enlisted service record, is prepared on the honorable
discharge of an enlisted member on inactive duty by
reason of expiration of enlistment or expiration of
obligated service. The discharge of an enlisted member
on inactive duty for any other reason is recorded on page
13.
NOTE: An adaptation of the page 14 Inactive is
authorized for use by the Commanding Officer, Naval
Reserve Personnel Center (NAVRESPERSCEN). A
sample of a blank page 14 is shown in figure 5-24.
Preparation
To complete the page 14, NAVPERS 1070/615, you
should follow the guidelines
MILPERSMAN, Article 5030443.
Distribution
contained in the
Copies of the NAVPERS 1070/615, page 14
(Inactive) are distributed as follows:
Part 1 is delivered or forwarded to the member
with the discharge certificate, discharge emblem,
and appropriate service record pages.
Part 2 is filed on the left side of the member’s
service record under the performance divider
according to MILPERSMAN, Article 5030200.
Part 3 is retained for recruiting or other local use.
CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OR
DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY
(PAGE 15)
According to the MILPERSMAN, Article 5030445,
the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active
Duty, DD Form 214, is considered to be page 15 of tie
enlisted service record. The DD Form 214 is prepared
and distributed according to the guidelines contained in
Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty,
BUPERSINST 1900.8.
The DD Form 214 is prepared to cover a member’s
periods of service on active duty, active duty for
training, full-time training duty, active duty for special
work, certain periods terminated by a change of status
not concurrent with separation from active service, and
release from a status that is legally determined to be
void. The DD Form 214 provides documentary
evidence of an enlisted person’s active naval service and
is a vital record for interested government agencies. It
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assists the enlisted person in obtaining the rights and
benefits that have accrued as the result of a period of
active naval service.
Because the DD Form 214 is so important, you must
prepare it accurately and completely, and you must
distribute it promptly.
You should always use the
Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty,
BUPERSINST 1900.8, whenever you are tasked with
typing this important form. A copy of a DD Form 214
blank worksheet is shown in figure 5-25. Refer also to
figure 5-26, which shows you a copy of the Correction
to DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge
from Active Duty, DD Form 215. There will be
occasions when you will have to type this form also.
Your command should establish accountability
measures to safeguard the issuance of both the DD Form
214 and DD Form 215. These are very accountable
documents and only authorized personnel should be
permitted to handle them.
In your career as a PN, you will very likely work
with the DD Form 214 when you are processing
separation documents, including the detaching
endorsement, NAVCOMPT 3067. Make sure you take
your time when you are working with these forms.
Correctly transcribe the appropriate codes or entries
from the DD Form 214 to the detaching endorsement.
Past experience by the Defense Finance and Accounting
Service (DFAS) has shown that information transcribed
from the DD Form214 to the NAVCOMPT 3067 is not
always correct.
When mistakes occur, they
subsequently create unneeded delays for the enlisted
member as well as the agencies concerned. Do your part
to avoid errors.
MAINTENANCE OF SERVICE
RECORDS
Up to now, you have read about the format and
principal pages of the enlisted service record. There are,
however, other duties and responsibilities related to
information in the enlisted service record. Some of your
most important responsibilities will be in the area of
enlisted service record maintenance. To be a good PN,
you must be familiar with the numerous aspects
involved in this important area. You may be called upon
to explain the necessary requirements and procedures to
your shipmates.
In the following paragraphs, you will read about a
variety of enlisted service record information. You will
read about the distinctions in meaning between home
address and home of record. You will read about the
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