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Jump to section 0 reviewed Print or clear reviewed marks [ ] Review surname, forename, and middle name. Table 1, Block 1 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review current uniformed service branch and component. Table 1, Block 2 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the DoD ID number. Table 1, Block 3 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the unique serial number. If DD Form 214-1 accompanies the form, review that both serial numbers match. Table 1, Block 4 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review date of birth in YYYYMMDD format. Table 1, Block 6 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the military service obligation termination date in YYYYMMDD format. Table 1, Block 7a · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review Selected Reserve, Individual Ready Reserve, or N/A if the obligation is complete. Table 1, Block 7b · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the personal long-term phone number. Table 1, Block 7c · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the personal long-term email address. Table 1, Block 7d · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review entry city, State, and ZIP code when issued alone, or review that this block is N/A when issued with DD Form 214-1. Table 1, Block 8a · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review home of record city, State, and ZIP code under Service directives when issued alone, or review that this block is N/A when issued with DD Form 214-1. Table 1, Block 8b · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review last duty assignment and major command. Table 1, Block 9a · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the station where separated. Table 1, Block 9b · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the command to which transferred, or N/A. Table 1, Block 10 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review None or the coverage amount elected on Form 8286. Table 1, Block 11 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review number, title, and years and months for specialties held at least one year. If issued with DD Form 214-1, include Reserve Component specialties during time in the current component. Otherwise use this active duty period. Table 1, Block 12 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed Read the field decoder [ ] Review the earliest YYYYMMDD entry date for continuous active service not previously covered by a DD Form 214 when issued alone, or review N/A when issued with DD Form 214-1. Table 1, Block 13a · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the separation date in YYYYMMDD format when issued alone, or review N/A when issued with DD Form 214-1. Table 1, Block 13b · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review net active service this period in YYMMDD format when issued alone, or review N/A when issued with DD Form 214-1. Table 1, Block 13c · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review total prior active service in YYMMDD format when issued alone, or review N/A when issued with DD Form 214-1. Table 1, Block 13d · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review total active service in YYMMDD format and that it equals 13c plus 13d when issued alone, or review N/A when issued with DD Form 214-1. Table 1, Block 13e · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review total inactive service in YYMMDD format when issued alone, or review N/A when issued with DD Form 214-1. Table 1, Block 13f · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review foreign service during this active duty period in YYMMDD format when issued alone, or review N/A when issued with DD Form 214-1. Table 1, Block 13g · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review sea service in YYMMDD format under the Table 1 calculation when issued alone, or review N/A when issued with DD Form 214-1. Table 1, Block 13h · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the initial entry training date in YYYYMMDD format when issued alone, or review N/A when issued with DD Form 214-1. Table 1, Block 13i · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the effective date of pay grade in YYYYMMDD format. Table 1, Block 13j · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review career decorations, medals, badges, citations, campaign ribbons, and applicable areas of operations. Table 1, Block 14 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review qualifying in-service courses, weeks, and completion month and year. Exclude combat-skills courses. If issued with DD Form 214-1, use time in the current component. Otherwise use the period covered by this form. Table 1, Block 15 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review days of accrued leave paid for the entire career. Table 1, Block 16 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review Yes or No for the required dental examination and treatment statement when issued alone, or review N/A when issued with DD Form 214-1. Table 1, Block 17 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review FINAL, HIGH-3, REDUX, or BRS as applicable. Table 1, Block 18 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review No when issued alone or Yes when DD Form 214-1 accompanies it. Table 1, Block 19 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review every applicable remark, including service continuity, first full term, missing information or reissuance, upgraded discharge, contingency operations, IRR recall, administrative issuance, disability pay, and non-pay or excess leave. Apply the current correction or reissue rule rather than repeating expired transitional language. Table 1, Block 20 and Paragraph 3.2.c · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the post-separation city, State, and ZIP code. Table 1, Block 21a · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review nearest relative name and city, State, and ZIP code. Table 1, Block 21b · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the specified State or locality with Yes, or review No. Table 1, Block 22 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the member digital signature or the Service annotation used when the member could not digitally sign. Table 1, Block 23a · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the member signature date in YYYYMMDD format. Table 1, Block 23b · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the authorized official name, grade, and title. Table 1, Block 24a · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the authorized official digital signature or permitted annotation. Table 1, Block 24b · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the official signature date in YYYYMMDD format. Table 1, Block 24c · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the type of separation recorded under the applicable DoD and Service directive. Table 1, Block 25 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review that the character of service uses one Table 1 authorized entry. Table 1, Block 26 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed Read the field decoder [ ] Review the cited Service regulation, instruction, or manual. Table 1, Block 27 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed Read the field decoder [ ] Review the separation code on the Service copy. This checklist does not validate it against the controlled SPD list. Table 1, Block 28 and Paragraph 3.3.a(7)-(8) · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed Read the field decoder [ ] Review the Service-level reentry code. Table 1, Block 29 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed Read the field decoder [ ] Review the narrative reason recorded for the transfer or separation. Table 1, Block 30 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review time-lost dates in YYYYMMDD format. Table 1, Block 31 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review surname, forename, and middle name. Table 2, Block 1 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review current uniformed service branch and component. Table 2, Block 2 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the DoD ID number. Table 2, Block 3 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review that the serial number matches the accompanying DD Form 214. Table 2, Block 4 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review total active points calculated under DoDI 1215.07. Table 2, Block 5a · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review total inactive points calculated under DoDI 1215.07. Table 2, Block 5b · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review that total career points equals 5a plus 5b. Table 2, Block 5c · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review total points for retired pay, which may be less than 5c because of statutory limits. Table 2, Block 5d · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the YYYYMMDD enlistment or appointment date into the current component. Table 2, Block 6a · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review net component active service in YYMMDD format. Table 2, Block 6b · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review net component inactive service in YYMMDD format. Table 2, Block 6c · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review career active service in YYMMDD format. Table 2, Block 6d · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review career inactive service in YYMMDD format. Table 2, Block 6e · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review total service for pay in YYMMDD format based on the Pay Entry Base Date. Table 2, Block 6f · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review creditable service for retired pay in YYMMDD format, which may be less than 6f because of statutory restrictions or non-qualifying years. Table 2, Block 6g · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
Non-Regular Retirement Reviewed 0 of 5
Jump to section If Block 7a is N/A, review the entire section as N/A.
[ ] Review the date years of service were completed for NRR eligibility, or N/A if eligibility has not been attained. Table 2, Block 7a · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the 60th birthday in YYYYMMDD format. Table 2, Block 7b · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the NRR eligibility age reduction in YYMMDD format under 10 U.S.C. 12731 and 12732 and DoDI 1215.07. Table 2, Block 7c · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the projected NRR pay date in YYYYMMDD format and that it reflects 7b minus 7c. Table 2, Block 7d · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the Retired Reserve transfer date in YYYYMMDD format, or N/A. Table 2, Block 7e · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
Activations Reviewed 0 of 6
Jump to section Review all active duty and full-time National Guard duty listed by DoDI 1215.06 across the entire career.
[ ] Review the statutory authority for each activation order. Table 2, Block 8a · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review that only unclassified operation information or N/A is shown. Do not enter or paste the value into this public site. Table 2, Block 8b · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review Yes or No for whether the activation qualifies for NRR eligibility age reduction. Table 2, Block 8c · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the activation begin date in YYYYMMDD format. Table 2, Block 8d · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the activation end date in YYYYMMDD format. Table 2, Block 8e · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review Yes or No for deployment to a foreign country. Table 2, Block 8f · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the Post-9/11 GI Bill transfer-of-eligibility obligation end date in YYYYMMDD format, or N/A. Table 2, Block 9 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review accrued leave days carried over from the applicable Service pay system. Table 2, Block 10 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the highest pay grade satisfactorily held as determined by the Secretary concerned. Table 2, Block 11 · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the member digital signature or a legible permitted signature. Table 2, Block 12a · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the member signature date in YYYYMMDD format. Table 2, Block 12b · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the authorized official name, grade, title, and signature. Table 2, Block 13a · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
[ ] Review the official signature date in YYYYMMDD format. Table 2, Block 13b · DoD Instruction 1336.01 Not reviewed
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DoD Instruction 1336.01, Certificate of Uniformed Service (DD Form 214/5 Series) Publisher Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Edition February 17, 2022 Locator Tables 1 and 2, as cited beside each checklist item Source verified August 21, 2026 Source URL https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/133601p.pdf