DD-214 Separation Program Designators
SPD Separation Codes
Every separation code with a meaning from public official records. Compare the printed code on your own form against this list; codes one letter apart can mean very different things, so the form in your hands is the authority.
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Codes with public sources (50)
- BNCUnacceptable ConductArmy
- FCCReduction In ForceAir Force
- FNDMiscellaneous/General ReasonsArmy
- GCNForce Shaping (Board Selected)Air Force
- HKKMisconductCoast Guard
- JBKCompletion of Required Active ServiceArmy · Air Force · Coast Guard
- JCRWeight Control FailureArmy
- JDAFraudulent Entry Into Military ServiceArmy · Air Force
- JDFPregnancy or ChildbirthNavy
- JDGParenthoodArmy
- JEADisability, Severance Pay, Combat Related (Enhanced)Army
- JEBDisability, Severance Pay, Non-Combat Related (Enhanced)Army · Navy
- JFCErroneous EntryArmy · Air Force · Coast Guard
- JFFSecretarial AuthorityArmy
- JFIDisability, Severance Pay, Combat RelatedArmy
- JFLDisability, Severance PayArmy
- JFMDisability, Existed Prior to Service, PEBArmy
- JFODisability, Severance Pay, Non-Combat RelatedArmy
- JFTPhysical Standards; Did Not Meet Procurement Medical Fitness Standards, No DisabilityArmy
- JFVCondition, Not a DisabilityArmy
- JFWFailure to Meet Procurement Medical Fitness StandardsArmy
- JFXPersonality DisorderArmy
- JGAEntry Level Performance and ConductArmy
- JGHNon-Retention on Active Duty; EPD (Failure to Maintain Acceptable Standards for Retention)Army
- JHJUnsatisfactory PerformanceArmy
- JJDCourt-Martial (Other)Army
- JKAPattern of MisconductArmy
- JKBMisconductArmy
- JKKMisconduct (Drug Abuse)Army
- JKMMisconduct-Pattern of MisconductArmy
- JKNMisconduct (Minor Infractions)Army · Air Force
- JKQMisconduct (Serious Offense)Army
- JPCDrug Rehabilitation FailureArmy
- JPDAlcohol Rehabilitation FailureArmy
- KBKCompletion of Required Active ServiceArmy
- KCFTo Attend SchoolAir Force
- KDBHardshipArmy
- KDFPregnancy or ChildbirthNavy · Air Force
- KDGParenthoodArmy
- KFSIn Lieu of Trial by Court-MartialArmy
- LBKCompletion of Required Active ServiceArmy · Air Force
- LGHNon-Retention on Active Duty; Failure to Maintain Acceptable Standards for RetentionArmy · Air Force
- MBKCompletion of Required Active ServiceArmy · Navy
- MDBHardshipArmy
- MDFPregnancyArmy
- MNDMiscellaneous/General ReasonsAir Force
- RBDSufficient Service for RetirementAir Force
- SEJDisability, Permanent (Enhanced)Army
- SFJDisability, PermanentArmy
- SFKDisability, TemporaryArmy · Air Force · Navy
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DoD does not release the consolidated SPD list publicly, so this list holds only codes supported by public official records, chiefly decisions of the services' Discharge Review Boards and Boards for Correction of Military Records, and it grows over time. A code missing here is a coverage miss, never an invalid code.