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DD-214 Separation Program Designator

SPD Code BNC

Unacceptable Conduct

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Recorded meaning (1)

Every meaning supported by the public records appears below with none picked as the answer. Meanings differ by the service that issued the form and, for some codes, by era. Compare the narrative phrase with the words printed on your own form.

  • Army

    Period not established · Grounded in public official records

    An officer code. The record shows separation of commissioned officers for unacceptable conduct, or resignation or voluntary discharge in lieu of elimination proceedings.

    Officer separations do not carry reentry codes the way enlisted separations do.

    On the form

    • Narrative reasonUnacceptable Conduct
    • Authority stated in the recordsAR 600-8-24, Chapter 4-2b and 4-24a(1)

    Public records behind this usage

Authorities and pairings vary by service and era; the citations on your own form govern. Block numbers vary by form printing: this code prints at block 28 on the current Certificate of Uniformed Service and at block 26 on the supported older Army layout. The DD-214 worksheet matches your copy.

DoD does not release the consolidated SPD list publicly, so this entry is supported only by the public official records listed above, each stating the code together with its meaning.

This page decodes the code; it is not benefits, legal, or reenlistment advice. If the entry on your form looks wrong, the services' Discharge Review Boards and Boards for Correction of Military Records exist to correct records. Benefits questions start at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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