DD-214 Separation Program Designator
SPD Code JBK
Completion of Required Active Service
Candidate meanings (3)
Every grounded usage 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
Discharge at the normal end of the required period of active service.
On the form
- Narrative reasonCompletion of Required Active Service
- Authority stated in the recordsAR 635-200, Chapter 4
Reentry code pairings in the records
RE-3 · official table pairing · Period not established
An Army BCMR decision states that a Human Resources Command cross-reference table confirms RE-3 as appropriate for individuals separated with SPD JBK (docket 20050000921C070206, paragraph 9).
A pairing shown here records what an official source states for this service. It is not a reenlistment eligibility decision.
Public records behind this usage
- Army DRB · 2018Read the record
Air Force
Period not established · Grounded in public official records
An Air Force record documents JBK for members with less than 6 years of active service separated under a date-of-separation rollback program.
On the form
- Narrative reasonCompletion of Required Active Service
- Authority stated in the recordsAFI 36-3208, paragraphs 2.2 and 2.17
Public records behind this usage
- AF BCMR · 2014Read the record
Coast Guard
Period not established · Grounded in public official records
A Coast Guard board record lists JBK under the same completion-of-service narrative.
On the form
- Narrative reasonCompletion of Required Active Service
Public records behind this usage
- CG BCMR · 2020Read the record
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 grounded only in 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.