DD-214 Separation Program Designator

SPD Code JFC

Erroneous Entry

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

    Separation because the enlistment should not have happened through no fault of the member, for example a disqualifying condition that existed at entry.

    On the form

    • Narrative reasonErroneous Entry
    • Authority stated in the recordsAR 635-200, Chapter 7, Section III

    Public records behind this usage

  • Air Force

    Period not established · Grounded in public official records

    Separation because the enlistment should not have happened through no fault of the member, for example a disqualifying condition that existed at entry.

    On the form

    • Narrative reasonErroneous Entry

    Public records behind this usage

  • Coast Guard

    Period not established · Grounded in public official records

    Separation because the enlistment should not have happened through no fault of the member, for example a disqualifying condition that existed at entry.

    On the form

    • Narrative reasonErroneous Entry

    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 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.

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