DD-214 Separation Program Designator
SPD Code JKA
Pattern of Misconduct
Grounded meaning (1)
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 for a documented pattern of misconduct rather than a single incident.
On the form
- Narrative reasonPattern of Misconduct
- Authority stated in the recordsAR 635-200, Chapter 14-12b
Public records behind this usage
- Army DRB · 2021Read the record
- Army DRB · 2021Read the record
- Army DRB · 2021Read 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.