DD-214 Separation Program Designator
SPD Code JKB
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
Misconduct discharge directed at the secretariat level. The single grounding record pairs it with an under other than honorable conditions characterization.
Grounded in one record.
On the form
- Narrative reasonMisconduct
- Authority stated in the recordsAR 635-200, Paragraph 14-5
Reentry code pairings in the records
RE-4 · observed case association · Period not established
The single grounding record shows this code with reentry code RE-4.
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 BCMR · 2023Read 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.