DD-214 Separation Program Designator
SPD Code LGH
Non-Retention on Active Duty; Failure to Maintain Acceptable Standards for Retention
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
Release of members the service declined to retain.
On the form
- Narrative reasonNon-Retention on Active Duty
Public records behind this usage
- Army DRB · 2019Read the record
- Army BCMR · 1999Read the record
Air Force
Period not established · Grounded in public official records
Release of members the service declined to retain.
On the form
- Narrative reasonNon-Retention on Active Duty
Public records behind this usage
- AF BCMR · 2014Read the record
Army
Historical usage from earlier-era records · Historical usage; never presented as current
An earlier usage of the code, documented in a 2024 Army BCMR record for an earlier separation, for failure to maintain acceptable standards for retention.
On the form
- Narrative reasonFailure to Maintain Acceptable Standards for Retention
- Authority stated in the recordsAR 635-200, Paragraph 5-31(h)
Public records behind this usage
- Army BCMR · 2024Read 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.