DD-214 Separation Program Designator
SPD Code MBK
Completion of Required Active Service
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Possible meanings (2)
Every meaning supported by the public records 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
The normal end-of-service code for members who completed their required active service and remain eligible to reenlist.
On the form
- Narrative reasonCompletion of Required Active Service
- Authority stated in the recordsAR 635-200, Chapter 4
Public records behind this usage
- Army DRB · 2019Read the record
- Army DRB · 2017Read the record
- Army BCMR · 2024Read the record
Navy
Period not established · Grounded in public official records
The normal end-of-service code for members who completed their required active service and remain eligible to reenlist.
On the form
- Narrative reasonCompletion of Required Active Service
Reentry code pairings in the records
RE-1The records identify exactly one row for this service, so the link opens that exact row. · observed case association · Period not established
Navy records show MBK paired with RE-1.
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
- Navy BCNR · 2022Read the record
- Navy BCNR · 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 supported only by 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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