Complete list of discharge documents

If you want to be buried in a national cemetery or get memorial items, you’ll need to show the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) proof of honorable active military service. Find out which documents the NCA accepts. You may also need one or more of these documents so you can get other benefits.

DD214 and other Department of Defense (DoD) documents

Form	Title
Form	DD 214	Title	Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty
Form	DD 13	Title	Statement of Service
Form	DA 1569	Title	Transcript of Military Record
Form	DD 2A	Title	Armed Forces Identification Card (Active)
Form	DD 2AF	Title	Armed Forces Identification Card (Active)
Form	DD 2CG	Title	Armed Forces Identification Card (Active)
Form	DD 2MC	Title	Armed Forces Identification Card (Active)
Form	DD 2N	Title	Armed Forces Identification Card (Active)
Form	DD 2NOAA	Title	Armed Forces Identification Card (Active)
Form	DD 2 (Retired)	Title	US Uniformed Services Identification Card
Form	DD 214	Title	Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty
Form	DD 217	Title	Discharge Certificate
Form	DD 303	Title	Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge
Form	DD 303AF	Title	Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge
Form	DD 303CG	Title	Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge
Form	DD 303MC	Title	Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge
Form	DD 303N	Title	Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge
Form	DD 1300	Title	Report of Casualty

DoD documents that must show a period of active-duty service dates

Form	Title
Form	DD 256A	Title	Honorable Discharge Certificate
Form	DD 256AF	Title	Honorable Discharge Certificate
Form	DD 256CG	Title	Honorable Discharge Certificate
Form	DD 256MC	Title	Honorable Discharge Certificate
Form	DD 256N	Title	Honorable Discharge Certificate
Form	DD 257A	Title	General Discharge Certificate
Form	DD 257AF	Title	General Discharge Certificate
Form	DD 257CG	Title	General Discharge Certificate
Form	DD 257MC	Title	General Discharge Certificate
Form	DD 257N	Title	General Discharge Certificate

Documents that must show active-duty service dates

Form	Title
Form	Bureau of Investigation No. 213 Discharge from U. S. Naval Reserve Force	Title	Honorable Discharge Certificate

Documents that must show previous active federal service for something other than training, or a minimum of 20 years total service (for pay)

Form	Title
Form	NGB 22	Title	Report of Separation and Record of Service, Departments of the Army and the Air Force, National Guard Bureau

Other accepted documents

Form	Title
Form	ADJ 545	Title	Discharge Certificate
Form	Army DS ODF	Title	Honorable Discharge from the United States Army
Form	AGO 525	Title	Discharge Certificate
Form	AGO 755	Title	Discharge Certificate
Form	AGO 01252	Title	Discharge Certificate
Form	AGO 01254	Title	Transcript of Military Record
Form	AGO 01502	Title	Discharge Certificate
Form	WD AGO 01502	Title	Certificate in Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge Certificate
Form	WD AGO 01504	Title	Discharge Certificate
Form	WD AGO 0729	Title	Honorable Discharge from Army of the United States of America
Form	WD AGO 280	Title	Certificate of Service, AVS
Form	WD AGO 525	Title	Honorable Discharge from the United States Army
Form	WD AGO 53	Title	Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge
Form	WD AGO 53-55	Title	Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge
Form	WD AGO 53-58	Title	Enlisted Record and Report of Separation General Discharge
Form	WD AGO 53-90	Title	Certificate of Service
Form	WD AGO 53-98	Title	Military Record and Report of Separation Certificate of Service
Form	WD AGO 55	Title	Honorable Discharge from The Army of the United States
Form	WD AGO 755	Title	Honorable Discharge, Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Form	Bureau of Investigation No. 6	Title	Discharge certificate
Form	Bureau of Investigation No. 53	Title	Discharge certificate
Form	Bureau of Investigation No. 118	Title	Discharge certificate
Form	Form No. 6, U.S.N.	Title	Discharge certificate
Form	Navy (no number)	Title	War Service Certificate
Form	NAVCG-2510	Title	Honorable Discharge, U.S. Coast Guard
Form	NAVCG-553	Title	Notice of Separation from U.S. Coast Guard
Form	NAVMC-455	Title	U.S. Marine Corps Certificate of Service (Instead of lost or destroyed discharge certificate)
Form	NAVMC 70-PD	Title	Honorable Discharge, U.S. Marine Corps
Form	NAVMC 78-PD	Title	U.S. Marine Corps Report of Separation
Form	NMC 2571 A&I	Title	Honorable Discharge, U.S. Marine Corps
Form	NMC 258 A&I	Title	Discharge Certificate
Form	NAVPERS-553	Title	Notice of Separation from U.S. Naval Service
Form	NAVPERS-563	Title	Navy Discharge-Notice of Separation from U.S. Naval Service
Form	NAVPERS-566	Title	Standard Statement of Service
Form	NAVPERS-660	Title	Honorable Discharge from U.S. Navy
Form	NAVPERS-661	Title	Certificate of Discharge, U.S. Naval Service
Form	NAVPERS-663B	Title	Discharge Certificate
Form	NAR 529	Title	Certification of Military Service
Form	NA 13038	Title	Certification of Military Service
Form	NA 13041	Title	Statement of Service
Form	GSA 6851	Title	Service Information
Form	GSA 6954	Title	Certificate of Military Service
Form	VA Adjudication 545	Title	Summary of Record of Active Service
Form	VA 3101	Title	Request for Army Information
Form	VA 3101	Title	Official Retirement Order
Form	VA 3101	Title	Official Retirement Register
Form	VA 3101	Title	Reserve Retirement Eligibility Benefits Letter
Form	VA 3101	Title	Verification of Service letter from the VA
Form	VA 3101	Title	Summary of Military Service Record from various states
Form	PHS 1867	Title	Statement of Service-Verification of Status of Commissioned Officers of the U.S. Public Health Service