A DD-214 holds alot of information. It lists what the person's occupation was (I can't remember the military term.), an honorable or dishonorable discharge, rank, and a whole lot of information that I can't remember now. I am medicated for a severe case of bronchities and infected sinus. If anyone has a DD-214 on an ancestor and would like it explained to them, an idea would be to take it to a military recruiter. I would suggest taking the DD-214 to the branch of service the person served. Each branch has different codes. I have family in all branches. I hope this helps. Joetta

DEAR LIST, I READ THE QUERIE ABOUT THE DISCHARGE; D.D.214. AND TALKED TO A PAST POST COMMANDER OF THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS. AND HE HAD TO SEE EVERYONE'S DISCHARGE BEFORE THEY COULD JOIN THE V.F.W. HE SAID THE D.D. WAS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 214. NOW ALL DISCHARGES HAVE IT ON THEM. JUST THOUGHT I WOULD PASS IT ALONG. ROSA (ARNOLD, MASSINGALE, HAMLET, PENNER.) ----- Original Message ----- From: <JoettaNell@aol.com> To: <ALMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 2:48 PM Subject: Re: medical terms/DD-214 > A DD-214 holds alot of information. It lists what the person's occupation was > (I can't remember the military term.), an honorable or dishonorable > discharge, rank, and a whole lot of information that I can't remember now. I > am medicated for a severe case of bronchities and infected sinus. If anyone > has a DD-214 on an ancestor and would like it explained to them, an idea > would be to take it to a military recruiter. I would suggest taking the > DD-214 to the branch of service the person served. Each branch has different > codes. I have family in all branches. > > I hope this helps. > Joetta > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >