Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1336.01
August 20, 2009
Incorporating Change 1, Effective December 29, 2014
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214/5 Series)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1336.1 (Reference (a)) in accordance with the authority
in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 (Reference (b)).
b. Establishes and implements policy for the preparation and distribution of the revised DD
Forms 214, “Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty,” 214C, “Certificate of
Release or Discharge From Active Duty, Continuation Sheet,” 215, “Correction to DD Form
214, Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty,” and 214WS, “Certificate of Release
or Discharge From Active Duty, Worksheet.”
c. Prescribes procedures for the preparation and distribution of the revised DD Forms 214,
“Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty,” 214C, “Certificate of Release or
Discharge From Active Duty, Continuation Sheet,” 215, “Correction to DD Form 214,
Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty,” and 214WS, “Certificate of Release or
Discharge From Active Duty, Worksheet,” in order to comply with the requirements of enlisted
and officer separations issuances, DoDIs 1332.14 and 1332.30 (References (c) and (d)), and the
control and publication of separation program designator (SPD) codes. Procedures for the
preparation and distribution of these forms include electronic and hard copy formats.
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments (including the
Coast Guard at all times, including when it is a Service in the Department of Homeland Security
by agreement with that Department), the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and
the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department
of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities
in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
