Requesting a DD-214 and military service records
For most benefits, veterans need to provide military personnel records. They can receive free copies of their discharge documents and other military and medical records by requesting them online at eVetRecs from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC). To complete the request online, users are required to sign-in to ID.me.
Additional ways to request your DD-214:
National Guard Discharge (NGB-22)
Members of the National Guard can request their records from the Minnesota National Guard website.
Reserve members
Members of a reserve component will only receive a DD-214 when serving on active duty orders other than for training. Those who served 20 or more qualifying years of service receive a retirement order. Inactive training periods (i.e. regular scheduled drills or annual training) does not qualify a DD-214. Members of the National Guard receive a NGB-22 as their discharge documentation.