Submit DD Form 293, Application for the Review of Discharge or Dismissal from the Armed Forces of the United Statesto the relevant service branch. (You can either view and download the form, or right-click the form and select 'Save link as' or otherwise save the file and then open it.) Submit DD Form 149, Application for Correction of Military Recordsto the relevant service branch. We encourage you to check directly with the VA for updates or changes: The following information is from the Department of Veteran's Affairs Guide to Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents and is provided as a courtesy. Be sure to use the appropriate address for your service branch as listed in the table.) (DO NOT submit these forms to the National Archives. dishonorable discharge upgraded to honorable, you will need to apply to the review board for your respective service branch.

If you are requesting a change to your character of service, i.e. Please see the table below for the addresses of each command. Navy Personnel Command, Army Human Resources Command, etc. If the record in question is not archival, you will need to request a correction from the personnel command of your respective service branch, i.e. Instructions on what to submit for each are listed below. If the record in question is archival (discharged, retired, or died in service 62 years ago or earlier) you will need to apply to the review board for your respective service branch for corrections or changes. Due to the Department of Defense guidance (DODI 1336.01) that requires the electronic creation and transmission of the DD Form 215, National Archives and Records Administration will no longer create a DD Form 215 to make corrections to the DD-214.

Dd form 214 seperation code spdm22