Posted on Jun 7, 2023
Aside from my DD214 and the special orders for my medical retirement, is there any oother paperwork that I should have received?
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I feel like I might be missing some paperwork when I was medically retired since I essentially outprocessed in 2 days due to the excessive amount of leave that I had. So, besides a DD214 and the special order for retirement is there anything that I should have?
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Aside from those two and the medical records (did you get your dental records as well?) that CPT Lawrence Cable mentioned, that should be it if they are complete.
However, I think the more pertinent question would be is if you completed all the actions you should have completed since you essentially out-processed in two days.
I'll assume you've completed the expected tasks - Have your retired ID card, processed your application for TRICARE, DEERS updates, and taken care of all VA paperwork for your claim. I'll skip all the "what do I do after retirement" stuff as that is an entire conversation in itself.
I reread your comment to CPT Cable, and you said you retired last year, so you're past the 'window' to do a lot of these things if you haven't already, but do you have vision/dental coverage? If you don't get it elsewhere, like most retirees you would get it through FEDVIP (if not, then you'll have to wait for open enrollment or get an exception)
I would advise you and other recently retired (<365 days) individuals to look through Military OneSource* as retirees are eligible to continue to use the programs for up to one year after their separation.
Since you might be coming up on your one-year anniversary, if you didn't do a final move after retirement (i.e., you stayed in place), you can submit for a one-year extension four times (for a total of five years) as long as you do so before your annual date. This is in case you didn't settle on a location you were moving or if you just want to keep your options open. You would do this though the transportation center at your last PDS.
Did I mention checking out Military OneSource while you still have your eligibility for the programs?
Did you ever go back and review all that TAP paperwork from the courses the Air Force made you go through prior to your retirement? Seriously, some of it is extremely helpful and it's worth the effort to go back through it to see if any is applicable to you now.
Did you ever make sure your DS Logon (https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/identitymanagement/app/login) is accessible by username/password? There are a lot of sites that we were so reliant on accessing with our CAC. Again, since it's been over five months since you retired, I would expect that you would have run into a situation by now, but just in case...
last .. seriously, you should check out Military OneSource and look through the programs and resources available while you still have your eligibility!
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* https://www.militaryonesource.mil/
However, I think the more pertinent question would be is if you completed all the actions you should have completed since you essentially out-processed in two days.
I'll assume you've completed the expected tasks - Have your retired ID card, processed your application for TRICARE, DEERS updates, and taken care of all VA paperwork for your claim. I'll skip all the "what do I do after retirement" stuff as that is an entire conversation in itself.
I reread your comment to CPT Cable, and you said you retired last year, so you're past the 'window' to do a lot of these things if you haven't already, but do you have vision/dental coverage? If you don't get it elsewhere, like most retirees you would get it through FEDVIP (if not, then you'll have to wait for open enrollment or get an exception)
I would advise you and other recently retired (<365 days) individuals to look through Military OneSource* as retirees are eligible to continue to use the programs for up to one year after their separation.
Since you might be coming up on your one-year anniversary, if you didn't do a final move after retirement (i.e., you stayed in place), you can submit for a one-year extension four times (for a total of five years) as long as you do so before your annual date. This is in case you didn't settle on a location you were moving or if you just want to keep your options open. You would do this though the transportation center at your last PDS.
Did I mention checking out Military OneSource while you still have your eligibility for the programs?
Did you ever go back and review all that TAP paperwork from the courses the Air Force made you go through prior to your retirement? Seriously, some of it is extremely helpful and it's worth the effort to go back through it to see if any is applicable to you now.
Did you ever make sure your DS Logon (https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/identitymanagement/app/login) is accessible by username/password? There are a lot of sites that we were so reliant on accessing with our CAC. Again, since it's been over five months since you retired, I would expect that you would have run into a situation by now, but just in case...
last .. seriously, you should check out Military OneSource and look through the programs and resources available while you still have your eligibility!
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* https://www.militaryonesource.mil/
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SSgt Jose Munoz Cruz
Thanks looks like I got most things done, upset for the evals and awards that CPT Cable mentioned.
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CPT Lawrence Cable
SSgt Jose Munoz Cruz - Medals and Ribbons should be on your DD214, but unless things have changed a lot, things like Honor Grad and awards like that usually don't show up.
My father was an Air Force Master Sergeant. He always preached to me about getting a copy and keeping one of all my orders, evals, school awards. Some of this may have been because he was in the group that lost a lot of records during the Saint Louis Fire.
I have a copy of my first enlistment contract from 1982.
My father was an Air Force Master Sergeant. He always preached to me about getting a copy and keeping one of all my orders, evals, school awards. Some of this may have been because he was in the group that lost a lot of records during the Saint Louis Fire.
I have a copy of my first enlistment contract from 1982.
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COL Randall C.
SSgt Jose Munoz Cruz - If you're still missing stuff, my assumption is that the Air Force has an online portal like the Army does where you can see all your digital records. The Army calls it iPERMS and even after we retire, we can login using our DS LOGON and see all our personal records for up to 62 years after a Soldier separates.
If there's not such a creature (or you can't access it through the Air Force portal), you can almost access your stuff through the Defense Personnel Records Information Retrieval System (DPRIS)*. Click on "Request Personnel File", "Request my Personnel File", and fill in the information (most usually just "select all" in each category unless you're looking for something specific).
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* DPRIS - https://milconnect.dmdc.osd.mil/milconnect/protected/portlet/dpris
If there's not such a creature (or you can't access it through the Air Force portal), you can almost access your stuff through the Defense Personnel Records Information Retrieval System (DPRIS)*. Click on "Request Personnel File", "Request my Personnel File", and fill in the information (most usually just "select all" in each category unless you're looking for something specific).
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* DPRIS - https://milconnect.dmdc.osd.mil/milconnect/protected/portlet/dpris
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
YES.. CHECK Everything For Errors & Missing Information On Your DD-214...
I FAILED To Do So & Am Playing Hell Attempting To Acquire The Info I Now Want.
I Wanted All The Records Of A Multitude Of Programs I'd Taken Through The
United States Armed Forces Institute. aka USAFI.. But USAFI No Longer Exists & I Get Sent To Various Other Sources..It's A "Rinse & Repeat" Situation; And Now I Can't Find Sh*t . Thanks To The Gods I Don't "NEED" It, I Just "WANT" To Have It For My Own Personal Information
I FAILED To Do So & Am Playing Hell Attempting To Acquire The Info I Now Want.
I Wanted All The Records Of A Multitude Of Programs I'd Taken Through The
United States Armed Forces Institute. aka USAFI.. But USAFI No Longer Exists & I Get Sent To Various Other Sources..It's A "Rinse & Repeat" Situation; And Now I Can't Find Sh*t . Thanks To The Gods I Don't "NEED" It, I Just "WANT" To Have It For My Own Personal Information
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Do you have copies of all your medical records? That would be the big one for me if you are going to be medically retired. I am going to assume you have copies of all your orders, evals, awards etc.
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SSgt Jose Munoz Cruz
Thanks for responding, I've already been retired as of last year. but only have those two (dd214 and retirement orders) medical stuff seems to be all in order.
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