Does the Army give out brown DD214s anymore?

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 02:39:58 -0400

Are brown DD214 still in? Because I got a white paper copy. I served 16 years before got out on a medical discharge. Yes so days I miss being back in uniform on base with my soldiers.

Response by Maj Kim Patterson made Jul 2 at 2023 3:06 AM

Maj Kim Patterson — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 03:06:57 -0400

My DD 214 is white, SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member perhaps the camaraderie you can find on RP I’ll ease those feelings of wanting to go back, and

Response by COL Randall C. made Jul 2 at 2023 8:45 AM

COL Randall C. — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 08:45:39 -0400

Nope, the brown DD214 was a remnant of when DD214s were created on typewriters with carbon paper. Since the creation of a DD214 (except in rare cases) is all digital and printed on office printers, they are almost always standard white office paper (that is, unless for some reason the only available paper at the out-processing center was that ream they got from 'Party World Office Supplies' ☺)

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 2 at 2023 12:31 PM

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 12:31:29 -0400

Thank you

Response by SSG Laurie Mullen made Jul 4 at 2023 9:06 AM

SSG Laurie Mullen — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 09:06:38 -0400

I have my father's off-white one that he received after he left the Army at the conclusion of WWII. As someone may have already said, the color is probably because documents were typed up in triplicate.

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Jul 5 at 2023 12:54 PM

SFC Michael Hasbun — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 12:54:09 -0400

DD-214's are digital now. So they're on whatever color paper you choose to use when you print them.

Response by LTC David Howard made Jul 16 at 2023 3:10 PM

LTC David Howard — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 15:10:59 -0400

Never heard of a brown 214. I retired in 1990.

Response by SPC James Neidig made Jul 17 at 2023 2:14 AM

SPC James Neidig — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 02:14:16 -0400

My First DD-214 From The Marine Corps In 1985 Has A Brown Tint, I Don’t Remember If It Was That Color When I Got It , But It Could Have Faded Due To Age And It Was Typed On A Typewriter.
My Other Ones Were Done With A Computer In The Mid 90s And 2001 And They Are Still White .
Paper Does Fade To A Brown Tint With Age , After All Paper Does Come From Trees That Are Shredded And Pulverized Then Bleached White.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 18 at 2023 4:15 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:15:54 -0400

My recent DD214s were digitally signed so the digital copy is the original.

Response by SGT Al Mount made Oct 2 at 2023 1:20 PM

SGT Al Mount — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:20:35 -0400

Mine turned brown with age. :-)