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Interesting thread. I joined the Army Reserves at age 17 while still in high school, split my basic training and AIT so I could finish my senior year. I spent the next 12 years in the USAR, and I left the Reserves as an E-4, irritated I was passed over for E-5 after PLDC because I didn't have enough college credit (promotion board gave me 1 point not enough on my last attempt.)

So this thread got me looking at my DD214. It doesn't list anything after AIT, has me listed as PV2, E-2, and the box 23. Type of Separation is "Relief from ADT" - box 24. Character of Service is "Honorable." The "record of service" states "i. Reserve Oblig. Term. Date" is 1989, but I re-upped and was discharged in 95, although I went IRR in 93.

I never went active, didn't go overseas, did not receive any medals of importance, and just did what was expected and had some fun days, some crappy days, and got to take interesting two week "vacations" to military bases and depots around the US. I do not equate my service with someone like my dad who did two tours in the Vietnam War and won the Distinguished Flying Cross, I was just a guy that liked playing solder once a month and two weeks a year and did an okay job at it while learning electronics.

All that said, I sent my DD214 in when I got my CHL and was given the discount.