I didn't know the Marine Corps did this.

[Eurodriver]

Showed up out of the blue today. I think it will look pretty nice on the wall if I ever get around to telling people I was a Marine.

[Sensei]

I believe that all branches give service members a certificate of honorable discharge. At least, I know that the Army does this as well.

BTW, congrats and thank you.

[Leonidas24]

I believe that all branches give service members a certificate of honorable discharge. At least, I know that the Army does this as well.

BTW, congrats and thank you.

I've been out since 2010 and have yet to receive mine. Then again I also have another 6 months in the IRR before I'm officially out forever.

[TehLlama]

Yeah, they seem to just appear a couple months after DEP + 8yrs. And yes, I feel basically the exact same about mine.

[Onyx Z]

Thank you for your service!

[GTF425]

Wait:

Isn't that what a DD 214 is for?

[Straight Shooter]

Been doing it at least since I got out in '87. Got mine framed in the wall ever since. Damn right Im proud of it.

[TehLlama]

Wait:

Isn't that what a DD 214 is for?

No, those are at date of separation and are VA and other usable documents. This is just the Marine Corps sending out certificates to anybody who earned an honorable discharge as far as I can tell.

[Straight Shooter]

TehLlama-
The DD214...IMO....is like the legal document given, with official dates of entry and separation. It is whats used as verification of service to employers, to get benefits, and for basically everything requiring proof of service.
The Honorable Discharge is given as a formality, not to be used for the afformentioned things. It is given when a Marine is honorably discharged, and sometime after his/her last official day it comes. Just a nice, formal official document.

[Irish]

Navy does it as well.