Quote Originally Posted by Lady's Human
Can I throw my enlistment contract in the fire?

It's OFFICIAL!

I am now listed in the Army Human Resouces dept as .......

SFC PETERSON USAR RETIRED!!!!!



Drinks are ON ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LH, go for it! My dad was in the Army in Korea in 1951. over a year ago now we wrote to the Army to get a copy of his discharge certificate so he could apply for V.A. benefits. He got a letter saying that his was one of many thousands of records that was destroyed in a fire in the 1970s, and the letter would serve as a substitute for his discharge certificate when he enrolled with the V.A. But maybe the Army has higher-tech means of storing records like that now, via computer, or micro-film or digital images. I was going to say the Army would burn it for you, but I hope things like that don't happen anymore!

So, congratulations for your retirement, and best wishes for whatever is coming next (leisure?)!