Reenlistment Code (RE-CODE) Chart
DD Form 214, Blocks 24, 26, and 27 will provide your characterization of service, separation code, and re-entry code. If you received an Other Than Honorable (OTH), Bad Conduct (BCD), or Dishonorable Discharge, you are not eligible for reenlistment.
An Entry Level Separation would normally be given to an individual who failed to complete an initial period of 180 days of active service; some members may receive an "N/A" where the re-code would normally reside. A N/A re-code would require a COMNAVCRUITCOM waiver for enlistment.
Required ASVAB Scores. Navy Veterans (NAVETs) accessing directly into their previous rating are not required to retake the ASVAB. NAVETs reenlisting via PRISE III shall be classified into eligible ratings based on current (less than two years old) ASVAB test line scores. Other Service Veterans (OSVETs) must retake the ASVAB and be classified in eligible ratings based on ASVAB line scores. There is no minimum AFQT requirement for NAVET/OSVET applicants.
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Military Re-Code Navy Reenlistment Eligibility Chart
| ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST | |
| NAVY & USCG | RE-1, RE-R1, RE-1E, RE-5, RE-7 |
| AIR FORCE | RE-1, 1J, 1M, 1P, 1Q, 1T, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3I, 3K, 6B, RE-12, 13, 14 |
| ARMY | RE-1, RE-1C, RE-1A, RE-1B, RE-2, RE-2A, RE-2B, RE-2C, RE-3A |
| MARINE CORPS | RE-1, RE-1A, RE-1B, RE-1C, RE-2A |
| INELIGIBLE TO REENLIST WITHOUT A COMNAVCRUITCOM WAIVER | |
| NAVY & USCG | RE-2*, RE-3, RE-3B, RE-3E, RE-3F, RE-3G, RE-3H, RE-3J, RE-3K, RE-3M, RE-3P, RE-3Q, RE-3R, RE-3S, RE-3U, RE-3X, RE-3Y, RE-3Z, RE-6, RE-8 |
| AIR FORCE | RE-1A, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F, 4G, 4H,4I, 4J, 4K, 4L, 4M, 4N |
| ARMY | RE-3, RE-3B |
| MARINE CORPS | RE-3B, RE-3C, RE-3D, RE-3E, RE-3F, RE-3G, RE-3H, RE-3J, RE-3M, RE-3N, RE-3P, RE-3R, RE-3S, RE-3U, RE-3W |
| INELIGIBLE TO REENLIST WAIVERS NOT AUTHORIZED AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED | |
| NAVY & USCG | RE-2, RE-3A, RE-3C, RE-4 |
| AIR FORCE | RE-2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 2H, 2I, 2J, 2K, 2L, 2M, 2N, 2P, 2Q, 2R, 2S, 2T, 2U, 2V, 2W, 2X, 3S, 3V |
| ARMY | RE-3C, RE-4, RE-4A, RE-4R |
| MARINE CORPS | RE-2, RE-2B, RE-2C, RE-3A, RE-3S, RE-4, RE-4B |
*Only for personnel released for commissioning and subsequently fail to commission.
A certified copy of DD Form 214 can be obtained from the National Personnel Records Center (NRPC), St Louis, MO. The following website is provided for applying on the internet: Military Records. If the NPRC indicates that the DD Form 214 has not been issued or is not on file, an acceptable alternative is a Statement of Service (NA Form 13041), Active Duty Report (DD Form 220), or Administrative Remarks page from the detaching activity delineating information pertinent to reenlistment (prior pay grade, total active duty service, date of discharge or release from active duty, character of service, etc.).
BUPERSINST 1900.8 provides the narrative description for each separation and reenlistment code used by the Navy.