What does ADSD mean in UNCLASSIFIED

An Active Duty Service Date (ADSD) is the date a military service member begins their active duty service. It is typically the day a service member officially enlists in the military, enters any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces or begins a new tour of active duty.

When filing based on your ADSD, you may be asked to provide your military enlistment papers, travel orders and discharge papers indicating when you began serving on active duty. You may also need to provide proof of dates of honorable service such as pay stubs or Leave and Earnings Statements (LES).

Your ADSD can usually be found on your official military documents, such as your Enlistment Contract or Discharge Certificate. You can also contact your branch of service for assistance locating this information.

Generally speaking, you have up to two years from the date of discharge from active duty to file any claims related to an Active Duty Service Date (ADSD). However, it is important that you check with your branch of service for specific regulations related to claims based on an ADSD.

If you are filing a claim based on your ADSD and have served in a designated Combat Zone Tax Exclusion Area or other qualified hazardous duties location then different regulations may apply depending on the type of claim being filed and your branch of service. Check with your local military office or installation legal office for more information and guidance.

No, benefits received should not impact how many years you were considered “active” within the military services regardless of when they are received after separating from active duty. Benefits received later due to changes in eligibility policies should not be retroactively applied against previous years served while on active duty duty either.

Benefit amounts are typically determined by taking into account both financial contributions made into one’s retirement fund during their period of active duty and length of time served in all branches combined while actively enlisted before separating from service. These calculations will then result in various monthly payment stipends post-retirement or those eligible through disability compensation awards prior to full retirement age eligibility requirements being met.

Eligibility for benefits associated with one’s Active Duty Service Date (ADSD) is typically limited six months past ending one’s enlistment contract unless certain criteria has been meet such as combat zone services or hazardous duties locations experienced while serving abroad prior separation from active-duty status.

Generally speaking, no restrictions should exist for claiming benefits associated with an activity Military Service Date (ADSD) even if those eligible changes branches during their career by continuance agreement between branches at time enlistment contracts begin taking effect assuming no other disqualifying factors were present preventing eligibility attainment.