The DOD recently reviewed and automatically upgraded service members who were discharged due to Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and given a less than honorable discharge.
These Veterans were recently sent DD215’s showing their upgrade, and they will want an updated DD214, which they can ask for in Discharge Upgrade Wizard.
Because of this, we want to provide a streamlined experience for these Veterans. They won’t need provide all the extra information otherwise requested on the Results screen.
Question 1 displays: What was your branch of service?
they'll choose their answer and click Continue
Question 2 displays: What year were you discharged from the military?
If their answer = CurrentYear - 15 and they click Continue
Question 2b displays: What month were you discharged?; any other answer and they see..
any other year and no month, they just Continue
Question 3 displays: Tell us why you want to change your discharge paperwork.
The answer below is the one that will dynamically then display an additional choice for Question 5b, shown below:
they choose this answer: I received a DD215 that shows my discharge upgrade or correction. But I want an updated DD214. and click Continue
Question 5b displays (Current wording: How did you apply for a discharge upgrade last time?), but needs to be reworded to something like: "What type of application did you make to upgrade your discharge previously?
and a list of boards/I'm not sure displays as possible answers. Another answer needs to be added which only displays
I applied to a Discharge Review Board (DRB) for a Documentary Review.
I applied to a Discharge Review Board (DRB) for a Personal Appearance Review.
I applied to a Board for Correction of Military Records (BCMR).
My discharge upgrade was automatic through DoD action" (new answer to display based on what they chose in Question 3)
I'm not sure.
Review screen: If they choose the new answer above and click Continue, then the Review Screen displays
Results screen: Clicking continue on the review screen then displays the new Results screen with information specifically about applying for the updated DD214. They won't need to provide all the background or backup info, because the upgrade has already been granted; they just want their updated DD214.
TBD results screen info @FranECross
User story
AS A Veteran who was discharged because of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and who recently received a DD215 showing my discharge was automatically upgraded
I WANT to go through an abbreviated Discharge Upgrade Wizard that will succinctly tell me what actions I need to take in order to get an updated DD214
SO THAT when I'm job-hunting or any other activity where I'm asked for my DD214, the discharge information on that document matches my new DD215
What, if anything, could break as a result of this change?Engineer should assess this when approaching PR.
Roles / assignments
After functional testing, code review, accessibility review, and design review can happen in parallel.
[ ] Functional testing:
[ ] Code review:
[ ] Design review:
[ ] Accessibility review:
[ ] Product acceptance:
AC / Expected behavior
[ ] Question 5b: "How did you apply for a discharge upgrade last time?" has been reworded so that it makes sense to a Veteran when in fact they didn't previously apply for a discharge.
[ ] Question 5b has a new answer option the Veteran can choose for the scenario where their discharge was automatically upgraded, and they've received a DD215 showing the upgraded discharge
[ ] Results screen has much less, strategic and specific information that will guide the Veteran on the path to ask for an updated DD214 to match their DD215vV
[ ] Note that the information on the results screen may be different depending on the branch of the military the Veteran served in
Description
The DOD recently reviewed and automatically upgraded service members who were discharged due to Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and given a less than honorable discharge.
These Veterans were recently sent DD215’s showing their upgrade, and they will want an updated DD214, which they can ask for in Discharge Upgrade Wizard.
Because of this, we want to provide a streamlined experience for these Veterans. They won’t need provide all the extra information otherwise requested on the Results screen.
Their user scenario within DUW will be:
User story
AS A Veteran who was discharged because of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and who recently received a DD215 showing my discharge was automatically upgraded I WANT to go through an abbreviated Discharge Upgrade Wizard that will succinctly tell me what actions I need to take in order to get an updated DD214 SO THAT when I'm job-hunting or any other activity where I'm asked for my DD214, the discharge information on that document matches my new DD215
Additional information
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Resources & Information
Engineering notes / background
Analytics considerations
Testing & QA
Scope / Impact analysis
What, if anything, could break as a result of this change? Engineer should assess this when approaching PR.
Roles / assignments
After functional testing, code review, accessibility review, and design review can happen in parallel.
AC / Expected behavior