§ 212.5 Verification of military service.
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Military service may be verified by the following proof:
(a) The original certificate of discharge or release to inactive duty from a branch of the armed forces that shows the beginning and ending dates of the individual's active military service; or a certified copy of the original certificate made by the Federal, State, county or municipal agency or department in which the original certificate is recorded; or
(b) A certificate from a branch of the armed forces that shows the beginning and ending dates of the individual's active military service; or
(c) A photocopy of the document described in paragraph (a) or (b) of this section.
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