One of the ironies in our family was that one relative - a WWII infantryman who was severely wounded twice in addition to having a lifetime of nightmares from combat wherein he personally dispatched German soldiers to wherever it is that dead German soldiers go - had few of the perquisites enjoyed by his brother-in-law who retired from a support unit of the Army Reserve.
In Iowa, at least, there isn't any discrimination made between retired military and separated veterans: everyone pays, and any DD-214 will fulfill the training requirement of the CCW process, at least for the initial application. When renewal time comes, then a class will have to be taken because that DD-214 can only be used once.
Mr. niteowl77
So the DD-214 is only good for one time? Sounds silly to me.