Keeping Safe in the Scam Era
With the widespread use of AI, it's becoming extremely hard to tell real from fake. When reading emails be very wary as to where the email originated from, and what it's offering. Most creditors and financial institutions have specific ways and times they will contact you. For more information on scams and keeping safe, visit
https://consumer.ftc.gov/scams.
Military Information and the Chancery Clerk's Office
Miss. Code Ann. 35-3-13 - Recordation without cost of honorable discharges and service certificates; recordation without cost of Form DD-214 and Form NGB-22, tasks the Chancery Clerk's office with maintaining copies of military discharge documents known as DD-214 and NGB-22. Recording these documents is free, and free certified copies are provided to the veteran, dependent(s), their next of kin, or authorized representative.
Please note: The Chancery Clerk's office is required to verifiy the identity of the person requesting information. In the event that the veteran is deceased, next-of-kin (the un-remarried widow or widower, son, daughter, father, mother, brother or sister of the deceased veteran) must provide proof of death of the veteran, such as a copy of the death certificate, a letter from the funeral home or a published obituary.
As outlined in the code, the Chancery Clerk's office has created a consent form that allows the veteran to pre-authorize individuals access to the military record. This form can be completed on the computer and saved/printed.
This service can provide a certified copy of the discharge documents locally at no-cost, and can be a much quicker means of obtaining a lost document.
More veteran information can be found in the blue buttons in the right side menu.
PERS of Mississippi Retirement Plans - Military Credit
Are you employed with an agency that uses a
PERS of Mississippi Retirement Plan? Did you know that PERS provides retirement credit for military service?
Click here to view PERS of Mississippi retirement plans. You will need to choose a plan then view or download the correct retirement plan handbook, and search for "Military Credit".
