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HOW DO I OBTAIN MY MILITARY RECORDS?
Answer:The individual military departments do NOT maintain files or records pertaining to individuals no longer on active duty. When an individual is separated from military service (because of retirement, discharge from active duty, or death) his/her Field Personnel File (containing all military and health records) is forwarded for storage to the NationalPersonnelRecordsCenter(Military), 9700 Page Boulevard, St. Louis, MO63172. The RecordsCenteris under the jurisdiction of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) of the U.S. Government. An individual's complete service record is available to the former service member or, if deceased, to his/her next of kin (parents, spouse, or children). Limited information (such as dates of service, awards, and training) is available to anyone. Not available to the general public is information that would invade an individual's privacy, such as medical records, Social Security number, or present address. The St. LouisCenterreceives many thousands of requests for service records each week, so please be aware that there may be a lengthy delay. The St. LouisCenterwill process requests with greater speed and accuracy if the requestor uses a Standard Form 180, "Request Pertaining to Military Records." The form is available as a Portable Document File (PDF) (Please click here.). If you do not have the reader software, it is available free of charge from the company which produces it, Adobe, (Please click here.).
Standard Form 180, which contains instructions, is also available from most veteran organizations or by writing to the NationalPersonnelRecordsCenter. If requesting the records of a relative, a requester should mention the relationship to the former member (brother, uncle, or other). There is no charge for this service to former service members or their next of kin. For others, a nominal fee is charged for research and reproduction costs. (In this regard, files at the RecordsCenterare maintained as historical records only and are not updated to reflect current data on the former service member.) Notes: 2) Of incidental interest for individuals compiling family histories: the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), 8th Streetand Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC20408, (telephone: 202-501-5400) provides assistance to those interested in genealogy. NARAnormally charges a nominal fee for research and reproduction costs. Military veterans and the next of kin of deceased former military members may now use a new online military personnel records system to request documents. Other individuals with a need for documents must still complete the Standard Form 180 that can be downloaded from the online web site. The new web-based application was designed to provide better service on these requests by eliminating the records center's mailroom processing time. Also, because the requester will be asked to supply all information essential for NPRC to process the request, delays that normally occur when NPRC has to ask veterans for additional information will be minimized. Veterans and next of kin may access this application at http://vetrecs.archives.gov.
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