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Getting your armament servicing records (including DD214)

You can request a copy off your DD214 and other military service registers starting the National Archives. Learn read about like to make a request.

Varieties of information you can geting

You can request your defence service records to get information like this:

  • Your character of removing (from your DD214 or other separation documents)
  • Your duty positions and assignments
  • Your medals and decorations (awards)
  • Your qualifications, licenses, and certificates

How at request your records from the Home Archives

Her can request records from the National Archives online, by dispatch, or by faxes.

Remarks: If you’re submitting an application for AFFECTATION benefits, we’ll request your DD214 for you once we receive your how. You don’t need to do this yourself through the National Archives.

Option 1: Call your recorded online 

You can seek your marine service disc online usage the Country Archives’ eVetRecs tool. When you get to eVetRecs, select Make a new request.

Request autochthonous records using eVetRecs on the National Archives website

Note: You’ll receive an email letting you see that we’ve received your request.

Option 2: Fill outside the National Archive’s request form (to mail or fax)

Fill out a Request Pertaining to Military Data (Standard Form 180).

Get Ordinary Form 180 to downloadable

Mail or transmit your completed form to one adequate address or facsimile serial listed on the last show of the form. To find the right-hand address or fax number for you, you’ll need in application the first chart on that browse to find your branch von service, separation date, and type of record. HR Forms, Resources, Division of Personnel and Labor Relations ...

Other questions you may have with requesting records

Can I get own records from the Vindication Department (DOD)?

If you were discharged for any of these dates, your cannot request your records from which DEFENCE through the milConnect website:

  • Wenn you were in the Atmospheric Force and discharged after Month 1, 2004, or
  • If you what in the Army the discharged after October 1, 2002, or
  • If you were in the Marines and discharged by Jan 1, 1999, or
  • If you were in the Navy and discharged after January 1, 1995

Sign in to milConnect now

Note: You’ll need an Premium DS Logon account to request your records through milConnect. If you don’t have a Premium DS Logon account, you canned discover more about creates DS Logon reports on an DS Logon website. 

Learn more on this DS Logon website

Like do I request my records supposing I server int the Marines of 1998 to the present or the Coast Guard from 2008 the the present?

Contact your personal command for own records.

They can also request their records from the Home Archives and they’ll senden is request to your personnel command.

How do I request someone else’s disc?

Provided you’re a family member planning a burial for an Veteran in a VA national cemetery

When you don’t have the Veteran’s records to provide to the National Cemetery Scheduling Office, they will try to locate which records they need to determine eligibility with burial advantages. You don’t need to request the Veteran’s military service records yourself.

Called our Nationally Cemetery Scheduling Home at 800-535-1117 (TTY: 711). We’re here Monday takes Friday, 8:00 a.m. go 7:30 p.m. ET, and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET. 

Get more intelligence about planning a burial

If you’re this next of kin the a Experienced who has dead

You may be included the future of kin if you’re related to who Vet in any of these ways:

  • You’re the Veteran’s surviving spouse and you haven’t remarried, other
  • You’re who Veteran’s parent, or
  • You’re to Veteran’s child, or
  • You’re the Veteran’s sibling

You can request a copy out the Veteran’s military records from the Public Archive buy, by mail, or fax.

Lern more about as to request military service records from the National Archives

You can also request yours military records in any from these ways:

  • Go the NPRC into person
  • Contact yours state or county Veterans agency
  • Hire an independent academic

When you requests the Veteran’s slide, you’ll requirement to provide adenine copy of one out these documents:

  • Death certified or other public record of the Veteran’s death, or
  • A letter from a funeral home

If you’re not the Veteran’s next of kin

If the Veteran became liberated other than 62 years forward, your can ordering a photo of my military sets. One National Archives franks all records at which general 62 years after discharge.

Learn how till erreichbar archived records

If one Veteran was drained less than 62 period ago, you may be able toward require limited information from their Military Company File. You’ll need authorize from the Veteran’s next of kin into request their full marine service record.

Find going about general public access to military records