Military Personnel

Military Personnel in the United States

Military Records

To verify whether a person is in the military right now, search the Official Department of Defense Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) website (if you get a message saying there is a problem with the web site’s security, continue on anyway). This requires a social security number or date of birth. If you don’t have this information using a pulic records database such as TLO or Accurint. Alternatively, you can place an order with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Centralized Verification Service orRecoursa. You can also ask for an Affidavit of Military Status from the Department of Defense through MilitarySearch.org.

To see if someone has ever served in the military, try searching Military.com and/or the locators available to subscribers at ArmyTimes.com, NavyTimes.com,AirForceTimes.com and MarineTimes.com.

U.S. Military Personnel Records (for service in the 20th or 21st century) are maintained by the National Personnel Record Center (NPRC). You can request copies of records by filing an SF-180 with the NPRC. The NPRC posts SF-180 forms and information on the filing procedure.

The NPRC makes military records available to the public for military personnel who served and were discharged, retired or died while in the service, prior to 1946. The NPRC posts information on how to retrieve these records.

Alternatively, you can get service records from the NPRC faster by calling Military Information Enterprises (314-423-0860) or sending them an email. They have staff onsite at the NPRC and will retrieve information for “veterans; their next of kin, if deceased; or for attorneys (by court order).”

Historical military records are available online through Fold3.

For more information, see Military Service Records and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources by the Congressional Research Service and/or Finding Service Records by the Library of Congress, which covers “Individual Personnel Files,” “Official Unit Records and Published Unit Histories,” and “Unit Morning Reports and Rosters.”

Finding military personnel:If you are simply trying to find someone currently or previously in the military, in addition to the sources discussed above, see FAQ – How to find US Military personnel and/or the links for the U.S. military and other other countries.

Presidential Memoranda

Presidential Memoranda regarding with the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission, to the Congress (April 30, 2015):

“My Administration fully supports the underlying objectives of the recommendations that the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission (the “Commission”) offered in January. These recommendations represent an important step forward in protecting the long-term viability of the All-Volunteer Force, improving quality-of-life for service members and their families, and ensuring the fiscal sustainability of the military compensation and retirement systems.

As I directed in my letter of March 30, my team has worked with the Commission to further analyze the recommendations and identify areas of agreement. At this time I am prepared to support specific proposals for 10 of the Commission’s 15 recommendations, either as proposed or with modifications that have been discussed among the Department of Defense, other agencies, and the Commission. These include the following:

Survivor Benefit Plan
Financial Education
Medical Personnel Readiness
Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs Collaboration
Child Care
Service Member Education
Transition Assistance
Nutritional Financial Assistance
Dependent Space-Available Travel
Report on Military Connected Dependents
In some instances, the Department of Defense is already taking actions to implement these recommendations, and I will direct the Department to develop plans to complete this implementation. In those areas where legislation is required, I expect the Secretary of Defense to transmit to the Congress on my behalf the relevant legislative proposals, which I recommend be enacted without delay.

With respect to the remaining recommendations, given their complexity and our solemn responsibility to ensure that any changes further the objectives above, we will continue working with the Commission to understand how the following proposals would affect the All-Volunteer Force:

Blended Retirement System
Reserve Component Duty Statuses
Exceptional Family Member’s Support
Commissary and Exchange Consolidation
I believe there is merit in all of these recommendations and that they deserve careful consideration and study. I will ensure that the Congress is kept apprised of this ongoing work.

Finally, I agree with the Commission that we need to continue to improve the military health care system. The health care reforms proposed in my Fiscal Year 2016 Budget are a good first step and offer service members, retirees, and their families more control and choice over their health care decisions. This remains a critical issue, and my Administration will work with the Commission and interested Members of Congress in the coming months to develop additional reform proposals for consideration as part of my Fiscal Year 2017 Budget.”

Obtaining Child Support from Active Duty U.S. Military Personnel

This section discusses generally the subject of Obtaining Child Support from Active Duty U.S. Military Personnel, how to determine the facts essential to Obtaining Child Support from Active Duty U.S. Military Personnel, and, to some extent, how to prove it in litigation and defense. Related topics are also addressed.

Resources

See Also

Finding People
Military Materials
Vital Records
Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
Army Corps of Engineers
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Further Reading

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