Form SF 180 SF 180 Request Pertaining to Military Records

Standard Form 180 (Rev. 09/08) (Page 2) Authorized for local reproduction

Prescribed by NARA (36 CFR 1228.168(b)) Previous edition unusable OMB No. 3095-0029 Expires 10/31/2011

LOCATION OF MILITARY RECORDS
The various categories of military service records are described in the chart below. For each category there is a code number which indicates the address at the bottom of the page to which this request should be sent. Please refer to the Instruction and Information Sheet accompanying this form as needed.
BRANCH		CURRENT STATUS OF SERVICE MEMBER					ADDRESS CODE
							Personnel Record	Service Treatment Record
AIR FORCE		Discharged, deceased, or retired before 5/1/1994					9 or 14	9 or 14
		Discharged, deceased, or retired 5/1/1994 – 9/30/2004					9 or 14	11
		Discharged, deceased, or retired on or after 10/1/2004					1 or 8	11
		Active (including National Guard on active duty in the Air Force), TDRL, or general officers retired with pay					1 or 8
		Reserve, retired reserve in nonpay status, current National Guard officers not on active duty in the Air Force, or National Guard released from active duty in the Air Force					2
		Current National Guard enlisted not on active duty in the Air Force					13
COAST GUARD		Discharge , deceased, or retired before 1/1/1898					6
		Discharged, deceased, or retired 1/1/1898 – 3/31/1998					9 or 14	9 or 14
		Discharged, deceased, or retired on or after 4/1/1998					9 or 14	11
		Active, reserve, or TDRL					3
MARINE CORPS		Discharged, deceased, or retired before 1/1/1905					6
		Discharged, deceased, or retired 1/1/1905 – 4/30/1994					9 or 14	9 or 14
		Discharged, deceased, or retired 5/1/1994 – 12/31/1998					9 or 14	11
		Discharged, deceased, or retired on or after 1/1/1999					4 or 8	11
		Individual Ready Reserve					5
		Active, Selected Marine Corps Reserve, TDRL					4 or 8
ARMY		Discharged, deceased, or retired before 11/1/1912 (enlisted) or before 7/1/1917 (officer)					6
		Discharged, deceased, or retired 11/1/1912 – 10/15/1992 (enlisted) or 7/1/1917 – 10/15/1992 (officer)					9 or 14	9 or 14
		Discharged, deceased, or retired after 10/16/1992					9 or 14	11
		Active enlisted, officers (including National Guard & Army Reserve on active duty in the U.S. Army)					7 or 8
		National Guard enlisted and officers not on active duty in Army					13
NAVY		Discharged, deceased, or retired before 1/1/1886 (enlisted) or before 1/1/1903 (officer)					6
		Discharged, deceased, or retired 1/1/1886 – 1/30/1994 (enlisted) or 1/1/1903 – 1/30/1994 (officer)					9 or 14	9 or 14
		Discharged, deceased, or retired 1/31/1994 – 12/31/1994					9 or 14	11
		Discharged, deceased, or retired on or after 1/1/1995					10	11
		Active, reserve, or TDRL					10
PHS		Public Health Service - Commissioned Corps officers only					12
ADDRESS LIST OF CUSTODIANS (BY CODE NUMBERS SHOWN ABOVE) – Where to write/send this form
1	Air Force Personnel Center HQ AFPC/DPSSRP 550 C Street West, Suite 19 Randolph AFB, TX 78150-4721		6	National Archives & Records Administration Old Military and Civil Records (NWCTB-Military) Textual Services Division 700 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20408-0001	11	Department of Veterans Affairs Records Management Center P.O. Box 5020 St. Louis, MO 63115-5020
2	Air Reserve Personnel Center /DSMR HQ ARPC/DPSSA/B 6760 E. Irvington Place, Suite 4600 Denver, CO 80280-4600		7	U.S. Army Human Resource Command of Excellence ATTN: AHRC-PDR-VIB 1600 Spearhead Division Ave., Dept 420 Fort Knox, KY 40122-5402	12	Division of Commissioned Corps Officer Support ATTN: Records Officer 1101 Wooton Parkway, Plaza Level, Suite 100 Rockville, MD 20852
3	Commander, CGPC-adm-3 USCG Personnel Command 4200 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100 Arlington, VA 22203-1804		8	eBenefits www.eBenefits.va.gov Benefits related online tools and information source for military service members.	13	The Adjutant General (of the appropriate state, DC, or Puerto Rico)
4	Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps Personnel Management Support Branch (MMSB-10) 2008 Elliot Road Quantico, VA 22134-5030		9	eVetRecs www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/ Submit an online request to the National Personnel Records Center	14	National Personnel Records Center (Military Personnel Records) 9700 Page Ave. St. Louis, MO 63132-5100
5	Marine Forces Reserve 4400 Dauphine St. New Orleans, LA 70146-5400		10	Navy Personnel Command (PERS-312E) 5720 Integrity Drive Millington, TN 38055-3120