How can I get a copy of my DD 214 if I need it?
The Department of Veterans Affairs does not maintain records of veterans’ military service, except as necessary for providing benefits from VA.
To obtain or amend a copy of your military service record and/or your Official Military Personnel File (DD-214, OMPFs), please visit the website for the Military Personnel Records Center (MPRC) in St. Louis, which is part of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). If you have been discharged from military service, your personnel files are stored at NARA, the official repository for records of military personnel who have been discharged from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard.
To get to the NARA Web site, you will need to leave the VA website and go to http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/
This site gives instructions to submit a SF 180 - Request Pertaining to Military Records. It also has links for:
- Personnel Files (OMPFs)
- Request Service Records or Proof of Military Service
- Locations of Military Service Records
- Medical and Health Records
- Correcting Service Records and Discharges
- Replacement Medals and Awards
- Military Service Records at the National Personnel Records Center's Archival Research Room
NARA has an online document request service called eVetRecs which allows you to Request Copies of Military Personnel Records online. This system provides a customized order form to request information from your, or your relative's, military personnel records. To utilize this system, you will need to leave the VA website and go to: http://www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/index.html