Standard Form 180 (SF-180): Request Pertaining to Military Records
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Standard Form 180 (SF-180), Request Pertaining to Military Records (Rev. 11/2024, Expires 05/31/2027, 3 pages, 72 fields, OMB No. 3095-0029), is the official federal request form used by veterans, next of kin, and authorized representatives to obtain a veteran's Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), replacement DD Form 214 (Report of Separation), or military medical and health records from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) or branch custodian. Click "Fill the blank SF-180 now" or upload standard-form-180.pdf in JustFill to complete the form cleanly in your browser.
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SF-180 is the multi-agency standard form prescribed by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the Department of Defense for requesting military service and clinical/medical records. Pages 1–2 contain the fillable request (Section I for the veteran's service details, Section II for the documents and purpose requested, and Section III for the requester's contact information, relationship, and signature), while Page 3 contains the 14-row custodian routing table telling you exactly which archive or military branch holds the records based on branch of service, officer vs. enlisted status, and discharge date. Because NARA distributes standard-form-180.pdf as an owner-encrypted Adobe LiveCycle Designer 6.5 XFA hybrid PDF, browser viewers and macOS Preview often fail to save checkbox selections. JustFill lets veterans, VSOs, and legal representatives fill SF-180 cleanly online and export a print-ready PDF.
Standard Form 180 (SF-180, Request Pertaining to Military Records, Rev. 11/2024, 3 pages, 72 fields) is the universal federal form for requesting a veteran's DD Form 214 (Report of Separation), Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), or service treatment records from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis or the branch custodian listed on Page 3. Because NARA distributes standard-form-180.pdf as an owner-encrypted Adobe LiveCycle Designer 6.5 XFA hybrid PDF, browser viewers and Mac Preview frequently fail to save checked boxes in Section I and Section II.
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The official 3-page SF-180 PDF (Rev. November 2024, Expires 05/31/2027, 72 fields) is free to download from the National Archives at archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/standard-form-180.html and is in the public domain. Because the official file is an owner-encrypted LiveCycle XFA hybrid PDF, click "Fill the blank SF-180 now" above to open a clean interactive worksheet in JustFill, or upload your SF-180 PDF to fill and download a flattened copy to sign and mail or fax.
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Name used during service (last, first, middle), Social Security Number, Service Number (used prior to 1974), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, and if deceased, Date of Death.
Separate rows for Active Duty, Reserve, and National Guard service: Branch of Service, Date Entered, Date Released, Checkboxes for Officer or Enlisted, Service Number, and Last Unit of Assignment / Duty Station.
Checkboxes for DD Form 214 (or equivalent predecessor separation document), Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), Medical Records (Inpatient hospitalization vs. Outpatient treatment records, with facility name and dates), Dental Records, or specific other documents.
Explains why the records are needed (Benefits, Employment, VA Loan, Medical, Genealogy, Correction, Personal, or Other) — helps NPRC prioritize urgent benefit, medical, or funeral requests.
Checkbox identifying the requester (Military service member/veteran, Deceased veteran's next of kin with relationship specified, Legal guardian, or Other authorized requester), requester's name, mailing address, daytime phone, fax, email, and mandatory handwritten signature and date.
The 14-code reference chart mapping branch of service (Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Army, Navy, National Guard) and discharge/retirement dates to the exact mailing address or fax number (most post-1950 discharged veterans go to NPRC in St. Louis, MO, Code 14).
A fictional U.S. Army veteran in Columbus, Ohio completes SF-180 to request a certified replacement copy of his DD Form 214 from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis for a VA home loan Certificate of Eligibility. All names and numbers are fictional.
SAMPLE, ROBERT E · SSN •••-••-3910 · DOB: 05/12/1983 in Toledo, OH
Provides the primary search keys NPRC uses to locate the veteran's Official Military Personnel File.
Branch: U.S. Army (Active) · Date Entered: 06/18/2002 · Date Released: 06/17/2006 · ☑ Enlisted · Last Unit: 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA
Identifies the exact branch and separation window so the requester can match Code 14 on the Page 3 custodian chart.
☑ DD Form 214 or equivalent (Year issued: 2006) · Purpose: ☑ Benefits / VA Home Loan eligibility
Requests only the separation document needed rather than the entire OMPF, which speeds NPRC turnaround.
☑ I am the military service member/veteran identified in Section I · Return Address: 880 Sample Creek Rd, Columbus, OH 43215 · Signed and dated in ink on 10/21/2026
Authorizes NPRC under the Privacy Act to release the DD-214 directly to the veteran.
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Official source: SF-180 on National Archives (NARA)’s website
Edition checked: Rev. 11/2024 (Expires 05/31/2027; 3 pages, 72 fields — 37 text fields, 31 checkboxes, 3 dropdowns, 1 signature; OMB No. 3095-0029). Verified against the official source on · Verified in our Government Forms Fillability Study.
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