The date and type of enlistment/appointment
Duty stations and assignments
Training or qualifications completed
Awards or decorations received
Insurance information
Emergency data
Disciplinary action and administrative remarks
Details about separation, discharge, or retirement (including all DD214s and military discharge documents)
Medical records/health care information (depending on service dates)
It’s easier than requesting numerous discharge documents. Many veterans served multiple tours during their military careers or left the service and returned after several years. Some also choose to join the National Guard or Reserves after their active duty commitment is fulfilled. In such cases, these individuals receive several different DD214s for each period of service, and possibly an NGB22 from the Army or Air Force National Guard and/or a DD256 or DD257 from the Reserve component of their military branch. Instead of going through the motions of ordering each discharge document individually, requesting an OMPF copy is a simple way to obtain all of their paperwork in a single request.
It may contain important medical history. Some OMPFs, in particular those of older or deceased veterans, will also contain information documenting their medical treatment while in the military, which may provide important health information for their living family members. Examples of medical documents that may be included in an OMPF are records of regular physical exams, dental procedures, mental health treatment, and outpatient procedures. However, clinical records containing information about hospitalizations will not be included in the OMPF. It is also important to note that the practice of filing health records along with personnel information ended in the 1990s, when HIPAA went into effect.
It makes for an interesting genealogy search. Many people use genealogy searches to find out more about their ancestry and family members who have passed on. Perhaps you want to know more about your late grandfather’s time in the military, or it could be that your distant relative took part in a key naval battle. Whatever the reason, OMPFs contain a vast collection of military and personal data. For example, this disciplinary document from 1937 comes from the OMPF of our co-founder’s grandfather, an Air Force private who was sentenced to six months of hard labor for misplacing his military uniform!
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