Official Military Personnel File Explained

The Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), known as a 201 File in the U.S. Army, is an Armed Forces administrative record containing information about a service member's history, such as:[1]

Contents

The OMPF is an important document for service members to maintain, as the documents it contains are important for access to benefits such as the VA loan and the G.I. Bill. Copies may be requested from the National Archives[2] by service members and their families. The OMPF further contains demotions, forfeiture of pay as a de facto record of non-judicial disciplinary action (Article 15). Court Martial and judicial action are recorded. Weapons qualification is included in the OMPF.

Other uses

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) also uses the term "201 file" to refer to their employees' personnel records used for analogous purposes.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Military 201 file . 1 July 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090619071608/http://201file.com/. 19 June 2009 . live.
  2. Web site: Military Personnel Records . 1 July 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090625204947/http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/index.html. 25 June 2009 . live.
  3. Spy Anonymous. (2013). True Accounts of Espionage: The Anonymous Spy (Vol. 3). Retrieved March 8, 2016, from https://www.amazon.com/TRUE-ACCOUNTS-ESPIONAGE-Spy-Book-ebook/dp/B00EX5K0WG/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1457488683&sr=1-3
  4. Activision. (1996). Spycraft: The Great Game [PC game]. Santa Monica, CA: Activision, Inc.