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Records are accessed into the National Archives and become archival 62 years after the service member’s separation from the military. Such records are open to the public. A copy of these records can be requested for a fee. For additional information refer to National Archives.
Records reflecting a discharge date between from 62 years ago and 1995 are non-archival records and are maintained under the Federal Records Center program. Non-archival records are subject to access restricted to the military veteran or the surviving next of kin. For additional information refer to Federal Records Center Program.
Records reflecting a discharge date after 1995 are electronic records maintained by Navy Personnel Command Records Management. These records are subject to access restricted to the military veteran or the surviving next of kin. Next of kin requesting records must provide proof of death of the veteran (such as a copy of death certificate, letter from funeral home, or published obituary) and proof of kinship. Request records by submitting an SF-180 to:
NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND 5720 INTEGRITY DRIVE ATTN: PERS-313 MILLINGTON, TN 38055-0000
18. If I have a question about reserve (non-regular) retirement, where do I look for information?
19. If I retired or transitioned to the Fleet Reserve with less than 30 years of active service and at a lower grade than my highest grade held, what are the requirements to be advanced on the retired list to my highest grade held? If I meet the criteria, to whom do I submit the request?
Refer to 10 USC 8334 for complete criteria. Active service plus service on the retired list and/or service in the Fleet Reserve must total at least 30 years. Highest grade is the grade served on active duty satisfactorily, as determined by the Secretary of the Navy. A template for submitting a request is available here. Requests may be submitted to: pers_835_retirements@navy.mil or NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND 5720 INTEGRITY DRIVE ATTN: PERS-835 MILLINGTON, TN 38055-0000 20. I received an automated email from noreply@navy.mil advising me to review “My NSIPS Task/Notifications” for specific details. I cannot find “My NSIPS Task/Notifications” in my NSIPS account. What do I do? Log into your NSIPS account. Below the “Sign Out” option in the upper right area of the display, you will see “Personalize Content.” Click on the “Content” hyperlink to open your Personalization Home Page. Under PeopleSoft Applications select and save your preferences to activate “Notification Inbox,” “My NSIPS Task/Notifications,” and “My Reports,” as desired. Additional windows of information will now be available to you. 21. I selected for continuation under the policy promulgated by NAVADMIN XXX/YY, “Notice of Convening FY-YY Active-Duty Navy Officer Continuation Selection Boards and Announcement of Continuation Policy.” How and to whom do I communicate my desire to accept (or decline) continuation? Officers are assumed to accept continuation unless: 1. Already discharged/retired, or 2. Retirement orders have already been released by naval message, or 3. You are a CAPT selected for continuation beyond statutory retirement at 30 years of active commissioned service, or 4. You are a CDR selected for continuation beyond statutory retirement at 28 years of active commissioned service. A. If the assumption as stated above applies to you, no action by the officer selected for continuation is necessary for PERS-8. (However, follow any separate guidance provided by your detailer or your community for providing notification to them of your intentions to accept continuation.) Any pending statutory retirement orders, generally, will NOT be released. In some cases, because of close timing between selection board results being released and the eminent release of written retirement orders queued for release, there is a small window of time where retirement orders could be released by naval message just after selection board results are released. If this occurs, follow the guidance in the next paragraph below. B. If statutory retirement orders have been released by naval message, and you desire to accept continuation, send an email stating acceptance of continuation to your detailer and to PERS_835_Retirements@navy.mil. PERS-835 will cancel your retirement orders in NSIPS and release a naval message cancelling your retirement orders. C. If you are retirement eligible but no statutory retirement orders have been released by naval message yet, and you do NOT desire to accept continuation, send a letter stating declination of continuation to your detailer, to AskMNCC@us.navy.mil, and to PERS_835_Retirements@navy.mil. A templated format for a Declination of Continuation letter is provided by PERS-801 here via the “Sample Letter Declining Continuation” hyperlink at the end of the “Officer Continuation” portion of the webpage. (Should you choose to mail your letter, the physical address for mailing your letter is provided in the template.) Your retirement orders will be released by naval message approximately nine (9) months prior to the already established statutory retirement date. D. If you are NOT within two years of qualifying for a regular retirement under 10 USC 8323, and you do NOT desire to accept continuation, contact PERS-801 and the Officer Favorable Resignations/Separations Branch (PERS-451) as discussed here. E. If you are a CAPT or CDR selected for continuation beyond statutory retirement at the otherwise maximum number of years of active commissioned service (YOACS), follow the guidance in your Continuation Selection Notification Letter for accepting or declining the offer of continuation.
22. If I have a question that is not addressed above, whom should I contact? MyNavy Career Center (MNCC) via: (Com) 833-330-MNCC (6622) (Com) 901-874-MNCC (6622) (DSN) 882-6622 (Email) AskMNCC@us.navy.mil (Chat) https://my.navy.mil