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service record A service record is a collection of either electronic or printed material which provides a documentary history of a person's activities and accomplishments while serving as a member of a given organization. Service records are most often associ ...

" for other countries version of the personnel file'' A military personnel file (also called a 201 file in the United States Army) is a set of documents maintained by the US government for members of the United States armed forces. 201 files usually contain documents describing the member's military and civilian education history. A 201 file may also contain personal information such as home of record, and awards documents. Typically, a 201 file contains one or more of the following: * Promotion Orders *

Mobilization Mobilization is the act of assembling and readying military troops and supplies for war. The word ''mobilization'' was first used in a military context in the 1850s to describe the preparation of the Prussian Army. Mobilization theories and ...

Orders
DA1059s – Service School Academic Evaluation Reports
* MOS Orders *

Awards and decorations Awards and decorations may refer to: * Award, something given to a recipient in recognition of excellence in a certain field * Civil awards and decorations, awarded to civilians for distinguished service or for eminence in a field of endeavour * Mil ...

* Transcripts
SGLV 8286 – Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Election and Certificate
* NCOERs and OERs (Evaluation Documents) *

DD Form 214 DD, dd, or other variants may refer to: Arts and entertainment *"D.D.", a track on mixtape ''Echoes of Silence'' by The Weeknd *DD (character), a character in ''The Saga of Seven Suns'' novels by Kevin J. Anderson *DD National or DD1, an India ...

Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty The 201 file 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 A VA loan is a mortgage loan in the United States guaranteed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The program is for American veterans, military members currently serving in the U.S. military, reservists and select surviving s ...

and the

G.I. Bill The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill, was a law that provided a range of benefits for some of the returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as G.I.s). The original G.I. Bill expired in 1956, bu ...

. Copies of the 201 file can also be requested from the National Archives by service members and their families. 201 file 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 201 file. The

Central Intelligence Agency The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, ...

also uses the term "201 File" to refer to their own personnel records used for analogous purposes. Activision. (1996). Spycraft: The Great Game C game Santa Monica, CA: Activision, Inc.

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