The Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), known as a 201 File in the

U.S. Army The United States Army (USA) is the primary land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of the United Stat ...

, is an

Armed Forces A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a ...

administrative record containing information about a service member's history, such as: * Promotion Orders *

Mobilization Mobilization (alternatively spelled as mobilisation) 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 ...

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

Awards and decorations Awards and decorations may refer to: * Award An award, sometimes called a distinction, is given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it ...

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

DD Form 214 The DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, generally referred to as a "DD 214", is a document of the United States Department of Defense, issued upon a military service member's retirement, separation, or discharge from ...

Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty

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

. Copies may be requested from the

National Archives National archives are the archives of a country. The concept evolved in various nations at the dawn of modernity based on the impact of nationalism upon bureaucratic processes of paperwork retention. Conceptual development From the Middle Ages i ...

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 The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA; ) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with advancing national security through collecting and analyzing intelligence from around the world and ...

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

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