What is considered active service?

Active-duty service is full-time military service. This is generally what most people think of when someone indicates that they were in the military. Active-duty service members are subject to duty 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, except when on leave (vacation) or pass (authorized time off).

Can you find out if someone got an honorable discharge?

Discharge status ranges from honorable – this covers most veterans – to bad conduct and dishonorable discharges, which can indicate serious problems. The simplest way to find out discharge status is to ask a prospective employee for their military discharge records.

How do I get my military service records Australia?

Military service records are held at the National Archives of Australia. You can find information about these through their defence and war service records section of their website. As a gift to the nation, World War 1 service records have been digitised and are freely available online.

What does 101 mean military?

“Rendezvous With Destiny” The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) is the only air assault division of the United States Army.

Where can I find military service records?

See Military Medical and Health Records for more details. The National Archives’ National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) stores records of individual military service pertaining to former service members who no longer have a service obligation.

What is the purpose of a military service record?

PEP records document the military service of Presidents, members of Congress and the Supreme Court; famous military leaders; decorated heroes; celebrities; and other cultural figures.

How long are military records open to the public?

It depends on the date the service member separated from the military. Military personnel records are open to the public 62 years after they leave the military. (To calculate this, take the current year and subtract 62.) Records of any veteran who separated from the military 62…

What are the different types of military records?

Military personnel records can include DD 214s/Separation Documents, service personnel records found within the Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), and medical records. Military personnel records can be used for proving military service or as a valuable tool in genealogical research.