Form Sf 813 – Fill Out and Use This PDF

Verification of a Military Retiree’s Service

In NonWartime Campaigns or Expeditions

(See Instructions on reverse before completing form.)

To: (Select appropriate address from reverse.)

PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT

Solicitation of this information is authorized by sections

3502, “Retention Order," and 6303, “Leave Accrual,” of title

5, United States Code, and solicitation of the Social

Security Number (SSN) is authorized by Executive Order

9397, “Using Social Security Number as Identifier.” This

information, including the SSN, will be used to verify

periods of creditable service in all campaigns and

expeditions claimed. Furnishing this information, including

the SSN, is voluntary, but failure to comply may make it

difficult or impossible to verify periods of creditable service.

1. Name used during Military Service

2. Service Number

3. Social Security Number

4. Branch of Service

5. Date of Military Retirement

6. Date of Request (Month, Day, Year)

Service Claimed

FOR RECORDS CENTER USE ONLY

(Provide at least

each month and year of

If

If not correct, give the dates (from and to) of the

participation in a campaign/expedition)

active duty the person performed in the period

correct

covered by the campaign badge or medal.

7. Nonwartime Campaigns and Expeditions

check

From

To

here

From

To

Month

Day

Year

Month

Day

Year

Month

Day

Year

Month

Day

Year

8. Requesting Agency’s Remarks

9. Records Center’s Remarks

10. Requesting Official’s Name, Telephone Number and/or Email Address

Items checked were verified by our records. Items

which do not correspond with dates shown in records

have been corrected.

11. Requesting Agency (Name, Address, and ZIP Code)

Printed Name and Title of Records Center certifying

Official

Signature

Date Signed

Form approved for local reproduction.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

SF 813

The Guide to Processing Personnel Actions

Revised September 2006

Previous editions not usable

Instructions for Completing and Sending SF 813

Notes 1) Use SF 813 only for persons who are retired from active military service. Do NOT use this form if the person has completed 20 or more years of Reserve or National Guard service but will not receive a pension until age 60.

2)If retirement is from the U.S. Coast Guard, allow six months from the date of retirement before submitting this form.

Use SF 813 only to request verification of a retiree’s military service performed in a nonwartime campaign or expedition for which badge/medal was authorized, in order to credit such service for leave accrual rate and reduction-in-force purposes. Complete the address block and items 1 through 11, and send the form to the appropriate address listed below.

A. To verify campaign/expeditionary service for military retirees of the:

1)U.S. Coast Guard;

2)U.S. Navy who retired before January 1, 1995;

3)U.S. Marine Corps who retired before October 1, 2001;

4)U.S. Army who retired before October 1, 2002; and

5)U.S. Air Force who retired before October 1, 2004 (*for general officers, see below),

send the form to:	National Personnel Records Center
	9700 Page Avenue
	St. Louis, MO 63132-5100

*If Air Force Retiree is a general, put “Retired General Officer” in the Agency’s Remarks block on the front of this form.

B. To verify campaign/expeditionary service for persons who retired from Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, or Army on or after the dates shown below, send the form to the appropriate military service at the address below.

U.S. Marine Corps, October 1, 2001	U.S. Army, October 1, 2002
Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps	Commander, U.S. Army Human Resources Command
Personnel Management Support Branch (MMSB-10)	ATTN: AHRC-CC-B
2008 Elliot Road	1 Reserve Way
Quantico, VA 22134-5030	St. Louis, MO 63132-5200
U.S. Navy, January 1, 1995	U.S. Air Force, October 1, 2004
Navy Personnel Command (PERS-313C1)	HQ AFPC/DPFFCMP
5720 Integrity Drive	550 C St. West, Suite 19
Millington, TN 38055-3130	Randolph Air Force Base, TX 78150

The SF 813 should be used to request verification of participation in a nonwartime campaign or expedition, and dates of participation, only if this information is not documented on the retiree's DD Form 214. It is the retired member's responsibility to provide the name of any nonwartime campaign or expedition for which credit is requested. Service will be verified only if the SF 813 lists specific campaigns/expeditions and inclusive dates of the retiree's participation. It is not sufficient to list just the service component (e.g., “USAF') or medal (e.g., “Vietnam Service Medal”). If a follow up request is necessary, reproduce a copy of the original request and clearly mark the top of the SF 813, “Follow up Request.”