6 Was there a complete separation from active duty service prior to the Reserve or National Guard service? Veteran’s If go to Step 2 to obtain STRs from the active yes, Veteran’s duty period. If go to Step 7. no, 7 Submit a PIES request to address code 7 using request code for a Reserve member, or RV1 for a National Guard member. NG1 Complete the information requested in the pop-up dialogue box. Submission of a PIES request under this step is required Note: regardless of the duration of time since separation from the Guard/Reserves if the member never served on active duty. A negative response from RMC is also still required. PIES must contain a period of service with a Important: RSV (Reserve) or (National Guard) duty status. If necessary, add NG or modify the period(s) of service in PIES. 8 Create a custom tracked item with a 30-day suspense, and the corresponding label or RV1 Reserve Records Request, – NG1 National Guard Records Request. – Discontinue creating custom tracked items once the use of Note: standardized tracked items has been implemented for these PIES
6 Was there a complete separation from active duty service prior to the Veteran’s Reserve or National Guard service? If yes, go to Step 2 to obtain STRs from the Veteran’s active duty period. If no, go to Step 7. 7 Submit a PIES request to address code 7 using request code RV1 for a Reserve member, or NG1 for a National Guard member. Complete the information requested in the pop-up dialogue box. Note: Submission of a PIES request under this step is required regardless of the duration of time since separation from the Guard/Reserves if the member never served on active duty. A negative response from RMC is also still required. Important: PIES must contain a period of service with a RSV (Reserve) or NG (National Guard) duty status. If necessary, add or modify the period(s) of service in PIES. 8 Create a custom tracked item with a 30-day suspense, and the corresponding label RV1 – Reserve Records Request, or NG1 – National Guard Records Request. Note: Discontinue creating custom tracked items once the use of standardized tracked items has been implemented for these PIES