Records individual branches of service are available only through the Defense Through Personnel Records Information Retrieval System (DPRIS): DPRIS Army October 1, 1994 – Navy January 1, 1995 – Air Force October 1, 2004, and – Marine January 1, 1999. – The dates above are subject to change as service departments continue Note: to convert older, paper records into electronic images. DPRIS pulls electronic copies of service personnel records from image repositories based on information (such as the Veteran’s name, Social Security number (SSN), and branch of service) a user enters when submitting a request for records through this system. Any erroneous information a user enters may prevent DPRIS from locating the records he/she requests. For information about using DPRIS, see the . Reference: h. Providing Requests submitted to the Joint Services Records Research Center (JSRRC) for verification of in-service stressors or exposures are submitted through Specific Information DPRIS. Military records are organized by units, and further organized by in date. Therefore, JSRRC must know the unit designation down to the lowest Requests possible level and most specific date(s) of the incidents. To assist JSRRC in conducting optimal research, in addition to the required 60-day research window include the Veteran's complete tour dates related to the unit of assignment when the incident/exposure occurred, and use the table below to provide complete unit designation information. If the Veteran Then provide … served in the … Army full unit designation to the company level. Example: HHC, 1st Brigade, 2d Armored Division. Navy full unit designation and hull numbers for ships. Example: USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42). Some of the ships/units have similar names. Reminder: Air Force squadron and designations, at a minimum.
Records Through DPRIS individual branches of service are available only through the Defense Personnel Records Information Retrieval System (DPRIS): Army – October 1, 1994 Navy – January 1, 1995 Air Force – October 1, 2004, and Marine – January 1, 1999. Note: The dates above are subject to change as service departments continue to convert older, paper records into electronic images. DPRIS pulls electronic copies of service personnel records from image repositories based on information (such as the Veteran’s name, Social Security number (SSN), and branch of service) a user enters when submitting a request for records through this system. Any erroneous information a user enters may prevent DPRIS from locating the records he/she requests. Reference: For information about using DPRIS, see the . h. Providing Specific Information in Requests Requests submitted to the Joint Services Records Research Center (JSRRC) for verification of in-service stressors or exposures are submitted through DPRIS. Military records are organized by units, and further organized by date. Therefore, JSRRC must know the unit designation down to the lowest possible level and most specific date(s) of the incidents. To assist JSRRC in conducting optimal research, in addition to the required 60-day research window include the Veteran's complete tour dates related to the unit of assignment when the incident/exposure occurred, and use the table below to provide complete unit designation information. If the Veteran served in the … Then provide … Army full unit designation to the company level. Example: HHC, 1st Brigade, 2d Armored Division. Navy full unit designation and hull numbers for ships. Example: USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42). Reminder: Some of the ships/units have similar names. Air Force squadron and designations, at a minimum.
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