negative personal data.
Security clearance and a record of military service
are there. Some of the more important military records include the following:
(1) The military personnel records jacket is sometimes called the "201
file." It is the prescribed container for the personnel records of all active
duty personnel and members of Reserve Components. The personnel records jacket
is a two-panel file. One side is entitled, "Field File Section;" the other is
entitled, "Military History Section."
(a) The Field File Section holds the essential records of value
regarding an individual. Items of possible value found therein would be:
1. Awards and decorations.**
2. Board proceedings and investigations.**
3. Discharge and release from active duty papers.**
4. Correspondence and legal documents.**
5. Correspondence and other documents relating to promotion or
reduction.**
6. Security termination statement and debriefing certificate.**
7. Amount, beneficiary, and settlement option for Serviceman's
8. Correspondence
and
documents
that
establish
fraudulent
entry.**
9. Appointment applications.**
10. Classification and qualification documents.*
11. Equipment operator's qualification record.*
12. Clothing and equipment record.*
13. Applications for
ID
card
and
for
Uniformed
Services
Identification and Privilege Card.*
14. Certificate of clearance and/or security determination.*
15. Contractual active duty and reserve participation.
16. Education and training.*
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