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military-personnel/ompf-archival-requests), including Veterans Identification Card (VIC)
those of veterans discharged more than 62 years ago. VIC is a new veterans ID card. It’s proof of your military
service and includes your photo and a unique identifica-
Check the Status of Your Military Records Request tion number. If you get the card, you will no longer need
To check the status of your order for recent records (World to carry your DD-214 papers with you.
War I to Present), contact the National Personnel Records ● Eligibility — You must have an honorable discharge
Center at 1-866-272-6272 or https://www.archives.gov/ from the military.
personnel-records-center/military-personnel#contact. For ● How to apply — You must log on to Vets.gov to
older military records (generally before 1917), contact the apply online.
National Archives at https://www.archives.gov/contact/
order-status. Find other helpful information about VIC:
● If you already have a Veteran Health Identification
Get a Military or Veteran Identification (ID) Card Card (VHIC), you don’t need to have the new veter-
Military identification (ID) cards are U.S. government ans ID card.
property for use only by the issued card holder. ● VIC is not a substitute for other government-issued
identification such as a driver’s license.
Get or Replace a Military ID Card Learn more about VIC at https://www.va.gov/records/
Use the ID Card Office Locator at https://idco.dmdc. get-veteran-id-cards/
osd.mil/idco/ to find an ID card office near you. Be sure
to check a location's details or call that office to verify ID Veteran Health Identification Card
card issuing hours. Some locations allow or require you to The Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC) is for use
make an appointment at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities.
Be sure to bring the required identification documents to If you're enrolled in VA health care, you'll receive one.
the ID Card Office
● U.S. Passport or a U.S. Passport Card Correct a Military Service Record or Discharge
● Permanent Resident Card or an Alien Registration You can request changes to your military record or dis-
Receipt Card (Form I-551); charge. You can also request changes to a member's mili-
● Foreign passport; tary record or discharge if you are the:
● Employment Authorization Document that contains ● Surviving spouse
a photograph (Form I-766); ● Next of kin
● Driver's license or an identification (ID) card issued ● Legal representative of deceased or incompetent veteran
by a state or possession of the United States provided
it contains a photograph; To request changes, contact the review or correc-
● U.S. Military ID card; tion board for the member's service branch.
● U.S. Military dependent's ID card; or ● For changes to a discharge, use DD Form 293
● Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Card. ● For changes to a service record, submit DD Form 149

Report a Lost/Stolen ID Card For more information, contact:
● If you are a military member, report lost/stolen cards ● Air Force Personnel Center at https://
to your base security officer or through your chain of www.afpc.af.mil/Career-Management/
command. Military-Personnel-Records/
● If you find a military ID card, return it to the nearest ● Army Review Boards Agency (ARBA) at https://
ID card office. arba.army.pentagon.mil/
● Or, mail it to: ● Board for Corrections of Naval Records (for Navy
DMDC - DSC and Marine Corps members and veterans) at https://
ATTN: CAC Returns www.secnav.navy.mil/mra/bcnr
1600 N. Beauregard St., Suite 100 ● Board for Correction of Military Records of the
Alexandria, VA 22312 Coast Guard at https://www.uscg.mil/Resources/
legal/BCMR/

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