Updating your DD Form 93/SGLV 8286:

The following information is required to update your Record of Emergency Data (DD Form 93), and Service members’ Group Life Insurance Election and Certificate (SGLV Form 8286):

ERB/ORB:

Soldiers required to update their Enlisted Records Brief (ERB) or Officer Records Brief (ORB) will bring all supporting documents to include:

• _____Deployment Orders with any Attachments
• _____DA Form 87- Certificate of Training
• _____DA Form 1059- Service School Academic Evaluation Report
• _____Certificates of Completion
• _____Awards Certificates and/or DA Form 638- Recommendation for Award
• _____Any MILPER Messages awarding unit awards or service awards
• _____All NCOERs / OERs
• _____Correspondence Course History Printout and/or Certificates
• _____College Transcript- Sealed or a memorandum from the Education Center  
             showing total number of hours completed
• _____Miscellaneous documents showing proof of an update to record brief

DA 1506

If a Soldier is coming from Reserve or National Guard, or Prior Service coming on to Active Duty, most likely they will need a DA 1506- Computation of Service. The below list of documents are used to calculate your creditable service time and dates. Pay Entry Basic Date (PEBD), Basic Active Service Date (BASD) and Date of Rank (DOR) (Some documents may or may not apply)

DD FORM 214:  Certificate of Release of Discharge from Active Duty - From ALL periods of prior service from any branch of service

DA FORM 1059s:  Service School Academic Report

TDY Orders: Temporary Duty Orders - Credit for active duty while in Reserve / National Guard Units

LEAVE AND EARNING STATEMENT (LES):  Indicating Active Duty Block time in Remarks Section. must have the beginning date and end date of active duty period.

DD FORM 4/1, DD FORM 4/2 and DD FORM 4/3 (if Soldier has no prior service):  Enlistment Contracts

DD Form 368:  Request for Conditional Release from Reserve or Guard Components

DA FORM 4187:  Personnel Action request to enlist in the Regular Army

NGB FORM 22:  Report of Separation and Record of Service

NGB FORM 23:  Army National Guard Retirement Points History Statement

PROMOTION ORDERS:  Orders promoting Soldier to current grade

 FOR OFFICERS ONLY: **Add the following to the list above

• 1st Contract and any Annex’s for special programs such as SMP, HPSP, etc.
• 1st Oath of Office and any other Oaths that the Soldier has taken
• 1st Order Commissioning Officer to Active Duty

WAYS TO OBTAIN DOCUMENTS: -

National Personnel Records Center- (314) 801-0800                                                 

Documents may be in Military Personnel File (MPF)

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