What do you do when the Military had incorrect or no record of your service? I have been asked this multiple times.

Well if you were discharged you should of gotten a DD 214 with that yiur state VA should be able to help you.

I work at the Army Board for Correction of Military Records... Before you apply make sure you have exhausted app of your administrative remedies. Also, specifically state the information that is missing or incorrect.

I had several times my records were lost or in transit so I started making copies of everything and keeping my own 201 file and that saved me from getting another round of shots because my file was in transit when I had a change of duty station

Contact the Board for Correction of Military Records of the appropriate branch of service: Army, Air Force or Navy (which also considers requests from Marines).

I agree with many of the responses that have made suggestions, but I think the best way is to make copies of everything you do from the beginning of your military career. Make a career binder of evals, schools, orders, medical records and so on. Basically cover your 6, lol

Ma'am many Records were shredded or lost after ODS it is best to contact RCPAC St Louis for your final UNIT and Date of Service and backtrack from there hope that helps...MilitantCrip your C-File at the VA is useless they have 3 years of my 12 years of Service...laffs guess I did the Rest for Free...

File with NPRC for a DD-215 to correct errors and omission . Be prepared to submit Reports, orders and awards documentation that NPRC Might lack. While on active duty save copies of Everything you can......

Melonnie; The first thing is to know what organisation to contact. If records are incorrect, and you can prove it, there are corrections boards to contact. The first place to contact for records is your service branch's personnel center. If has been a number of years since you left the service, contact the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Contact information can be found on their websites. Just Google or Bing the appropriate records center!

What I did back in 1988 after I got done as a Drill Sgt, I went to Washington, view my records one by one, it took me about 3 hours, but there were letter of reprimand on my records as well as disciplinary orders that belong to some one else, these forms are view by the number only and very seldom they will view the content of the forms. So if there is a bad letter on your records, even if it belongs to some one else is yours, and they move to the next person, by going to your records and taking with you all you have, this minimice the confusion of what needs to go on it. Do your own home work and take care of your business to be advance as you need. Your supervisor should look after you, but some are so into themselves that they forget their subordinates. Good luck.

I have found that the "real" service organizations (DAV,VFW, the Legion, and AMVETS) are competent and capable in assisting vets with official documents.