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 "id": "US-FED-SF180",
 "title": "Standard Form 180 - Request Pertaining to Military Records",
 "jurisdiction": "US-FED",
 "state": "Federal (U.S.)",
 "category": "public-records-requests",
 "category_label": "Public records & FOIA request letters",
 "document_type": "original_request_letter",
 "official_status": "Original request-letter template written by ALL AI FORMS for a public-records law; not an official government form.",
 "issuing_agency": null,
 "official_source_url": "https://www.gsa.gov/system/files/2026-07/SF180-26a.pdf",
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 "summary": "SF-180 requests copies of U.S. military service records (DD 214, personnel file, medical records).",
 "price": {
  "amount": 4.99,
  "currency": "USD",
  "billing": "one-time"
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 "government_fee_note": "The National Archives generally does not charge veterans or next of kin for these records, but archival records (generally for service that ended more than 62 years ago) may carry a copy fee. Any fee is billed by the agency and paid to it directly. We never collect or pay it.",
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 "page_url": "https://allaiforms.com/forms/standard-form-180-request-pertaining-to-military-records/",
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 "last_verified": "2026-11-11",
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 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "How do I get the Standard Form 180 - Request Pertaining to Military Records?",
   "a": "The blank SF-180 is free from the National Archives, and veterans and next of kin can also request records free online through the National Archives' eVetRecs service, without paying us. Or fill it in online here: pay $4.99 one-time with Stripe, answer the guided questions, and download your filled-in PDF."
  },
  {
   "q": "Where do I send it?",
   "a": "Send the form page yourself to the address in the location chart (page 3 of the PDF) for the veteran's branch and dates. For most veterans' records that is the National Personnel Records Center, 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 63138 (fax 314-801-9195). We don't send anything for you."
  },
  {
   "q": "How much does it cost?",
   "a": "Our fee is $4.99. The National Archives generally does not charge veterans or next of kin for these records, but archival records (generally for service that ended more than 62 years ago) may carry a copy fee. Any fee is billed by the agency and paid to it directly. We never collect or pay it. Our $4.99 is a one-time charge with no subscription."
  },
  {
   "q": "Can I fill it out online?",
   "a": "Yes. After you pay $4.99 with Stripe, our guided questionnaire places your answers on the form and you get: The SF-180 PDF, filled in from your answers. You check every entry, sign and file it yourself."
  }
 ]
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