Military Record Website?

[sardaddy]

Sorry Pistlpete you are incorrect. That sight proves nothing. Like I said, I tried it. Members of my family who I know were in the military (some still on active duty) are not in that database. According to you if they are not on the website they didn't serve "The bottom line is that it can prove at least if someone was in the military."

The bottom line is that it can't.

 

[Pistlpetet]

Sarguy. Nowhere did I say "that if they were not on that site, they did not serve".

If I put a guys name in there, and it says he was in the military from the info provided by DoD, then that proves that the person in question WAS in the Military. It is not EVERYTHING, but it is something, and can work for some people needing some information.

Department of Defense personnel recordscontain information publicly available under the Freedom of Information Act. Examples of information that Military.com requests using the Freedom of Information Act are name, rank, military occupation specialty, last assigned unit, and home of record. Examples of information that Military.com does not request are Social Security Number, home address, home phone number, date of birth, state of current residence, email address, or any information pertaining to a person's health, education level, or family.

Due to the immense size of the Department of Defense database (20+ million listings), occasional inaccuracies exist. It is Military.com's policy to not alter or update entries in this database except to input the current year's personnel information. If you feel that a record from this database contains an error, the best way to ensure that your correct information appears on the site is to register with Military.com. Once you have registered with Military.com, you can ensure that your information will be accurately displayed at the top of the Search Results page whenever someone searches for you.

Unless you have registered with Military.com, the information provided is simply a copy of publicly available information maintained by the Department of Defense. Removing your name from the Military.com database will not remove your name from the government's personnel databases. Information maintained by the government is available to any person who requests it.

 

[sardaddy]

"Sarguy. Nowhere did I say "that if they were not on that site, they did not serve"."

Nope but you did say:

"The bottom line is that it can prove at least if someone was in the military."

The fact is, it does not prove it one way or another. Not all people who have served in the military are listed on that site. Those that are listed do not have any comparative documentation i.e. you can't verify that it is the same person.

The "prove" part is what I am arguing. You can't prove it either way.

 

[NJA bound]

well pstpete i just searched a vet that was honorably discharched and he was NOT listed on military.com, that proves you are the tool.