201 file
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A 201 file is set of documents maintained by the US government for members of the United States armed forces
. 201 files usually contain documents describing the member's military and civilian education history. A 201 file may also contain personal information such as home of record, and awards documents. Typically, a 201 file contains one or more of the following:
The 201 file is an important document for service members to maintain, as the documents it contains are important for access to benefits such as the VA Loan
and the GI Bill.
Copies of the 201 file can also be requested from the National Archives by service members and their families.
According to Spycraft: the Great Game
, the Central Intelligence Agency
also uses the term "201 File" to refer to their own personnel records used for analogous purposes. To increase its authenticity, the game received input from persons with professional experience in such matters, including Oleg Kalugin
and William Colby
.
United States armed forces
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.The United States has a strong tradition of civilian control of the military...
. 201 files usually contain documents describing the member's military and civilian education history. A 201 file may also contain personal information such as home of record, and awards documents. Typically, a 201 file contains one or more of the following:
- Promotion Orders
- Mobilization Orders
- DA 1059s, Service School Academic Evaluation Reports
- MOS Orders
- Awards
- Transcripts
- SGLV 8286, SGLI Election and Certificate
- NCOERs and OERs, Evaluation Documents
- DD-214
The 201 file is an important document for service members to maintain, as the documents it contains are important for access to benefits such as the VA Loan
VA loan
A VA loan is a mortgage loan in the United States guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs . The loan may be issued by qualified lenders....
and the GI Bill.
Copies of the 201 file can also be requested from the National Archives by service members and their families.
According to Spycraft: the Great Game
Spycraft: The Great Game
Spycraft is an adventure CD-ROM game published by Activision in 1996. It details the attempted assassination of the President of the United States and the CIA and SVR attempts to save him...
, the Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
also uses the term "201 File" to refer to their own personnel records used for analogous purposes. To increase its authenticity, the game received input from persons with professional experience in such matters, including Oleg Kalugin
Oleg Kalugin
Oleg Danilovich Kalugin , is a former KGB general. He was a longtime head of KGB operations in the United States and later a critic of the agency.-Early life and the KGB career:...
and William Colby
William Colby
William Egan Colby spent a career in intelligence for the United States, culminating in holding the post of Director of Central Intelligence from September 1973, to January 1976....
.