How do I Obtain Medical Treatment Records & Personnel Records From Camp Lejeune, North Carolina?

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is a sprawling 156,000 acre site that is home to the 170,000 active duty, reserve, retired, and civilian personnel. The base houses numerous United States Navy and Marine Corps units that perform multiple functions in the interest of the nation's defense. Personnel assigned to the country's largest Marine Corps installation are served by logistics organizations whose sole mission is to provide the proper record-keeping and management of financial, training, and medical records and documentation. The challenge in obtaining copies of personal service records for anyone assigned to Camp Lejeune relies heavily on both the maintenance of personal privacy and diligence in correspondence.

Things You'll Need

• Phone
• Computer
• Internet Connection
• Mailing Address

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Instructions

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  Call or email your previous unit personnel office. If you have recently separated, retired or transferred from the base then there may be a copy of your records on file at your former unit. You may also find unit contact information by using the online marine corps unit directory. A separate resource list for this and other important contacts can be found at the end of this article.

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  If you have received any type of medical treatment at Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune (N.H.C.L) then contact the medical records office at 910-450-4162 to inquire about obtaining a copy of the information contained in your medical treatment record.

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  Contact the National Personnel Records Center for copies of veteran and retiree military personnel records. You may also mail a request for personnel records using the military's Standard Form 180. This request can not be faxed. It may be mailed to the M.P.R.C at National Personnel Records Center, Military Personnel Records, 9700 Page Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63132-5100.

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  Contact the Camp Lejeune Command Inspector General's Office for more difficult records requests. The Inspector General acts as a disinterested third party in cases where conflict or unit-level barriers exist.

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  Hire an independent researcher to obtain copies of your military records. Many organizations nationwide specialize in assisting former military personnel track down their personal service records.