Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) Government Sites

Govenment Points of Contact

You can also receive certificates from the individual agencies by sending your correspondence to the appropriate military office listed below. Each request should be accompanied with a check in the amount of $5.20 payable to the "Treasurer of the United States".

ARMY:
Army World Wide Locator Service
Enlisted Records and Evaluation Center
8899 East 56th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46249-5031

NAVY:
Bureau of Naval Personnel
PERS-312E
5720 Integrity Drive
Millington, TN 38055-3120

AIR FORCE:
Air Force Manpower and Personnel Center
ATTN: Air Force Locator/MSIMDL
550 C Street West, Suite 50
Randolph Air Force Base, TX 78150-4752

MARINE CORPS:
Commandant of The Marine Corps
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps (MMSB10)
2008 Elliott Road, Suite 201
Quantico, VA 22134-5030

COAST GUARD:
Coast Guard Locator Service
CGPC-ADM-3
4200 Wilson Blvd Ste 1100
Arlington, VA 22203-1804

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE:
Attn: Chief, Officer Support Branch
5600 Fishers La, Room 4-36
Rockville, MD 20857-0001

NOAA: Personnel Office:
1305 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20901

D.C. Registered Agent, Inc. 1120 20^th St NW #S-300-RLK Washington, DC 20036 Tel. (202) 462-0600

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ("SCRA", successor to the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act) accords certain protections and rights to individuals who are either on active military duty or recently retired. The purpose of the Act is to allow the servicemembers to perform their valuable duties without the worry of civil prosecution, foreclosure or eviction under most circumstances. Before a court will permit such actions, the court will require certification that a military search has been conducted to confirm that the individual is not entitled to the protections of the Act. Proof of that search is often in the form of a military affidavit, "non-military affidavit", or "nonmilitary affidavit".
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Centralized Verification Service (SCRACVS) is available on-line and permits SCRA searches even if no social security number or date of birth of the individual is available. In addition, SCRACVS provides full tracking, covers recently retired personnel, and provides unequivocal responses. The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC or DMDC.osd) is more limited as a resource because it is unable to conduct an unequivocal active duty military search unless a Social Security Number (SSN) is provided. If a d.o.b. alon e is provided, the DMDC will issue a strong disclaimer indicating that the military certification is not guaranteed if no SSN was provided. Some courts will not accept a response with such a disclaimer. The SCRACVS response generally does not include this disclaimer.