MCO 1070.1 — Official Military Personnel File (ompf)

MCO 1070.1 governs the creation, maintenance, and contents of the Marine Corps Official Military Personnel File (OMPF).

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  • Publication number: MCO 1070.1
  • Title: OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF)
  • Date: 14 May 2019
  • Proponent: 01000 Military Personnel
  • Status: New

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MCO 1070.1 covers OMPF structure and documents, audits and corrections, access, updating and scanning, and official photographs. It requires OMPF documents to identify the Marine by full name and DoD ID and sets requirements for photograph submission.

Applies to: This Order is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force.

Topics covered

  • OMPF structure
  • OMPF documents
  • OMPF audits and corrections
  • OMPF access
  • OMPF updating and scanning
  • Official photographs
  • Photograph submission requirements

Questions and answers

What career period does the Marine Corps OMPF document?

The Marine Corps OMPF is the military human resource record and documents the career of each officer and enlisted Marine from time of entry into service until final separation. (paragraph 2)

Who maintains every Marine’s OMPF?

Every Marine has an OMPF maintained by HQMC. (paragraph 1)

What identification must documents sent for inclusion in the OMPF contain?

Each document forwarded to HQMC (MMRP-20) for inclusion in the OMPF must contain the full name and Department of Defense Identification Number (DoD ID) of the Marine. (paragraph 1)

What are Marines responsible for regarding their OMPFs?

Marines are responsible to ensure their OMPFs are current and contain documents authorized for the OMPF that adequately describe their Marine Corps service. (paragraph 3)

Can individual Marines submit their own OMPF photographs?

Individual Marines are not authorized to submit their own photographs. (paragraph 8)

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