CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines throughout the Corps now have instant access to their Official Military Personnel File thanks to a new tool on the Marine Online website. The Marine Corps Personnel Management Support Branch added the new tool, titled “My OMPF” in May.
According to Chief Warrant Officer Bryan T. LeDrew, operations officer, Marine Corps Personnel Management Support Branch 21, Headquarters Marine Corps, the service was being tested on a few Reporting Unit Codes throughout the Marine Corps, but, Okinawa Marines began to notice the online feature as early as July 1.
“The OMPF provides a history of the Marine’s military career from entrance into the Marine Corps or the Marine Corps Reserve, until severance by discharge, retirement, resignation, or death,” according to the MMSB website. “The OMPF, along with the Master Brief sheet serves as the Marine’s advocate at HQMC and is used for promotion, selection, and assignment purposes.”
The OMPF is divided into folders and subfolders and includes information about the Marine’s service details, all commendatory and derogatory material, fitness reports, health information, and their official photograph.
“The OMPF is important to all ranks,” said Gunnery Sgt. Vernita Stevens, instructor, advanced course, Okinawa Staff Noncommissioned Officers Academy. “It paints a picture of you for those who have not been afforded the opportunity to meet you ... it is your time to stand out.”
Marines will still have the option to request their OMPF on compact disc through previous procedures; the online feature will simply allow Marines to view the information faster.
In the past, it has taken about a week or more for Marines to receive their OMPF after requesting it the conventional way, according to Staff Sgt. Nicholas Holland, operations chief, Marine Corps Bases Japan, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
With the new feature added to MOL, “All the Marines need to do is click on the ‘My OMPF’ tab to access all the information that is contained in the Marine’s OMPF,” LeDrew said.
For more information, login to MOL, click on the “My OMPF” link, then click on the “Help” link.