Ok so here is my problem, I am a active duty coast guard member, and during my transfer to my new duty station my old station lost all of my personal files, medical, ect. Everything that I have done for the last 4 years has gone missing. I have used all means that I can think of to figure out where they have gone to, from the YN on my old station, to the ISC that I used to work at, also every one at my new station, and the training center that I live on to figure out where they have gone to but they have no answers for me. If anyone could please help with a number I can try to call or anything to try to track these down your help would be greatly appreciated

BM3:

I'd start with your old XO if I were you and have your old unit track everyone who handled your records as you were being transferred. There's got to be some sort of paper trail.

Good luck!

thanks I just sent him an email, I guess it helps that I was on my last XO's good side

Now take this bad situation and turn it into a learning experience. Whenever you receive a piece of paper from the government MAKE COPIES and KEEP THEM IN A SAFE PLACE! Now, for your medical record, that is a little bit tougher, but request to "hand carry" it to every new duty station, that way it doesn't get lost in the mail! This has worked for me for 19 years.

GUNS

Don't know what information was actually lost - since everything is in DA/TPAX/other CG systems. With some digging, the records can be rebuilt.

So, start with your admin shop/SPO and work from there.

nickap
retired and still having fun

My late husband copied EVERYTHING I have his military records, his jobs in the Coast Guard and everything he could think of. Thank God he did, when he died I went into a zone of my own and the CG walked me through it with his records I had on hand