Basic Training: U.S. Military Records

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Fall into formation! At ease! As part of your basic training, you will be introduced to the paper trail of military records (in triplicate), learn what types of records were created, what records are available, what they may contain, and where to find them. Honor your military ancestors by learning about their service and sacrifices in military records.
This presentation was part of RootsTech Connect 2021. Find hundreds of free family history classes, keynotes, and more. familysearch.me/RootsTech
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@mhardee8866 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely the way this was presented.

@jnotawacy2502 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful and easy to understand. Thanks for presenting this!

@joyce7892 3 жыл бұрын

My 2nd and 3rd great grandmothers both received Civil War pensions for their service as nurses during that war. Thank you for this information.

@saritacross7641 3 жыл бұрын

What an inspirational tutorial. Thank you. I have so many members of my family who faught in the American Revolution and Civil War even the Mexican American war... you have inspired me to get moving again

@LilleG-wj9sf 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your Service!!

@teresavazquez6906 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for information

@debandjackv 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing what valuable information can be found on Military Records.

@deniseleavitt6630 3 жыл бұрын

This was soooo cool! Somehow, (luckily!) I am in possession of my Dad's military info. Now I might be able to understand some of it! Thank you, Thank you!

@user-zf3gd3vq4q 3 жыл бұрын

An example of your family history work is great, I can apply it to my work.

@connieprince9718 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial - thank you!

@familysearch 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@1thomaja 3 жыл бұрын

I've found quite a few draft cards, but no actual service records, so this is very helpful. Thank you.

@familysearch 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@carlyaddington6867 3 жыл бұрын

I love NARA, but be aware - anyone who orders records is going to be waiting a LONG time! I have been waiting 11 months now for my grandfather's service records. They did have to be reconstructed, but I was told I may have to resubmit for them at some point, because they are prioritizing veteran's records for recently deceased (for burials), and not much else due to services being minimized during the pandemic.

@dorenekrum5715 3 жыл бұрын

You mentioned a handout containing this information....where might we find that? This has been SO informative and helpful! I love how well organized this has been as well as visually showing us how to navigate finding records. THANK YOU!

@familysearch 3 жыл бұрын

You can go to this landing page and below the class description there are "Downloadable Resources" www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/session/basic-training-u-s-military-records

@dorenekrum5715 3 жыл бұрын

@@familysearch Thank you so much! I just printed it off! And thank you for making it simple to find it!

@laurelmcneill7650 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative! Where would I find a name change among military records? I was told my grandfather changed his name when he enlisted for WWII, but I am not sure what to request to get paperwork on that. Thanks!

@familysearch 3 жыл бұрын

Great question - there are a couple of options that may assist you. Each RootsTech class has a chat group. You can go back to this class and scroll down below the video to see the chat option. Another option is looking in the FamilySearch Community (community.familysearch.org/s/) for more help on Military records and to find how to get information on name changes.

@molliegilliam7055 3 жыл бұрын

Where do we find the handout you mentioned?

@familysearch 3 жыл бұрын

You can go to this landing page and below the class description there are "Downloadable Resources" www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/session/basic-training-u-s-military-records