DoD Locks Down Military Secrets: No Peeking at Promotions!
Published Date: 7/28/2025
Rule
Summary
The Department of Defense is updating its rules to keep some military personnel records extra secret. This change helps protect national security and stops sensitive promotion evaluation info from being shared. If you’re in the military, this means certain parts of your records won’t be open to the public anymore, starting now with no extra costs involved.
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Military Records Privacy Exemption
The Department of Defense exempted portions of the DoD-0020 Military Human Resource Records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 to protect national security and to prevent release of promotion evaluation materials. If you are in the military, certain parts of your personnel records will no longer be open to the public. The change is effective starting now and the rule does not impose extra costs.
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