are as much your fault as your command’s. Make sure your evaluation covers the correct period of time. Be sure to list all collateral duties, awards, education (both military and off-duty), special qualifications, outside activities, community involvements, and so on. Emphasize your abilities, potential, and willingness to accept positions of leadership and management. Do not write about how well the ship did on a deploy- ment, an inspection E award, a unit commenda- tion, and so on; but tell exactly what jobs you had and how well you performed them. 6. Very important! Get a copy of your Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) official microform service record, and ensure it is up to date and in proper order. Do that at least 6 months before the date the board is to convene and at least once during each enlistment. To request a FREE copy of your record, write to the following address: Bureau of Naval Personnel Attn: PERS 313D Navy Department Washington, DC 20370 Refer to MILPERSMAN, article 5030150, for additional ordering instructions. In your letter of request, include your full name, rate, social security number (SSN), and the address where you wish the record to be mailed. Be sure to sign your full name to the letter. You should receive the microform record in about 6 weeks. When it arrives, look it over carefully; make sure your SSN and name are correct on each microfiche page. Then review the contents of the record to make sure each service record page is yours. MICROFORM RECORDS The microform record is broken down into three separate microfiche as follows: FICHE ROW 1E A B C-D E-F G PROFESSIONAL  SERVICE HISTORY Procurement Classification and assignment Administrative remarks Separation and retirement Miscellaneous FICHE ROW 2E A-C D E F-G 3E A B C D E F G PERFORMANCE EVALUA- TION AND TRAINING DATA Enlisted performance data Training and education Awards, medals, and commenda- tions Adverse information, nonjudicial punishment (NJP), courts-martial PERSONAL DATA Record of emergency data/bene- ficiary slip Record changes Security clearances and investiga- tions Security miscellaneous Medical data Out-of-service  inquiries/responses Miscellaneous If you have broken service, you may have a microfiche page 4E. This fiche contains documents received after your discharge. The documents do not appear in any particular order. Not all personnel with broken service have a page 4E fiche. NOTE: The 3E and 4E microfiche are not routinely given to the selection boards but may be obtained if deemed necessary. The following information is provided to help you put your record in order. Refer to Document Submission Guidelines for Military Personnel Records System (NMPCINST  1070.1A)  for specifics. 1. Enlisted microform records are normally updated at the end of each enlistment or reenlistment. At that time, your local command takes the old page 4s, 5s, 9s, 13s, and so on, from your paper record and forwards them to BUPERS for filming in the master record. Letters of commendation or appreciation are not in your master 5-17