U.S. Marine Corps official mailing addresses are incorporated into the Department of the Navy's address directory, published as an appendix to the Navy's compilation of systems of records notices. Files contain reports of personnel security investigations, criminal investigations, counterintelligence investigations, checklists, correspondence, records and information pertinent to an individual's acceptance and retention, personnel security clearance and access, and continuing assignment to personnel reliability programs, Marine Security Guard program, and other high risk or compartmented information programs requiring personnel quality control. Paper records in file folders and index cards.
Some information is contained in automated files or on computer tapes.
Retrieved alphabetically by last name of individual or by Social Security Number. Stored in locked safes or cabinets. File areas are accessible only to authorized persons who are properly screened, cleared, and trained. Three years thereafter, records are transferred to Federal Records Center for permanent retention. Decentralized system managed by local activities and detachments.