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The Army Review Boards Agency (ARBA) office at St. Louis has been closed in conjunction with Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC).  Applications to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR), DD Form 149; and the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB), DD Form 293, must now be mailed to 1901 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4508.  The current editions of these applications also provide this mailing address.  The current applications can be printed from the ARBA website

 - http://arba.army.pentagon.mil

The forms are in a fill-able format so that applicants can word process on the forms and print them. 

The ARBA website also provides an online process for application to the ABCMR and the ADRB that can be used instead of completing and mailing the hard copy applications.  We encourage use of the online application process.  Veterans Service Officers may do the computer work for applicants but for all applications, the applicant or legal representative must sign the application. 

When mailing a hard copy application or the signature page for the online application, applicants should provide copies of all records and documents they have in their possession related to their application.

It should not be assumed that all the documents they wish the Board to consider are in their military record.

You and the Veterans you serve will find the ARBA website very useful.

It provides the information, forms, online application, application guides, answers to common questions, and links to many other helpful sites.  If you have questions, you may contact us through the ARBA website "Contact Us" link at the bottom of the website home page. 

Thank you for all you do for Veterans, Soldiers, and their families. Adair Petty, Operations Officer, Army Review Boards Agency, http://arba.army.pentagon.mil