If you have been discharged from the Army National Guard, NGB Forms, to include NGB Forms 22, and 23, submit a Standard Form (SF) 180 to the state headquarters and respective branch you were discharged from or that you served in. States are required by law, to maintain these records for 99 years.

NGB Form 22 will confirm your character of service at the time of your discharge, while the NGB Form 23 will verify your total time as “active duty.” In order to approve your application for this exemption, we must have both NGB Form 22 and Form 23.

PURPOSE: Official discharge document, which records the National Guard member's (ARNG & ANG) service in the National Guard. The original and one copy will be provided to the soldier. A copy will be maintained by the MILPO for state records.

The NGB Form 22 is the National Guard equivalent of the DD Form 214 and is proof of service for California Army National Guard service members.