Certification of services performed (military service or national service)
Verified 11 February 2026 - Public Service / (Prime Minister)
You want to know how to get attestation of the services performed (also called signage and service status) that certain organizations, such as the pension fund or social security, are asking you for? We explain.
The approach to do depends on the armed forces to which you belong :
The process depends on your census location:
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
Census in metropolitan France
You can apply online, or with a form:
Online
You must use the following online service:
Request an administrative document from the Service historique de la Défense (Vincennes)
With a form
You can use the following form:
You must send it by email, or by letter, or by fax, to the Military Personnel Archives Center of Pau:
Who shall I contact
By email
capm-pau.courrier.fct@intradef.gouv.fr
By simple letter
CAPM - Barracks Bernadotte
Place de Verdun
64023 CEDEX SKIN
By fax (or fax)
05 59 40 45 53
Census in a Dom
You must write a written request and include the following information:
- Surname and first names
- Date and place of birth
- Current address
- Address at census time
- Recruitment registration number (10-digit registration number on the national service card or individual military record book)
- Start and end dates (exact or approximate) of the national service.
You must reach one the following documents:
- Copy of your national identity card (double-sided)
- Birth certificate extract.
FYI
If your application concerns a deceased parent, you must attach proof of your relationship and the copy of his death certificate.
You must send your request by simple letter or by email to the CSJN.
The process depends on your census location:
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
Census in metropolitan France
Officer
General officer deceased
You must use the following online service:
Request an administrative document from the Service historique de la Défense (Vincennes)
Officer stripped of the cadres before 1971
You must use the following online service:
Request an administrative document from the Service historique de la Défense (Vincennes)
Honorary Officer or Non-Commissioned Officer
You must write a written request and include the following information:
- Surname and first names
- Date and place of birth
- Current address
- Address at census time
- Recruitment registration number (10-digit registration number on the national service card or individual military record book)
- Start and end dates (exact or approximate) of the national service.
You must reach 1 the following documents:
- Photocopy of your national identity card (double-sided)
- Birth certificate extract.
FYI
If your application concerns a deceased parent, you must attach proof of your relationship and the copy of his death certificate.
You must send your request by letter to the Air Force and Space Archives and Reserves Office (BARAE).
Who shall I contact
Other officer
You must write a written request and include the following information:
- Surname and first names
- Date and place of birth
- Current address
- Address at census time
- Recruitment registration number (10-digit registration number on the national service card or individual military record book)
- Start and end dates (exact or approximate) of the national service.
You must reach 1 the following documents:
- Photocopy of your national identity card (double-sided)
- Birth certificate extract.
FYI
If your application concerns a deceased parent, you must attach proof of your relationship and the copy of his death certificate.
You must send your request by letter to the Air Force and Space Archives and Reserves Office (BARAE).
Who shall I contact
Other staff
You must use the following online service:
Request an administrative document from the Service historique de la Défense (Vincennes)
Census in a Dom
You must write a written request and include the following information:
- Surname and first names
- Date and place of birth
- Current address
- Address at census time
- Recruitment registration number (10-digit registration number on the national service card or individual military record book)
- Start and end dates (exact or approximate) of the national service.
You must reach one the following documents:
- Copy of your national identity card (double-sided)
- Birth certificate extract.
FYI
If your application concerns a deceased parent, you must attach proof of your relationship and the copy of his death certificate.
You must send your request by simple letter or by email to the CSJN.
The process depends on your census location:
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
Census in metropolitan France
Officer
General officer deceased
You must use the following online service:
Request an administrative document from the Service historique de la Défense (Vincennes)
Officer stripped of the cadres before 1971
You must use the following online service:
Request an administrative document from the Service historique de la Défense (Vincennes)
Other officer
You must write a written request and include the following information:
- Surname and first names
- Date and place of birth
- Current address
- Address at census time
- Recruitment registration number (10-digit registration number on the national service card or individual military record book)
- Start and end dates (exact or approximate) of the national service.
You must reach one the following documents:
- Photocopy of your national identity card (double-sided)
- Birth certificate extract.
FYI
If your application concerns a deceased parent, you must attach proof of your relationship and the copy of his death certificate.
You must send your request by simple letter to the BCRM of Toulon.
Who shall I contact
Maritime Regional Courier Office (MCRO)
Marine Service Number Office
PO BOX 413
83800 TOULON CEDEX 9
Other staff
You must write a written request and include the following information:
- Surname and first names
- Date and place of birth
- Current address
- Address at census time
- Recruitment registration number (10-digit registration number on the national service card or individual military record book)
- Start and end dates (exact or approximate) of the national service.
You must attach one of the following documents:
- Photocopy of your national identity card (double-sided)
- Birth certificate extract.
FYI
If your application concerns a deceased parent, you must attach proof of your relationship and the copy of his death certificate.
You must send your request by simple letter to the BCRM of Toulon
Who shall I contact
Maritime Regional Courier Office (MCRO)
Marine Service Number Office
PO BOX 413
83800 TOULON CEDEX 9
Census in a Dom
You must write a written request and include the following information:
- Surname and first names
- Date and place of birth
- Current address
- Address at census time
- Recruitment registration number (10-digit registration number on the national service card or individual military record book)
- Start and end dates (exact or approximate) of the national service.
You must reach one the following documents:
- Copy of your national identity card (double-sided)
- Birth certificate extract.
FYI
If your application concerns a deceased parent, you must attach proof of your relationship and the copy of his death certificate.
You must send your request by simple letter or by email to the CSJN.
The process depends on your census location:
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
Census in metropolitan France
You must use the following online service:
Request an administrative document from the Service historique de la Défense (Vincennes)
Census in a Dom
You must write a written request and include the following information:
- Surname and first names
- Date and place of birth
- Current address
- Address at census time
- Recruitment registration number (10-digit registration number on the national service card or individual military record book)
- Start and end dates (exact or approximate) of the national service.
You must reach one the following documents:
- Copy of your national identity card (double-sided)
- Birth certificate extract.
FYI
If your application concerns a deceased parent, you must attach proof of your relationship and the copy of his death certificate.
You must send your request by simple letter or by email to the CSJN.
The procedure to do depends on your census location:
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
Census in metropolitan France
You must use the following online service:
Request an administrative document from the Service historique de la Défense (Vincennes)
Census in a Dom
You must write a written request and include the following information:
- Surname and first names
- Date and place of birth
- Current address
- Address at census time
- Recruitment registration number (10-digit registration number on the national service card or individual military record book)
- Start and end dates (exact or approximate) of the national service.
You must reach one the following documents:
- Copy of your national identity card (double-sided)
- Birth certificate extract.
FYI
If your application concerns a deceased parent, you must attach proof of your relationship and the copy of his death certificate.
You must send your request by simple letter or by email to the CSJN.
You must use this form:
Request a sign and services report (Foreign Legion)
You must send it to the Foreign Legion Alumni Office:
Who shall I contact
Foreign Legion Alumni Office
COMLE - Quartier Viénot
Legion Road - BP 21355
13784 AUBAGNE Cedex
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
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Pau Military Personnel Archives Center (MPAC)