Free SF-86 Readiness Checklist

A free, printable PDF of what to gather for each major part of the SF-86, so your history is ready before the form asks.

What's Inside

Four pages, 16 checklists, with check boxes you can tick off as you go:

  • Before You Start
  • Identity and Citizenship (Sections 1 to 10)
  • Where You Have Lived (Section 11)
  • Where You Went to School (Section 12)
  • Where You Have Worked (Section 13)
  • Military and Selective Service (Sections 14 and 15)
  • People Who Know You (Section 16)
  • Marriage, Relatives, and Household (Sections 17 and 18)
  • Foreign Contacts and Activities (Sections 19 and 20)
  • Mental Health (Section 21)
  • Police Record (Section 22)
  • Drugs and Alcohol (Sections 23 and 24)
  • Investigations and Technology (Sections 25 and 27)
  • Finances (Section 26)
  • Civil Court and Associations (Sections 28 and 29)
  • Final Review and Signatures

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