Have you ever wanted to find an old acquaintance or buddy who is or was enlisted in the Navy? Then you need the services of a Navy locator. Such a service enables an individual to search for and locate a sailor who was, or is, on active duty or one who has been recently discharged from the Navy. While in many cases, personal information addresses are protected under the Privacy Act, a Navy locator service will be able to forward mail to those individuals upon request.

A Navy locator enables users to:

• Find individuals in active naval duty, Naval reserve, Navy retired and Navy veterans not only in the United States but also around the world.
• Submit messages
• Provide access to discussion and forum boards
• Search by specific units

One such locator, called the Navy World Wide Locator allows search of the Navy personnel around the world. The number for the locator service is 1-866- 827- 5672. They may also be located or contacted through their mailing address at:

Navy World Wide Locator
Navy Personnel Command
PERS 312E2
5720 Integrity Drive
Millington, TN 38055-3120

Access may also be offered through the Navy locator found on the website at:

http://directory.navy.mil/

Access to files and information is determined for civilians by the Defense Civilian Personnel System. Information that may be obtained may include e-mail, telephone numbers and physical delivery addresses for sailors stationed at various locations, both onshore and offshore.

Active duty personnel may also be found at:

http://www.nic.mil/dodnic.mil/milloc.html