| IMM 5546 | Current Details of Military Service form used when requested/checklist requires it; official page shows last update May 2026. | Fresh official download, Adobe Reader, exact fields, validation/signing if applicable, version/date and transmitted copy. | Old cached form, browser-render failure or blank dynamic fields can create incomplete response. Public guide does not reproduce operational questions. |
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| IMM 5669 / Schedule A | Background/Declaration and Personal history capture broader activities/background over their own current scope. | Current form/online entries, no gaps, activity dates and answers cross-referenced to service timeline and previous applications. | Copying only Work history can omit service. Difference in form scope is valid; contradiction or omission of fact is not. |
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| Personal/Address/Travel | Service period is one activity within a wider chronology of physical residence and travel; lane scopes differ. | Month-level protected timeline, passports, addresses, civilian work/study and service dates. Parallel facts are explained. | Posting location is not automatically residential address; trip is not automatically change of address. Avoid invented alignment. |
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| Official service record | Where requested, official record supports identity and service facts specified by issuer/request. | Issuer authenticity, complete pages, stamps/seals, dates, names/transliteration, translation and chain of custody. | One record may not cover every current form question. A scan, notarization or translation does not create missing issuer facts. |
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| Unavailable document | Current general instruction permits letter explaining inability/delay with supporting proof of efforts when circumstances are outside control. | Correct-authority request, receipt, tracking, follow-ups, official reason and lawful alternatives; exact deadline/channel. | Letter and efforts do not guarantee acceptance, extension or completeness. Do not manufacture replacement or hide service. |
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| ADR response | Additional document request controls exact items, deadline and delivery method after application. | Point-by-point index, final uploads, transmit confirmation, request letter and archived response. Technical issue recorded through current official channel. | Uploaded-not-submitted is not transmitted. A prior document does not answer new request unless response clearly maps it. |
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