SECNAVINST 5210.8F - Department of the Navy Records Management Program

Scope

SECNAVINST 5210.8F sets Department of the Navy records management policy and assigns responsibilities across the Navy and Marine Corps. It cancels SECNAVINST 5210.8E. SECNAV M-5210.1 carries the procedures and disposition schedules. MCO 5210.11F implements both for the Marine Corps.

Operative content the portal leans on

• Paragraph 5.l. Train every DON member on records management, with annual refresher training. Training covers the topics in NARA Bulletin 2017-01 and 36 CFR 1220.34(f). IGMC FAC 5210 item 0103 cites it.
• Enclosure 4 paragraph 6.g. Echelon II commanders keep the command Capstone official list accurate against the DON list and report every Capstone official change. IGMC FAC 5210 items 0402 and 0403 cite it.
• Enclosure 5 paragraph 4. Records manager duties, cited alongside enclosure 4 on items 0402 and 0403.

Connection to higher policy

• 44 U.S.C. Chapters 29, 31, and 33. Federal records statutes.
• 36 CFR Chapter XII Subchapter B. NARA records management regulations.
• DoDI 5015.02. DoD Records Management Program.

Connection to lower policy

• SECNAV M-5210.1. DON Records Management Manual.
• MCO 5210.11F. Marine Corps Records Management Program.
• MCBul 5210. Interim Marine Corps records program changes.

Status

Active. Dated 26 March 2019. The IGMC Records Management checklist effective 23 September 2025 cites the F revision. Confirm the current revision on the DON Issuances site before quoting a paragraph.