In this digital era, the Army runs on photocopies. Never give anyone an original document unless ordered. Then make sure you have a copy.
An “I Love Me Book,” is a collection of documents you don’t want to ever lose.
Enlistment/Reenlistment contract, college transcripts, certificates of training, orders, awards, certificates of wartime service, etc. While many of these documents will be in your OMPF (Official Military Personnel File) or iPERMS, many will not be uploaded. If you don’t want to repeat the installations’ 40-hour Drivers’ Improvement Program, your “I Love Me Book” is a perfect place to keep your completed DA Form 348.
A three-ring binder with page keepers is a good start. Get a portfolio with a zipper and pockets and you can store your challenge coins, passport, Social Security card, spare ID tags and keep spare documents in the pouch and say “I Love Me” in style.