Our ServicesĬFS's primary business is as a software-as-a-service provider of funeral technology services, including website, payment processing and ecommerce services, to funeral homes and other funeral professionals (our "Clients"). This Privacy Notice applies to our collection and use of personal information through this website and any related websites, applications, tools, or platforms (the "Services"), as well as through any other means where a link or reference to this Privacy Notice is provided at the time of collection.
For purposes of this Privacy Notice, (a) "personal information" means any information that relates to you as an individual and could reasonably be used to identify you and (b) "Consolidated Funeral Services," "CFS," "we," "us" and "our" each refer to the legal entity specified in the "Applicable Entity" section this Privacy Notice below.
This Privacy Notice describes the personal information that we collect about you, how we use and disclose this information, and the steps we take to protect this information. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationįor PHS personnel, funeral honors eligibility is established using PHS Form 1867, Statement of Service (equivalent to the DD Form 214).Consolidated Funeral Services - Privacy PolicyĬonsolidated Funeral Services is committed to protecting your personal information. If the family does not have a copy of the NOAA Form 56-16, it may by obtained by contacting the Chief, Officer Services Division, NOAA Commissioned Personnel Center at (301) 713-7715. Members of the Commissioned Officer Corps of the Public Health Service (PHS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as members of a Uniformed Service, are also eligible to receive funeral honors.įor NOAA personnel, eligibility is established using NOAA Form 56-16, Report of Transfer or Discharge. Is anyone else eligible to receive funeral honors? The Standard Form 180 may be obtained from the National Records Center or via the following web site: The DD Form 214 may be obtained by filling out a Standard Form 180 and sending it to: If the DD Form 214 is not available, any discharge document showing other than dishonorable service can be used. The preferred method is the DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. Any person convicted of a Federal or State capital crime sentenced to death or life imprisonment.Any person discharged from the Selected Reserve prior to completing one term of enlistment or period of initial obligated service for reasons other than a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.Any person who was ordered to report to an induction station, but was not actually inducted into military service.Any person separated from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions or whose character of service results in a bar to veteran's benefits.Who is not eligible for Military Funeral Honors? Former military members discharged from the Selected Reserve due to a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.Former military members who completed at least one term of enlistment or period of initial obligated service in the Selected Reserve and departed under conditions other than dishonorable.Former military members who served on active duty and departed under conditions other than dishonorable.Military members on active duty or in the Selected Reserve.Who is eligible for Military Funeral Honors? Military Funeral Honor Teams may act as Pall Bearers if requested by the veteran/family. Taps may be played by a bugler or, if a bugler is not available, by using a quality recorded version. The type of Funeral Honors may be Full Military Honors, 7 Person Detail or a Standard Honors Team Detail.Īt least one of the funeral honors detail will be from the Armed Force in which the deceased veteran served. The Funeral Honors rendered to you or your veteran will be determined by the status of the veteran. The ceremony is performed by a funeral honors detail consisting of at least two members of the Armed Forces. The basic Military Funeral Honors (MFH) ceremony consists of the folding and presentation of the United States flag to the veterans' family and the playing of Taps.