The U.S. Navy is restricting media access to personal information about service members by stopping the release of sailors’ service history. According to reporting from multiple outlets, the change ends the Navy’s practice of providing details about individual sailors’ service records to the press. The decision is described as another limitation on how journalists can obtain information about service members. The coverage frames the policy shift as part of broader efforts to curb press access, while still leaving room for other types of publicly releasable information. The Navy’s move affects what reporters can request and publish regarding an individual’s military history, limiting the ability to verify or contextualize stories that reference specific service members. No outlet cited provides details in the prompt about the Navy’s stated rationale or the effective date, but both describe the action as a significant step in restricting access to service-history data. The policy change reflects ongoing tensions over media access and privacy or handling of personnel information within the military.