For anyone who groans at the thought of John Kerry, Form 180 and so on, here is one brief snip from the article listed above.
Yes, Sen Kerry signed form 180. But no, the info was not released to the public.
“…in the Spring of 2005, Kerry pulled off one of the most remarkable political ploys in American history. He got three of the greatest imperial powers in the American press to conspire with him to hide the very records Kerry had repeatedly promised to release to the American people.
Kerry signed a Form 180 restricting the release of his military records to the Associated Press, the Boston Globe, and the Los Angeles Times on the condition that the three news organizations would be allowed to extract them for their readers, but must not publish more than a certain amount of them. When I approached these organizations asking to see the records, they refused me access — just as they have refused anyone else.”