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DD Form 1172-2 Instructions (September 2018) 1

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF DD FORM 1172-2, “APPLICATION FOR

IDENTIFICATION CARD/DEERS ENROLLMENT”

The DD Form 1172-2 shall be used to apply for issuance of a DD Form 2 (Reserve, Retired, and

Reserve Retired), a DD Form 1173, a DD Form 1173-1, a DD Form 2764, a DD Form 2765, and

a Common Access Card (CAC) for eligible individuals who are not enrolled in the Defense

Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). The DD Form 1172-2 shall also be used to

enroll eligible individuals in DEERS or to update an eligible individual’s DEERS record by

submitting the form to a Verifying Official (VO) at any Real-time Automated Personnel

Identification System (RAPIDS) Site. Retention and disposition of the DD Form 1172-2 shall be

in accordance with uniformed services' regulatory instructions.

Notes:

 DoD sponsors enrolling their dependents in DEERS should complete Sections I, II, and V.

o For dependents already enrolled in DEERS, CAC-enabled sponsors may logon to the

RAPIDS Self-Service (RSS) Portal to verify their dependents online and digitally create

and sign DD Form 1172-2. Once the CAC-enabled sponsor verifies the dependent via

RSS portal, the DD Form 1172-2 is saved under the dependent’s DEERS record, and

must be printed and submitted to a VO at a RAPIDS Site to support card issuance.

 DoD sponsors updating their own status or adding a personnel condition impacting benefits

(e.g., overseas assignment) should complete Sections I and II.

 Eligible employees applying for a CAC should complete Sections I and II (and Section IV if

a Foreign Affiliate on orders to the U.S. with authorized dependents). The DD Form 1172-2

should then be provided to a DoD sponsor for authorization and completion of Section III.

 DoD personnel sponsoring an eligible individual for a CAC should complete Section III.

 For certain populations, a paper form will not be required (e.g., populations entered into

RAPIDS via the Trusted Associate Sponsorship System (TASS)).

 A DD Form 577 (signature card) for DoD personnel completing Section III must be on file at

the issuing site for CAC applicants using the DD Form 1172-2 for enrollment. The DD Form

577 may be completed with either a wet or digital signature, selecting the format which will

be used to sign the DD Form 1172-2. If both signature formats will be used, a DD Form 577

for each format must be completed and on file at the issuing site.

SECTION I – SPONSOR/EMPLOYEE INFORMATION

Block 1. Name. Enter the sponsor/employee’s LAST name first, enter the FIRST name, and

then enter the MIDDLE initial or the full MIDDLE name. Use no more than 51 characters.

 The name field can include a designation of JR, SR, ESQ, or the Roman numerals I

through X. To include that designation, enter the appropriate data after the middle initial.

 The name cannot contain any special characters nor is any punctuation permitted.

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Block 2. Gender. Enter the sponsor/employee’s gender from the valid codes listed in Table

1. Use one character.

Table 1. Gender Abbreviations

CODE GENDER

M Male

F Female

Block 3. Social Security Number (SSN) or DoD Identification (ID) Number. Enter the

sponsor/employee’s SSN or DoD ID Number.

 In cases where an employee has not been issued an SSN or DoD ID Number, an ITIN or

Foreign National Identification Number (FNIN) can be provided.

 If neither number is available, a Foreign Identification Number (FIN) will be generated

by the system. A FIN (assigned as 900-00-0000F and up) will be assigned and

automatically generated for eligible foreign nationals who do not have an SSN.

 An SSN or ITIN is the preferred identifier for initial enrollment. Only in cases where

neither is available should an alternate be used.

For Verifying Officials (VOs): If an SSN or DoD ID Number is already registered in

DEERS for another individual, STOP processing and verify the number. If

verification confirms duplication of the SSN by the Social Security Administration,

continue processing and the system shall automatically generate a duplicate control

number for the additional sponsor/employee.

Block 4. Status. Enter the sponsor/employee’s status from the valid codes listed in Table 2.

If unsure of status, leave blank. Use no more than six characters.

Table 2. Status Codes

CODE STATUS

ACADMY Academy or Navy Officer Candidate School (OCS) Student

AD Active duty (excluding Guard and Reserve on extended active duty for more than 30 days)

AD-DEC Active duty deceased

CIV Civilian

CONTR Contractor

DAVDEC 100-percent disabled veteran deceased (either temporary (TMP) or permanent (PRM)

DAVPRM 100-percent disabled veteran, permanent disability

DAVTMP 100-percent disabled veteran, temporary disability

FP Foreign military personnel

FMRMR

Former member who is in receipt of retired pay for non-regular service but who has been

discharged from the Service and maintains no military affiliation

FMRDEC

A former member who qualified for retired pay for non-regular service at his or her sixtieth

birthday, before his or her discharge from the Service, but died while in receipt of retired pay

GRD National Guard (all categories)

GRDDEC National Guard deceased

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CODE STATUS

GRD-AD Guard on extended active duty for more than 30 days

MH Medal of Honor recipient

MH-DEC Medal of Honor recipient deceased

OTHER

Non-DoD eligible beneficiaries (including credit union employees, and other civilians employed in

support of U.S. forces overseas, who are authorized benefits and privileges)

PDRL Retired member, on the Permanent Disability Retired List (PDRL)

PR-APL Prisoner or Appellate leave

RCL-AD Recalled to active duty

RES Reserve (all categories)

RES-AD Reserve members on extended active duty for more than 30 days

RESDEC Reserve deceased

RESRET National Guard and Reserve members who retire, but are not entitled to retired pay until age 60

RET Retired member entitled to retired pay

RETDEC

Deceased retired member entitled to retired pay. Code applies to active duty retired, Retired

Reserve beginning on their 60th birthday, the TDRL, and the PDRL.

SSB

Special Separation Benefits (SSB) recipient member with 120 days medical benefits

(CHAMPUS/TRICARE and MTF)

TDRL Retired member, on the TDRL

TA-RES Selected Reserve Transition Assistance Management Program members and their eligible

dependents

TA-30 Involuntarily separated member of Reserve or Guard Component entitled to 30 days medical

benefits (CHAMPUS/TRICARE and MTF)

TA-60 Involuntarily separated member with 60 days medical benefits (CHAMPUS/TRICARE and MTF)

TA-120 Involuntarily separated member with 120 days medical benefits (CHAMPUS/TRICARE and MTF)

TA-180 Involuntarily separated member with 180 days medical benefits (CHAMPUS/TRICARE and MTF).

VSI Voluntary Separation Incentive (VSI) recipient with 120 days medical benefits

(CHAMPUS/TRICARE and MTF)

Block 5. Organization. Enter the sponsor/employee’s organization, branch, or service from

the valid codes listed in Table 3. Use no more than five characters.

Table 3. Organization/Branch/Service Codes

CODE ORGANIZATION/BRANCH/SERVICE

USA U.S. Army

USAF U.S. Air Force

USN U.S. Navy

USMC U.S. Marine Corps

USCG U.S. Coast Guard

USPHS U.S. Public Health Service

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

DoD Department of Defense

FED Employee of an Agency other than DoD

OTHER Used when the sponsor/employee is not

affiliated with one of the uniformed services

listed above

Block 6. Pay Grade. Enter the sponsor/employee’s pay grade from the valid codes listed in

Table 4. Use no more than four characters.

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Table 4. Pay Grade Codes

CODE PAY GRADE

El-E9 Enlisted pay grades 1 through 9

W1-W5 Warrant officer pay grades 1 through 5

STDT Academy and/or Navy OCS student (ENTER PAY GRADE IF

STDT RECEIVING PAY)

001-011 Officer pay grades 1 through 11 (011 is reserved)

GS01-GS18 Federal employees with General Schedule pay grades

NF1-NF6 Federal employees with Nonappropriated Fund pay grades

OTHER Other (non-uniformed service) pay grades not defined above,

to include all contractors

N/A Not applicable. Use this code with the Block 4 status codes of

“FMRMR” or FMRDEC”

Block 7. GEN. CAT (Geneva Convention Category). Leave this block blank. This block is

automatically generated by DEERS/RAPIDS with the valid codes listed in Table 5.

Table 5. GEN CAT

CODE GEN CAT

I Category I (pay grades E1 through E4)

II Category II (pay grades E5 through E9)

III Category III (pay grades W1 through 003 and/or

Cadets and/or Midshipmen)

IV Category IV (pay grades 004 through 006)

V Category V (pay grades 007 through 011)

N/A Not applicable (non-protected personnel)

Block 8. Citizenship. Enter the sponsor/employee's appropriate country of citizenship from

the valid codes listed in Table 6. Use three characters.

Table 6. Country Abbreviations

Afghanistan AFG

Akrotiri XQZ

Albania ALB

Algeria DZA

American Samoa ASM

Andorra AND

Angola AGO

Anguilla AIA

Antarctica ATA

Antigua and Barbuda ATG

Argentina ARG

Armenia ARM

Aruba ABW

Ashmore and Cartier

Islands

XAC

Australia AUS

Austria AUT

Azerbaijan AZE

Bahamas, The BHS

Bahrain BHR

Baker Island XBK

Bangladesh BGD

Barbados BRB

Bassas da India XBI

Belarus BLR

Belgium BEL

Belize BLZ

Benin BEN

Bermuda BMU

Bhutan BTN

Bolivia BOL

Bonaire, Sint

Eustatius, and Saba

BES

Bosnia and

Herzegovina

BIH

Botswana BWA

Bouvet Island BVT

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Brazil BRA

British Indian Ocean

Territory

IOT

Brunei BRN

Bulgaria BGR

Burkina Faso BFA

Burma MMR

Burundi BDI

Cambodia KHM

Cameroon CMR

Canada CAN

Cape Verde CPV

Cayman Islands CYM

Central African

Republic

CAF

Chad TCD

Chile CHL

China CHN

Christmas Island CXR

Clipperton Island CPT

Cocos (Keeling)

Islands

CCK

Colombia COL

Comoros COM

Congo (Brazzaville) COG

Congo (Kinshasa) COD

Cook Islands COK

Coral Sea Islands XCS

Costa Rica CRI

Cote DIvoire CIV

Croatia HRV

Cuba CUB

Curacao CUW

Cyprus CYP

Czech Republic CZE

Denmark DNK

Dhekelia XXD

Diego Garcia DGA

Djibouti DJI

Dominica DMA

Dominican Republic DOM

Ecuador ECU

Egypt EGY

El Salvador SLV

Equatorial Guinea GNQ

Eritrea ERI

Estonia EST

Ethiopia ETH

Etorofu Habomai

Kunashiri and

Shikotan Islands

XQP

Europa Island XEU

Falkland Islands (Islas

Malvinas)

FLK

Faroe Islands FRO

Fiji FJI

Finland FIN

France FRA

French Guiana GUF

French Polynesia PYF

French Southern and

Antarctic Lands

ATF

Gabon GAB

Gambia The GMB

Gaza Strip XGZ

Georgia GEO

Germany DEU

Ghana GHA

Gibraltar GIB

Glorioso Islands XGL

Greece GRC

Greenland GRL

Grenada GRD

Guadeloupe GLP

Guam GUM

Guantanamo Bay

Naval Base

AX2

Guatemala GTM

Guernsey GGY

Guinea GIN

Guinea-Bissau GNB

Guyana GUY

Haiti HTI

Heard Island and

McDonald Islands

HMD

Honduras HND

Hong Kong HKG

Howland Island XHO

Hungary HUN

Iceland ISL

India IND

Indonesia IDN

Iran IRN

Iraq IRQ

Ireland IRL

Isle of Man IMN

Israel ISR

Italy ITA

Jamaica JAM

Jan Mayen XJM

Japan JPN

Jarvis Island XJV

Jersey JEY

Johnston Atoll XJA

Jordan JOR

Juan de Nova Island XJN

Kazakhstan KAZ

Kenya KEN

Kingman Reef XKR

Kiribati KIR

Korea, North PRK

Korea, South KOR

Kosovo XKS

Kuwait KWT

Kyrgyzstan KGZ

Laos LAO

Latvia LVA

Lebanon LBN

Lesotho LSO

Liberia LBR

Libya LBY

Liechtenstein LIE

Lithuania LTU

Luxembourg LUX

Macau MAC

Macedonia MKD

Madagascar MDG

Malawi MWI

Malaysia MYS

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Maldives MDV

Mali MLI

Malta MLT

Marshall Islands MHL

Martinique MTQ

Mauritania MRT

Mauritius MUS

Mayotte MYT

Mexico MEX

Micronesia, Federated

States of

FSM

Midway Islands XMW

Moldova MDA

Monaco MCO

Mongolia MNG

Montenegro MNE

Montserrat MSR

Morocco MAR

Mozambique MOZ

Namibia NAM

Nauru NRU

Navassa Island XNV

Nepal NPL

Netherlands NLD

New Caledonia NCL

New Zealand NZL

Nicaragua NIC

Niger NER

Nigeria NGA

Niue NIU

Norfolk Island NFK

Northern Mariana

Islands

MNP

Norway NOR

Oman OMN

Pakistan PAK

Palau PLW

Palestinian Territory PSE

Palmyra Atoll XPL

Panama PAN

Papua New Guinea PNG

Paracel Islands XPR

Paraguay PRY

Peru PER

Philippines PHL

Pitcairn Islands PCN

Poland POL

Portugal PRT

Puerto Rico PRI

Qatar QAT

Reunion REU

Romania ROU

Russia RUS

Rwanda RWA

Saint Barthelemy BLM

Saint Helena,

Ascension, and Tristan

da Cunha

SHN

Saint Kitts and Nevis KNA

Saint Lucia LCA

Saint Martin MAF

Saint Pierre and

Miquelon

SPM

Saint Vincent and the

Grenadines

VCT

Samoa WSM

San Marino SMR

Sao Tome and

Principe

STP

Saudi Arabia SAU

Senegal SEN

Serbia SRB

Seychelles SYC

Sierra Leone SLE

Singapore SGP

Sint Maarten SXM

Slovakia SVK

Slovenia SVN

Solomon Islands SLB

Somalia SOM

South Africa ZAF

South Georgia and

South Sandwich

Islands

SGS

South Sudan SSD

Spain ESP

Spratly Islands XSP

Sri Lanka LKA

Sudan SDN

Suriname SUR

Svalbard XSV

Swaziland SWZ

Sweden SWE

Switzerland CHE

Syria SYR

Taiwan TWN

Tajikistan TJK

Tanzania TZA

Thailand THA

Timor-Leste TLS

Togo TGO

Tokelau TKL

Tonga TON

Trinidad and Tobago TTO

Tromelin Island XTR

Tunisia TUN

Turkey TUR

Turkmenistan TKM

Turks and Caicos

Islands

TCA

Tuvalu TUV

Uganda UGA

Ukraine UKR

United Arab Emirates ARE

United Kingdom GBR

United States USA

Unknown AX1

Uruguay URY

Uzbekistan UZB

Vanuatu VUT

Vatican City VAT

Venezuela VEN

Vietnam VNM

Virgin Islands. British VGB

Virgin Islands, U.S. VIR

Wake Island XWK

Wallis and Futuna WLF

West Bank XWB

Western Sahara ESH

Yemen YEM

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Zambia ZMB

Zimbabwe ZWE

Block 9. Date of Birth. Enter the sponsor/employee's date of birth, four-digit year, three

alpha-character month, and two-digit day format (YYYYMMMDD). Use nine characters.

Block 10. Place of Birth. Enter the sponsor/employee's place of birth, including city, state,

and country, if outside the United States.

 Enter the state of the sponsor/employee’s place of birth from the valid codes listed in

Table 7.

 If place of birth is a foreign country, enter the country from the valid codes listed in Table

Table 7. State Abbreviations

Alabama AL

Alaska AK

American Samoa AS

Arizona AZ

Arkansas AR

California CA

Colorado CO

Connecticut CT

Delaware DE

District of Columbia DC

Florida FL

Georgia GA

Guam GU

Hawaii HI

Idaho ID

Illinois IL

Indiana IN

Iowa IA

Kansas KS

Kentucky KY

Louisiana LA

Maine ME

Maryland MD

Massachusetts MA

Michigan MI

Minnesota MN

Mississippi MS

Missouri MO

Montana MT

Nebraska NE

Nevada NV

New Hampshire NH

New Jersey NJ

New Mexico NM

New York NY

North Carolina NC

North Dakota ND

Ohio OH

Oklahoma OK

Oregon OR

Pennsylvania PA

Puerto Rico PR

Rhode Island RI

South Carolina SC

South Dakota SD

Tennessee TN

Texas TX

Utah UT

Vermont VT

Virginia VA

Virgin Islands VI

Washington WA

West Virginia WV

Wisconsin WI

Wyoming WY

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Block 11. Current Home Address. Enter the number and street of the sponsor/employee's

current home address. Use no more than 27 characters.

 If sponsor is deceased or if address is unknown, leave blank.

Block 12. City. Enter the sponsor/employee's current city of residence. Use no more than

18 characters.

 If the sponsor/employee's address is an Army Post Office (APO) or a Fleet Post Office

(FPO), enter the designation APO or FPO.

 If the sponsor is deceased or city is unknown, leave blank.

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Block 13. State. Enter the correct U.S. postal code for the state of the sponsor/employee’s

residence from the valid codes listed in Table 7. Use two characters.

 If the sponsor/employee's address is an APO or FPO, enter the correct APO or FPO State.

 If the sponsor/employee lives outside of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, or

one of the listed territories and possessions, leave blank.

 If the sponsor is deceased or if the state is unknown, leave blank.

Block 14. ZIP Code. Enter the correct nine-digit ZIP code of the sponsor/employee's current

residence address in the following format: “123456789.” Use no more than nine characters.

 If the last four digits are unknown, enter four zeros (0000); e.g., “123450000.”

 If the sponsor/employee does not reside in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia,

or one of the territories or possessions, enter the applicable foreign ZIP code, or APO or

FPO number.

 If the sponsor is deceased or if the ZIP code is unknown, leave blank.

Block 15. Country. Enter the sponsor/employee’s correct country of residence from the

valid abbreviations listed in Table 6. Use three characters.

 If the sponsor/employee’s address is an APO or FPO, the country must be “US.”

 If country is unknown, enter AXI.

Block 16. Primary E-mail Address. Enter the sponsor/employee's home/personal e-mail

address as applicable.

 This block may be left blank.

 The “Permission to use for benefits notifications” checkbox can be checked to verify

permission for DoD to contact the included email address with DoD- and Department of

Veterans Affairs (VA)-related benefits notifications.

Block 17. Telephone Number. Enter the sponsor/employee's current residence, duty, or

business telephone number beginning with the area code. Use no more than 10 characters.

 Do not use punctuation to separate area code, prefix, and basic number.

 This block may be left blank.

Block 18. City of Duty Location. Enter the city of the sponsor/employee's duty location.

Block 19. State of Duty Location. Enter the correct U.S. postal code for the state of the

sponsor/employee’s duty location from the valid codes listed in Table 7. Use two characters.

 If the sponsor/employee's address is an APO or FPO, enter the correct APO or FPO State.

 If the sponsor/employee lives outside of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, or

one of the listed trust territories, leave blank.

 If the sponsor is deceased or if the state is unknown, leave blank.

Block 20. Country of Duty Location. Enter the correct country of the sponsor/employee’s

duty location from the valid codes listed in Table 6. Use three characters.

 If the country is not listed, enter AXI.

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SECTION II – SPONSOR/EMPLOYEE DECLARATION AND REMARKS

Block 21. Remarks. Enter the method of verification and further explanation of qualifying

status.

 Qualifying status may include SF 52, sponsoring agency, and period of DEERS

enrollment, or other appropriate comments, such as particular work assignment.

 This section may be left blank, or prepopulated by the VO.

Block 22. Sponsor/Employee Signature. Block must contain the sponsor/employee’s

signature.

 When the DD Form 1172-2 is not signed in the presence of the VO at the time of DEERS

enrollment, the signature must be notarized. The notary seal and signature should be

placed in the right margin of Block 21.

 The following exceptions to this requirement are authorized:

1. Unremarried or unmarried former spouses shall sign for themselves.

2. When the sponsor is deceased, the survivors shall sign for themselves.

3. When the sponsor is unavailable for signature, the VO shall ensure that the

dependency between the sponsor and family member exists. The VO shall follow the

guidance provided in the applicable Uniformed Service regulation.

Block 23. Date Signed. Enter the date, four-digit year, three alpha-character month, and

two-digit day format (YYYYMMMDD), that the DD Form 1172-2 Block 22 was signed.

SECTION III – AUTHORIZED BY (DoD CAC Sponsors Only)

Block 24. Sponsoring Office Name. Enter the name of the organization the employee works

for or is assigned to.

 The sponsoring official shall be a uniformed service member or civilian employee

working for the sponsoring organization.

Block 25. Contract Number. Enter the contract number for the purposes of entry into the

TASS.

Block 26. Sponsoring Office Address. Enter the number and street, city, state, and zip code

of the employee's sponsoring office address. See Table 7 for state abbreviations.

Block 27. Sponsoring Office Telephone Number. Enter the sponsoring office telephone

number beginning with the area code. Use no more than 14 characters.

 Do not use punctuation to separate area code, prefix, and basic number.

Block 28. Office Email Address. Enter the employee's office e-mail address, as applicable.

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Block 29. Overseas Assignment. Enter the employee’s country of assignment. See Table 6

for country codes.

 Obtain this information from the employee’s Travel Authorization.

Block 30. Overseas Assignment Begin Date. Enter the employee’s effective begin date,

four-digit year, three alpha-character month, and two-digit day format (YYYYMMMDD),

for the overseas assignment.

 Obtain this information from the employee’s Travel Authorization.

Block 31. Overseas Assignment End Date. Enter the employee’s effective end date, four-

digit year, three alpha-character month, and two-digit day format (YYYYMMMDD), of the

overseas assignment.

 The period of employment may be obtained from the employee’s Travel Authorization.

Block 32. Eligibility Effective Date. Enter the date, four-digit year, three alpha-character

month, and two-digit day format (YYYYMMMDD), the employee’s qualifying status

begins.

Block 33. Eligibility Expiration Date. Enter the date, four-digit year, three alpha-character

month, and two-digit day format (YYYMMMDD), the employee’s qualifying status ends,

not to exceed three years.

Block 34. Sponsoring Official Name. Enter the name of the sponsoring official. Use no

more than 51 characters.

Block 35. Unit/Organization Name. Enter the unit and/or command name for the sponsoring

official. Use no more than 26 characters.

Block 36. Title. Enter the sponsoring official's title. Use no more than 24 characters.

Block 37. Pay Grade. Enter the sponsoring official’s pay grade. Use no more than four

characters.

Block 38. Signature. The sponsoring official must sign in that block.

Block 39. Date Verified. Enter the date, four-digit year, three alpha-character month, and

two-digit day format (YYYYMMMDD), that the DD Form 1172-2 Block 38 was signed.

SECTION IV – VERIFIED BY

Block 40. Verifying Official Name (Last, First, Middle Initial). Enter the VO’s LAST name

first, enter the FIRST name, and then enter the MIDDLE initial or the full MIDDLE name.

Use no more than 51 characters.

Block 41. Site Identification. Enter the VO’s 6-digit site ID.

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Block 42. Telephone Number (Include Area Code/DSN). Enter the VO’s duty-station or

business telephone number beginning with the area code. Use no more than 10 characters.

 Do not use punctuation to separate area code, prefix, and basic number.

Block 43. Signature. VO must sign in the block.

SECTION V – DEPENDENT INFORMATION

Section A (Blocks 40-51)

Block 44. Name. Enter the dependent’s LAST name first, enter the FIRST name, and then

enter the MIDDLE initial or the full MIDDLE name. Use no more than 51 characters.

 The name field can include a designation of JR, SR, ESQ, or the Roman numerals I

through X. To include that designation, enter the appropriate data after the middle initial.

 The name cannot contain any special characters nor is any punctuation permitted.

Block 45. Gender. Enter the dependent’s gender from the valid codes listed in Table 1. Use

one character.

Block 46. Date of Birth. Enter the dependent’s date of birth, four-digit year, three alpha

character month, and two-digit day format (YYYYMMMDD).

Block 47. Relationship. Enter the dependent’s relationship to the sponsor from the valid

abbreviations listed in Table 9.

Table 9. Relationship Codes

CODE RELATIONSHIP

CH Child

DB DoD Beneficiary

FC Foster Child

PAR Parent

PL Parent-in-law

PACH Pre-adoptive Child

SP Spouse

SC Stepchild

STP Stepparent

SPL Stepparent-in-law

UMW Unmarried Widow(er)

URW Unremarried Widow(er)

WARD Ward

Block 48. SSN or DoD ID Number. Enter the dependent’s SSN, DoD ID number, ITIN or

temporary identification number (TIN).

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 A TIN will be automatically generated by RAPIDS and assigned for categories of

beneficiaries who do not yet have SSNs, such as newborns and foreign spouses, awaiting

an SSN, or for those who do not have and are not eligible for an SSN. Direct care at

military treatment facilities will be suspended if an SSN is not provided within 270 days.

 For initial enrollment an SSN, ITIN or TIN is preferred, and an alternate should not be

used unless the SSN, ITIN or TIN is unavailable.

Block 49. Current Home Address. Enter the number and street of the dependent’s current

home address.

Block 50. Primary E-mail Address. Enter the dependent’s preferred e-mail address as

applicable.

 This block may be left blank.

 For dependents aged 18 and older, check “Permission to use for benefits notifications (18

and above)” to verify permission for DoD to contact the included email address with

DoD- and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-related benefits notifications.

Block 51. Telephone Number. Enter the dependent’s primary telephone number beginning

with the area code. Use no more than 10 characters.

 Do not use punctuation to separate area code, prefix, and basic number.

 This block may be left blank.

Block 52. City. Enter the dependent’s current city of residence.

 If the dependent's address is an APO or FPO, enter the designation APO or FPO.

Block 53. State. Enter the correct U.S. postal code for the state of the dependent’s residence

from the valid codes listed in Table 7. Use two characters.

Block 54. Zip Code. Enter the correct nine-digit ZIP Code of the dependent's current

residence address in the following format: “123456789.”

 If the last four digits are unknown, enter four zeros (0000); e.g., “123450000.”

 If the dependent does not reside in one of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia,

or one of the listed trust territories, enter the applicable foreign ZIP Code, or APO or FPO

number.

Block 55. Country. Enter the dependent’s correct country of residence from the valid

abbreviations listed in Table 6. Use three characters.

 If the dependent’s address is an APO or FPO, the country must be “US.”

 If country is unknown, enter AXI.

Block 56. Eligibility Effective Date. Enter the date, four-digit year, three alpha-character

month, and two-digit day format (YYYYMMMDD), the when the dependent’s qualifying

status began.

Block 57. Eligibility Expiration Date. Leave blank.

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Sections B (Blocks 58-71). Enter information following the instructions in Section A.

SECTION VI - RECEIPT

Block 72. Signature. Card recipient must sign in the block. If the recipient is incapable of

signing, the condition must be indicated in that block.

Block 73. Date Issued. Enter the date, four-digit year, three alpha-character month, and two-

digit day format (YYYYMMMDD), the recipient acknowledged receipt of the ID card. Use

nine characters.