What is the purpose of the DD Form 2475?
The applicant completes this form with the purpose of requesting his military service to pay a portion of his student loan.
Who uses the DD Form 2475?
This form is used by service members who are eligible to apply for repayment of their educational loans including enlisted members on active duty in denoted military specialties, commissioned officers in specified health professions, selected members in reserve, health professions officers serving in selected reserve with wartime critical medical skill shortages, and chaplains serving in the selected reserve.
What documents must accompany the DD Form 2475 form?
The certifying officer of the loan servicing agency completes Section 3 and encloses a copy of the promissory note.
When is the DD Form 2475 due?
The service member should complete and submit the form within 90 days of the anniversary date of the respective loan repayment program. Anniversary payments are not automatic. The service member through unit of assignment is required to initiate and complete the form every year.
How do I fill out the DD Form 2475?
The form contains detailed instructions on how to complete it.
The designated personnel officer completes the first section, providing the address where the form is to be submitted and certifying the service member’s performance.
The service member fills the second section, providing his personal information including his name, social security number, address (street, city, state, and ZIP code), telephone number, and e-mail address.
The loan servicing agency provides the loan data in sections 3 and 4.
The service member should use section 5 to enter additional information that may assist in processing the application. If the borrower is the parent and has a parent loan for undergraduate students incurred for the service member’s education, the service member’s full name and the last four digits of his SSN should be provided in section 5.
Where do I send the DD Form 2475?
The designated personnel officer completes Section 1 of the form indicating the address where the applicant should send the form.