I have spent the last week at various appointments for my DD Form 2792 and DD Form 1466D to complete my medical clearance process for our PCS to Germany. This post is just about what the forms are and what I had to do to get them completed (unfortunately nothing too exciting!)
DD Form 2792: You need to fill out one for each family member requesting travel. It needs to be filled out by their provider (on or off base). This needs to reflect the medical history for the last 5 years. There are additional addendum that need to be filled out if you have children, but I don’t so I’m not sure which they are. This is a packet of about 11 pages and I took it to my doctor. Now, I haven’t been to a doctor in at least 10 years. At first, I was having problems with the doctor since, understandably, she doesn’t know me! But I submitted myself to a battery of tests that included a blood workup, urine test, pap smear, and breast exam (not with a machine, just by hand). That seemed to help and after she determined that I was in good health, she finished the paperwork for me. The only notes she wrote just stated that she didn’t have past medical records (since I didn’t have any!).
DD Form 1466D: Needs to be filled out by a dental provider for all members over the age of 2. I believe that you can take it to the dentist on base but since I am in Oregon and not near a base, I just took it to Green Apple Dental here in Portland. This is just a single sheet of paper and from what I understand, if they check off number 1 or 2 you should be fine. If they check off number 3 then it’s a no-go. In my case, I had box 3 checked because I had a cavity. I just went back, had the cavity fixed, and I got box 2 checked off! It was pretty easy in the end.
DD Form 1466: This form is filled out by your sponsor. The one that I found on the web seemed different than the one DH had, so it may be something that they will have to give your spouse.
Since I am not on base with DH, I will be having a phone referral next week. Someone from the EFMP office is going to call me and ask me various questions. From what I understand, it’s mostly to ensure that I want to go (i.e. I am not being forced by my spouse) and that there are no problems at home such as alcohol or drug abuse, or physical or mental abuse. I will update on this after I have the interview next week and let you know how it went. At that point, they should be able to authorize the paperwork and DH can go get his orders! After he has his orders, we will be able to begin the next steps, like planning for the movers and getting to Germany!
I also drove up to McChord AFB in Tacoma and put in my application for my no-fee passport. I had to take the application that I filled out on the web and printed, (ask your spouse for instructions as there is a specific way to navigate the online application for the no-fee), a certified copy of our marriage license, a copy of DH’s CAC card front and back, my birth certificate (it has to be the original with a raised seal, it cannot be a certified copy.) and I already had some passport photos taken a few days before so she just used those. The process took less than 20 minutes
If you have any questions, I will be more than happy to try and answer them for you!