How to Fill Out DA Form 5888

DA Form 5888 at a glance

What it is: DA Form 5888, the Family Member Deployment Screening Sheet, validates family member deployment screening.

Who signs: In 8. Authentication, enter the Military Personnel Division/Personnel Service Company Representative's Name, Title, Rank (Grade), Signature and Date (YYYYMMDD). In Box 10, the Army MTF EFMP Medical Practitioner Completing This Form enters the Printed Name, Signature and Date (YYYYMMDD). Box 11, Physician's Authentication, is to be signed when a medical practitioner other than a physician completes this form.

A filled-in DA Form 5888 example: a sergeant lists one family member

DA Form 5888 example filled out, example: a sergeant lists one family member — Sergeant Ana Sample fills out DA Form 5888 for one family member. One family member is listed, and screening finds EFMP consideration not warranted, so Consideration Warranted stays empty. The picture shows Parts A and B, and its names and figures are sample values. Substantial Change Since Enrollment stays empty, since a. Not Warranted is checked (Check one), so Date sent for Coding stays empty. Box 11 stays empty because a physician completes the form.

How to fill out DA Form 5888, box by box

Part A: Soldier/Family Member Data

In Part A, Soldier/Family Member Data, enter 1. Name of Soldier (Last, first, MI), 2. DoDID, 3a. Rank and 3b. MOS/Branch.

Enter 4a. Home Address, 5a. Duty Address and 6. Date of EDAS Cycle or RFO (0FF) Date; enter 4b. Home Phone No. (Include Area Code) and, for 5b. Duty Phone No., a. DSN and b. Commercial (Include area code).

Box 7: Family Members

In Box 7, Family Members, enter the Name, Relationship, DOB (YYYYMMDD) and Home Address of each family member.

Box 8: Authentication

In 8. Authentication, enter the Military Personnel Division/Personnel Service Company Representative's Name, Title, Rank (Grade), Signature and Date (YYYYMMDD).

Part B: Family Member Screening Results

In Part B, Family Member Screening Results, enter the Name in Box 9, and under Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) Enrollment (Check one) mark a. Not Warranted, b. Consideration Warranted or c. Substantial Change Since Enrollment.

For b. Consideration Warranted, enter the Date sent for Coding; for c., mark NO or YES and enter the Date sent for Coding.

Box 10: Army Medical Treatment Facility EFMP Medical Practitioner

In Box 10, the Army Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) EFMP Medical Practitioner Completing This Form enters the Printed Name, Signature, Date (YYYYMMDD), Address and Phone Number (Include Commercial and DSN).

Box 11: Army MTF EFMP Physician's Authentication

Box 11, Army MTF EFMP Physician's Authentication, is to be signed when a medical practitioner other than a physician completes this form; enter the Typed or Printed Name of Physician, Title, Rank, Signature and Date (YYYYMMDD).

More rules for DA Form 5888

The form provides the gaining command with data to assist in making an assignment decision.

For use of this form, see AR 608-75; the proponent agency is OTSG.

The provision of requested information is mandatory.

Failure to respond may lead to appropriate administrative or disciplinary action against the soldier.

Failure to respond may preclude successful processing of an application for family member travel/command sponsorship.

Sources

[1] DA Form 5888 (FEB 2026), Family Member Deployment Screening Sheet, U.S. Army (the Official source link on this page).

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