DD Form 137-6 Dependency Statement - Full Time Student 21 - 22 Years of Age

DD Form 137-6 Instructions

The DD 137-6 contains 15 sections overall. No sections can be left blank: enter NOT APPLICABLE or N/A if there is no information to provide. Forms with sections left blank will take much longer to process.

The service member filing the form must file Sections 1 and 15. The student, service member or the child's custodian must file Sections 2 through 14 before the form is notarized.

1. Section 1 describes the entitlements requested. Put an X next to each applicable entitlement and provide a date and status for previous applications. BAH stands for Basic Allowance for Housing and USIP stands for Uniform Service Identification and Privilege Card or ID card.
2. Section 2 requires the service member's name, DoD ID, rank and status in Blocks a through d and a residence and military service addresses in Blocks e and f. If the member is retired, put N/A into Block f. The rest of the section requires the applicant to provide their marital status, phone number, and email address. The phone number and email must be accurate - this information will be used for immediate communication.
3. Sections 3 and 4 are for providing the student's personal information and all information about their school.
4. Section 5 provides personal identifying information about the other parent. Complete Blocks c and d if the other parent is serving in any branches of the military including the Reserve and National Guard.
5. Section 6 is for describing the type of residence where the student is currently living. The applicant must provide the student's residence during them attending school and the address where the student lives while not attending school for periods exceeding 90 days.
6. Section 7, Persons Living In Household With Student, must include a list of all people sharing a household with the child including the child themselves. This section cannot be left blank even if the member and their child are the only people living in the household.
7. Section 8 is for listing all household expenses for all persons living in the home. All one-time purchases must be added up and listed as an expense for the past 12 months (Column 2).
8. Section 9 is for describing the student's personal expenses excluding the personal expenses of the service member filing the form.
9. Section 10 lists school expenses specifically. All expenses should be covered, including those that are covered by a scholarship, a grant or financial aid.
10. Section 11 describes the claimed student's gross income, both taxable and nontaxable.
11. Section 12 describes the student's employment. The section is filed in cases if the claimed child had any jobs within the last 12 months.
12. Section 13 is for specifying all contribution toward caring for the child for the period of the last 12 months.
13. Section 14 is for additional remarks and Section 15 is for the signatures, dates, and notarization.

DD 137-6 Related Forms:

• DD Form 137-3, Dependency Statement - Parent, is a form used for determining and establishing the relationship and dependency status of the claimed dependent parents or parents-in-law;
• DD Form 137-5, Dependency statement - Incapacitated Child Over 21, is used to establish the relationship and dependency status of the claimed child over 21 and their entitlement to authorized benefits;
• DD Form 137-7, Dependency Statement - Ward of a Court, determines the claimed dependent's and the service member's eligibility for receiving authorized benefits on behalf of a Ward of Court.