This Military Pay Secondary
Dependency Guide is applicable to all service members and their
dependents who prepare secondary dependent documentation. This
guide is also applicable to all Defense Finance and Accounting
Service (DFAS) personnel who prepare, manage, review, certify, or
approve Secondary Dependent Determination initial applications and
annual re-certification/re-determinations. In addition, this
document encompasses the Active, Reserve, and Guard communities.
However, this guide does not apply to Coast Guard, or any other
federal organization.
This guide is intended to assist
in the submission of request for the approval of secondary
dependency for the purpose of payment of Basic Allowance for
Housing and related entitlement for members of the Air Force, Army,
Marine Corps, and Navy only.
For Air Force, Army, and Navy;
dependency determinations for that Service are processed by the
Dependency Determination Branch at the respective service-specific
DFAS site. These are DFAS-Denver for Air Force, DFAS-Indianapolis
for Army, and DFAS-Cleveland for Navy. For the Marine Corps,
dependency determination are made at HQMC Quantico, VA.
This Military Pay Secondary Dependency Guide outlines how
to complete the DD Form 137-3, DD Form 137-4, DD Form 137-5, DD
Form 137-6 and DD Form 137-7. Read more of the Military
Pay Secondary Dependency Guide.
