MCO P1070.12K W CH 1 MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ...

IRAM 4003
will initial any erasures or corrections on all copies of the
document. Erasures or corrections to item 5-"Date of
Enlistment/Reenlistment," item 8-(service period of enlistment,
and pay grade), or any item(s) in Section D-"Certification and
Acceptance" and Section E-"Confirmation of Enlistment or
Reenlistment," are prohibited. Errors in these items will
necessitate a complete retype of the document.
b. Correct errors discovered after the immediate
reenlistment is effected per the instructions contained in
chapter 5 of this Manual.
c. The service representative who accepts the Marine for
immediate reenlistment will, prior to signing the completed form,
verify typed entries on all copies and explain all applicable
parts of the document to the Marine.
d. Enter all dates on the DD Form 4 in year, month, day
format. Dates will show the last two digits of the year, the two
digit month, and the day shown in two digits. For example:
960704.
3. Detailed Instructions. The following preparation
instructions apply to immediate reenlistments in the Marine Corps
and Marine Corps Reserve only. Contracts prepared on initial
enlistees at the Military Entrance Processing Stations have
separate completion instructions.
a. SECTION A - ENLISTEE/REENLISTEE IDENTIFICATION DATA
(1) Item 1 -- Name. Enter full last name (including
compound name, if applicable; i.e., mother's surname for those
Marines who use it in combination with father's family name),
first name, middle name(s), and any suffixes such as Jr., Sr.,
III, etc. If the Marine was given an initial or initials rather
than first and/or middle name, enter such initial or initials.
If there is no middle name or initial, make no entry for the
middle name. Do not use punctuation of any sort including
apostrophes, periods, or hyphens. Spaces will not be inserted
between sections of compound names nor used as a substitute for
apostrophes or hyphens. For example:
Freeland Jacqueline Doris Smith T Richard
Davis J T Brusek John Edward Jr
Loup Michael GonzalesSegarra Humberto Jorge
OBrien Anthony Jerome (father's family name)(mother's
surname)
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