MCO P1100.73B.pdf - Marine Corps

2. Applicants who are less than 18 years of age must obtain parental
or legal guardian consent on DD Form 373 (Consent Declaration of Parent
or Legal Guardian) prior to enlistment in the MCR. This form will be
prepared in triplicate.
3. The correct age of all applicants will be verified by the OSO and a
copy of one of the following will be forwarded in the application:
a. Certificate of birth.
b. Age as given on passports.
c. Date of birth as shown on last Discharge Certificate or DD Form
214, Armed Forces Report of Transfer or Separation.
d. DD Form 372, Application for Verification of Birth completed by
either the State, County, or City Bureau of Vital Statistics or Department
of Public Health (Figure 2-17).
e. NAVMC 5002, Age Certificate, which shall be used only when
supported by one of the following:
(1) A transcript of records of the grammar school attended,
evidencing the applicant’s date of birth.
(2) A transcript of records of the hospital in which the
applicant was born evidencing the applicant’s date of birth.
f. Baptismal certificate showing date of birth.
4. Driver’s licenses and/or college transcripts do not qualify as
birth verification.
2206. DEPENDENCY AND MARITAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Provided they are otherwise qualified, PLC, OCC, and WOC applicants
with more than one dependent or if a single parent, may submit an
application requesting that a dependency waiver be granted by the CMC.
For this purpose, a spouse is considered a dependent.
2. A definition of "dependency" is provided to determine dependency
status for enlistment purposes only. The definition does not apply to
entitlements of pay and allowances, medical care, exchange and
commissary privileges, or other benefits. Such determinations are made
only after enlistment, and recruiting personnel will not render
opinions on future entitlements. A dependent for enlistment purposes
is defined as:
a. A spouse to include a common law spouse if the state recognizes
such; or
b. Any natural child (legitimate or illegitimate) or child adopted
by the applicant, if the child is under 18 years of age and unmarried,
regardless of whether or not the applicant has custody of the child.
For male applicants, the term "natural child" includes any illegitimate
child when the applicant claims the child as his, or the applicant’s
name is listed on the birth certificate as the father, or a court
order establishes paternity; or
c. A stepchild of the applicant who resides with the applicant if
the stepchild is under 18 years of age; or
d. Any parent or other persons who are, in fact, dependent on the
applicant for over one half of their support.
e. If an applicant’s dependent child has been formally adopted by
another person (final adoption decree issued and effective), then the
child is not the applicant’s dependent.
3. In all cases requiring a dependency waiver, the OSO will ensure
that all parties fully understand the probability of unaccompanied
overseas tours of duty.
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