MCO P1100.73B.pdf - Marine Corps

lue-black ink. Original signatures are required on the original of
the DD Form 4 only. Special care will be taken to ensure that required
blocks are correctly completed without typewriter strikeovers. Any
erasures or corrections will be initialed on all copies of the document
by the enlistee and by the OSO. Any erasures or corrections in block
5, Date of Enlistment/Reenlistment; block 8, Term of Service; or to any
block(s) in section E, Confirmation of Enlistment or Reenlistment, are
prohibited. Errors in these blocks will necessitate complete retype of
the document.
(3) Preparation of the DD Form 4 for officer applicants should
be as follows:
SECTION A - ENLISTEE/REENLISTEE INDENTIFICATION DATA
Block Number Title Description Explanation and/or Entry
1 Name of Enlistee Enter applicant’s complete last name
(including compound name if
applicable) full first name, full
middle name(s), and if the applicant
was given initial(s) rather than a
first and/or middle name, enter such
initial(s). Do not use punctuation of
any sort, including periods, commas,
and/or dashes. An apostrophe or
hyphen contained within a name is not
to be shown, and the spaces are not to
be inserted between sections of a
name, nor is a space to be used as a
substitute for an apostrophe or
hyphen. Applicants whose names have
an apostrophe, hyphen or space between
letters, should be advised that these
grammatical provisions will not be
part of their official name for
military records.
Examples of Block 1
NAME ENTER
John Q. McAffee MCAFFEE JOHN Q
James Henry O’Brien, Jr. OBRIEN JAMES HENRY JR
M. Harold Smith-Connally SMITHCONNALLY M HAROLD
Juan Jorge Ruiz-Soto RUIZSOTO JUAN JORGE
2 Social Security Number Enter individual’s SSN in spaces
(SSN) provided, separating divisions
with a hyphen. Example: 987-65-4321.
Enlistees without a valid SSN are not
acceptable for enlistment in the
Marine Corps or MCR.
3 Home of Record Enter the street, city, state, and ZIP
code that the individual claims as
permanent home of record.
4 Place of Enlistment Enter the military installation,
city and Reenlistment state of the
enlisting/reenlisting activity’s
location. Abbreviations for states
may be used. Example: OSS NASHVILLE
TN. "X" out the word "ENLISTMENTS or
"REENLISTMENT", as appropriate.
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