Which document is this? DD Form 2947-4, official title DD 2947, Sep 2016, "TRICARE Young Adult Application". What does it do? It exists to TRICARE Young Adult Application (NORTH). Everything on this page builds on those two facts.
Is there a version specific to your service? No. A DD number is issued at Department level, which is the whole point of the prefix — every military department and defense agency works from one identical document. Looking for a branch variant wastes time you do not have.
Where does the requirement come from? From not stated, with not stated responsible for the document itself. Those are the names to cite if anyone asks under what authority you filed.
Which edition should you have? not stated, listed as not stated. A copy dated otherwise is a copy worth replacing.
What the form asks for
- Contractor's name
- Telephone or fax for OCONUS
- Contractor website.
- Servicing contractor information: Name, mailing address, web address and service fees..
- TRICARE Young Adult option desired. Press space bar to mark X in first box if TRICARE Standard, second box if TRICARE Prime, third box if TRICARE Overseas Program Prime, or fourth box if Uniformed Services Family Health Plan.
- Section I - Sponsor information. 1. Sponsor name (last, first, middle initial) (must match DEERS).
- 3. Sponsor is: X first box if active duty, second if retired, third if Selected Reserve, fourth if Retired Reserve, or fifth if deceased.
- 4. Sponsor's work telephone number (include area code/extensions).
- Residential telephone number(s).
- 5. Sponsor's email address.
- X this box to receive TRICARE e-mails.
- X if new address.
- 6. Sponsor's residence address (street, apartment number, city, state, zip code, country).
- X if same as residence address.
- X if new address.
- 7. Sponsor's mailing address (provide APO or FPO if stationed overseas).
- 8. Sponsor's military assignment. a. Unit.
- b. Unit identification code (if known).
- c. State, zip code and country of work address.
- Section II - Enrolling TRICARE Young Adult family member information or PCM change. 9. Family member name (last, first, middle initial) (must match DEERS).
- 10. Date of birth (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 11. Requested action. X first box if enroll, second if transfer enrollment, third if PCM change, or fourth if disenroll.
- Effective date.
- 12. Residence address. X if same as sponsor.
Download the form
What can you download? The available set is PDF. How big is the job? The form runs 4 pages with roughly 114 fields to complete.
What is the difference between fillable and printable? A fillable pdf has real field boxes that accept typed text and hold it inside the file. A printable pdf is a flat blank with no fields at all, intended for a printer and a pen. Which one you have determines how you complete the form, so it is worth checking first.
Does typing matter? It does. Your completed form will probably be scanned, forwarded and filed, and typed text comes through each of those steps unchanged while handwriting degrades. If pen is your only option, block capitals give the receiving clerk a fighting chance.
What does any of this cost? Nothing. Every format listed is a free download. One practical note: save the file and open it in a desktop pdf reader, because browser previews often ignore interactive fields and lose what you typed.
Where do you start? At the top. Identification first, the substance of the entry second, certification last. Why that order? Because fields lower on the page often depend on data you established in the header, and filling out of sequence produces contradictions.
What is the first thing to check? The edition date on the face of the form. Does it read not stated? If not, the copy is superseded, and a superseded DD form is a real problem: Department-level revisions replace the blank for every service at once, so an old file on a shared drive is stale everywhere, not just in your office.
What if a specific field still puzzles you? Read the instructions printed on the form, then not stated. Which wins if they differ? The directive.
Where does the completed form go? To the office named in not stated or in your organization's local procedure. Should you keep a copy? Always — a scan or a saved file costs nothing and spares you the whole exercise if the original disappears.
How do you find a form referenced inside this one? By its number alone. The DD sequence runs across the entire Department, so a number identifies exactly one document regardless of which service cited it.
Why do some instructions cite both a DA and a DD form? Because the procedure touches both systems, not because the forms are related. Service forms answer to a service proponent; DD forms answer to not stated or another Department office. The sequences were never aligned.
Why do editions change at all? Three reasons, mostly: the prescribing directive gets reissued, the information collected changes, or the required notice language is amended. Are you notified when it happens? No. Which is why confirming not stated at the moment you download is worth the few seconds.
Is any of this advice? No. This page distributes a published Defense form and explains its contents, which is a different thing from telling you whether your circumstances qualify or whether a reviewer will accept your copy. Direct questions of eligibility, applicability and procedure to not stated, to your servicing personnel office, or to the office designated in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 2947-4?
- DD 2947, Sep 2016, "TRICARE Young Adult Application"
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?