...The Military Personnel Division (MPD) Family Travel office assists Soldiers and Family members with the below listed functions. A request for an administrative action should be initiated by the Soldier and routed through his or her brigade or battalion S-1, or Personnel Office, and approved by the chain of command before being submitted to the Family Travel section for processing. Please note: depending on your device, you may not be able to edit the PDFs unless you download it to your device and then open in software vs. opening it in the browser.
Family Travel
Dependent Student Travel
Command Sponsorship pertains to Soldiers who have acquired Family members in an overseas area. This may be as a result of marriage, birth, adoption, or secondary dependency (not all inclusive).
If you have acquired dependents since your arrival overseas, you should apply for Command Sponsorship.
To be eligible Sponsors will be required to serve the tour prescribed for Soldiers with Family members (accompanied) or to have at least 12 months remaining on the accompanied tour length after arrival of their Family members, whichever is longer (refer to AR 614–30 for tour requirements).
An exception to the service remaining requirement is if the acquired Family Member is a bona fide resident of Hawaii.
Proof of bona fide residency:
N11 (Hawaii State Tax form) from the previous year.
Hawaii Birth Certificate and Hawaii HS diploma.
Step 1.
Initiate Family Member Travel Screening (FMTS) through the E-EFMP website. (https://efmp.army.mil/EnterpriseEfmp/Login).
FMTS (EFMP Screening) is NOT required for:
Bona Fide Residents.
Newborn Children.
Step 2.
Complete the On Island Command Sponsorship Checklist.
Step 3.
Initiate a Personnel Action Request (PAR) in IPPS-A in accordance with your unit SOP.