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 or sponsor through his or her brigade or battalion S-1 or Personnel Office and approved by the chain of command before being submitted to the MPD Family Travel office for processing.

Command Sponsorship Requests

OUT-OF-COUNTRY REQUESTS

The following documents are required:

Requests must be submitted by the losing MPD to USAG Humphreys MPD Family Travel office no earlier than 180 days prior to the Soldier's report date. Losing MPD will submit the packet to:

 

IN-COUNTRY REQUESTS

Please visit the Eighth Army webpage regarding Command Sponsorship below:

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Adding Dependents

ADD A DEPENDENT TO EXISTING COMMAND SPONSORSHIP

For a dependent born during your tour in Korea:

  • Complete a DA Form 5888
  • DD Form 1172-2

For adding a secondary dependent:

  • DA Form 5888
  • DD Form 1172-2
  • Approval document from DFAS

Submit the document(s) from a .mil email address to:

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Transfers

TRANSFER COMMAND SPONSORSHIP

SOLDIER-TO-SOLDIER

Submit the document(s) from a .mil email address to:

 

TRANSFER FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER (I.E. AREA IV TO III)

  • Contact your S-1 for guidance.
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Early Return of Dependent (EROD)

EARLY RETURN OF DEPENDENT (EROD)

Requests must be routed through the Soldier's Chain of Command with O3/5/6 signatures (highest rank within the unit) before being submitted to MPD Non-PSDR S1 (UDL: 000000000043989; Template Name: HUMPHREYS_MPD_ERD).

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Dependent Student Travel

DEPENDENT STUDENT TRAVEL

The Dependent Student Travel Program is a benefit afforded to those assigned OCONUS and allows for fully-funded round trip per fiscal year for students who meet the requirements. Click the information paper below for more information, list of required documents and request submissions.

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