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:
- DOWNLOAD | Out-of-Country Command Sponsorship Checklist (.pdf)
- EXTERNAL LINK | DA Form 5888 (Processed through Enterprise-EFMP)
- DA Form 4787
- DA Form 5121
- Soldier Talent Profile
- DOWNLOAD | Command Sponsorship Statement - Template (.docx)
- DOWNLOAD | Soldier Declaration Memorandum - Template (.docx)
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:
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:
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.
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).
- DOWNLOAD | EROD Matrix (.pdf)
- DOWNLOAD | EROD Checklist (.pdf)
- DOWNLOAD | EROD Information Paper (.pdf)
- DOWNLOAD | Soldier's Statement - EROD Template (.docx)
- DOWNLOAD | Acknowledgment of Changes to Entitlements (.pdf)
- DOWNLOAD | EROD Statement of Responsibility Template (.docx)
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.
- DOWNLOAD | Dependent Student Travel Information Paper (.pdf)
- DOWNLOAD | Dependent Student Travel Request Form (.pdf)