Why would MEPS need my deceased father's death certificate or address for my wife to enlist?

SGT Richard Souza — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 14:46:10 -0500

Response by SFC Pete Kain made Nov 23 at 2016 2:48 PM

SFC Pete Kain — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 14:48:08 -0500

Ummm.. making sure you are legal or good to go for enlistment.
If M.E.P.S had done that for me in 1974, I would not have had to declare American citizenship 6 years later just to continue my career.

Response by SSG Carlos Madden made Nov 23 at 2016 2:58 PM

SSG Carlos Madden — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 14:58:46 -0500

Is your wife trying to get a clearance?

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 23 at 2016 3:26 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:26:25 -0500

That's certainly a new one. Boggling my brain.

Response by SSG Mark Franzen made Nov 23 at 2016 7:40 PM

SSG Mark Franzen — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 19:40:16 -0500

Did you ask them Why and What For? I would say to the Person asking to talk to his supervisor maybe he can give you a answer or is He playing games.

Response by 1SG Al Brown made Nov 23 at 2016 7:52 PM

1SG Al Brown — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 19:52:58 -0500

Filling out the SF 86. Family members, both sides. They need the deceased date, but shouldn't need the certificate.

Response by SSgt Robert Marx made Nov 24 at 2016 10:44 AM

SSgt Robert Marx — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 10:44:45 -0500

The only possible reason that I can think of as a retired Knowledge Operations person is to clear out an entry in the DEERs database which is where all military dependents are listed per each service member. Of course the asker of this information might have been tasked to dot every "I" and cross every "T" and has little else to do than to harass service members who just want their paperwork squared away.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 5 at 2020 1:57 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 13:57:17 -0500

they don't....