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Defense Department form, series DD, number 2944. Full title: DD Form 2944, Claim for Retroactive Stop Loss Payment, March 2010. Function: Claim for Retroactive Stop Loss Payment. Edition in force: not stated. Publisher status: not stated.
Prescribing authority: not stated. Proponent: not stated. Unlike service-specific publications, DD forms carry Department-level authority and apply across the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force and Coast Guard when operating under Defense jurisdiction.
The form reaches military personnel across the services, civilian employees of the Department, and the personnel and records specialists who receive it.
When the form is filed is a matter of not stated and local instruction. The description here covers the document itself and how to obtain a copy.
Formats offered: PDF. Length: 2 pages. Fillable field count: roughly 28.
Free download applies to every format listed. Any current pdf reader opens the pdf files, though field behaviour is most reliable in a full desktop reader rather than a browser preview.
What the form asks for
- Attachments included: Press space bar to mark X in first box if yes, second box if no.
- 1. Military member. a. Name (last, first, middle initial).
- b. Social security number (last 4 digits).
- 2. Claimant (if other than member). a. Name (last, first, middle initial).
- b. Social security number (last 4 digits).
- 3. Service at time of active duty. X first box if Army, second if Navy, third if Air Force, fourth if Marine Corps.
- 4. Service status at start of stop loss. X first box if active duty, second if ANG, third if IRR, fourth if reserve, or fifth if other service.
- If other, specify.
- 5. Applicant current status. X first box if living, second if deceased, third if incapacitated.
- 6. Applicant service status. X first box if retired, second box if separated, third if active duty..
- 7. Claimed stop loss period. a. From (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- b. To (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 8. Claimant's mailing address/contact information. a. Street/apartment number.
- b. City.
- c. State.
- d. 9-digit zip code.
- e. Country code (if overseas).
- f. Telephone number (include area code).
- g. Email address.
- h. State of legal residence.
- 9. Payment disbursement. X first box if direct deposit/electronic funds transfer, second if check.
- If direct deposit/electronic transfer: X first box if savings account, second if checking.
- 10. Financial information. a. Bank name.
- b. Account number.
The document is filled from the top down. Identification precedes substance, substance precedes certification. Fields lower on the page are commonly keyed to entries made above them.
The current edition is not stated. Superseded editions of DD forms are frequently rejected at the receiving office, since Department-wide forms change centrally and older layouts lose their field correspondence. Edition date appears in the lower corner of the printed blank.
Field-level instructions appear on the form itself and in not stated. The directive is the controlling text.
After completion, the copy goes to the office designated by not stated or by local procedure. Retention of a personal copy is ordinary practice and costs nothing.
Cross-referenced forms are found through the numbering system. The DD sequence is Department-level and unified, which means a number cited on the page identifies one document across the whole Department.
A DD number and a DA number may appear in the same instruction without being related. DA forms belong to the Army alone; DD forms belong to the Department and are administered at Department level. The sequences are independent.
Editions change because the underlying directive changes, because collection requirements are revised, or because Privacy Act language is updated. Checking the edition date at the point of download is the practical response.
The material here is descriptive. Nothing on the page constitutes legal or procedural advice, and no statement here determines whether a submitted form will be accepted. Such questions go to not stated, a servicing administrative office, or the authority identified in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 2944?
- DD Form 2944, Claim for Retroactive Stop Loss Payment, March 2010
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?