DA Form 2339 Application for Voluntary Retirement

How to Fill Out DA Form 2339?

An overview of the form and filing guidelines can be found in the Army Regulation 635-200, Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations. DA Form 2339 instructions are as follows:

1. The first section of the form is completed by the applicant with the assistance of the officer having custody of the applicants' personnel records.
2. Blocks 1 to 11 are mandatory. First, the applicant has to provide their full name, Social Security Number (SSN), Expiration - Term of Service (ETS), and desired retirement date. Then the form requires their current grade, pay grade, and Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) and their highest grade on Active Duty (AD) with their branch of service. The applicant has to provide their unit of assignment, duty station, and major command. Continental United States (CONUS) residents should fill Block 8 if they desire retirement at their current overseas assignment. Non-CONUS residents should fill Block 10 if they desire overseas retirement. The form also requires the applicants mailing address upon retirement and their transfer request status.
3. Blocks 12 to 19 are completed only by reserve officers serving AD in enlisted status. They should state their reserve commission status, grade, and promotion eligibility date, and branch of service. All awards received should be listed in Block 13.
4. Block 14 is a table with four main columns: the chronological dates of military service, time lost in days, active federal service and inactive service. Blocks 15 through 18 are for submitting total active service or inactive service to state the eligibility for retirement, basic pay, or basic pay purposes. Block 19 is for stating readiness to retire at a CONUS location of choice.
5. Section II consists of 11 blocks and is filed by the applicants' personnel officer. They must approve or disapprove the application, verify whether the applicant decided to proceed with a request or elimination, state the dates of arrival at the current assignment or overseas command, the receipt of the alert, and the notification of unit alert.
6. The applicant has to read all conditions listed in Block 30 and sign the form. Any additional information should be listed in Block 31. If the provided space is not enough a continuation sheet may be added to the form. The commander should provide their full name and signature for the DA 2339 to be complete.