How to Fill Out and Submit DD Form 2807-2: Sections and Disclosure

To fill out DD Form 2807-2, download the current February 2025 version from the Department of Defense Executive Services Directorate, gather your medical records before you start writing, answer every one of the 112 yes/no questions in Section III, and put all explanations in Section IV with the item number, condition, dates, provider, and facility for each “yes.”¹ Your recruiter helps you complete it, but the answers are yours, and your signature makes them an official statement carrying federal penalties for anything false.

Where to Get the Current Form

Your recruiter will usually hand you the form or walk you through it. You can also download the fillable PDF directly from the DoD Executive Services Directorate; the current version is dated February 2025.¹ The instructions estimate ten minutes to complete. That estimate assumes your records are already in front of you. They rarely are.

Get Your Records Together Before You Start

Section IV asks for specifics: date of diagnosis, treating provider’s name, facility, city and state. Rounding up those details after you have already started checking boxes leads to thin entries that trigger requests for more paperwork later. Sit down with your records first.

At a minimum, pull together:

Surgical records with dates, procedures, hospital names and locations, and any follow-up notes
A prescription history covering every medication, dosage, and duration. Pharmacy printouts are the fastest source
Mental health records from any counseling, therapy, psychiatric evaluation, or behavioral health treatment, inpatient or outpatient, obtained directly from the treating clinician or hospital²
Orthopedic or sports injury records: fracture dates, imaging results, and the date you were cleared to return to full activity
Allergy documentation, especially any history of carrying an epinephrine auto-injector or needing emergency treatment
An orthodontist letter if you currently wear braces or aligners, confirming active treatment will be completed before active duty¹

Providers can charge for copies. Fees vary by state, from a small flat rate to a per-page charge, and some offices take weeks to fulfill requests. Waiting on paperwork is one of the most common reasons applicants stall in the enlistment pipeline, so request early.

How the Form Is Laid Out

The form has seven sections. You fill out the first four; a MEPS medical provider handles Sections V through VII.

Section I, Applicant Information. Items 1 through 8: name, Social Security number, date of birth, contact information.
Section II, Authorization Statements. Three signature blocks: yours, a parent or guardian’s if you are under 18, and your recruiter’s. Signing here authorizes the DoD to access your medical records. The authorization is good for four years from the date of signature.
Section III, Medical History. Items 1 through 112. Medications, allergies, and yes-or-no questions grouped by body system. Every question must be answered.
Section IV, Applicant Comments. The explanation space for every “yes” in Section III.

The single most common mistake is writing explanations in the margins next to the Section III questions. Keep Section III to checkmarks only. Every detail goes in Section IV.¹

Working Through Each Section

Section I

Simple identification fields. Match the spelling of your name and your Social Security number to your other enlistment paperwork exactly. A mismatch here creates administrative delays that have nothing to do with your health.

Section III: The 112 Questions

Move through every question, Item 1 to Item 112. Check “yes” or “no” on each one. Do not leave any blank. Items 1 and 2 ask you to list all current medications and all allergies, each of which you also explain in Section IV. The remaining items are grouped by body system: head, eyes, ears, heart, lungs, abdomen, musculoskeletal, neurological, mental health, and so on.

When you are unsure, check “yes.” An honest disclosure explained in Section IV is almost always easier to resolve than a “no” that turns out to be false once the DoD pulls your records electronically.

Section IV: Explaining Each “Yes”

For every “yes” answer, write the item number and then the details the form asks for: a description of the condition, the date it started, the date of treatment, the provider’s name, the facility name, and the city and state.¹ Close each entry with the current status: resolved, stable, or still under treatment. If you run out of room, attach continuation sheets labeled with your name and “Continuation of Section IV.”

Section II: Signing

Sign only after Sections I, III, and IV are complete and accurate. Your signature certifies that everything on the form is true and authorizes the DoD to pull your records. The form warns in bold that this is an official statement, and federal law provides penalties of up to five years of confinement, a $10,000 fine, or both for a false statement.² Applicants under 18 also need a parent or guardian signature. Your recruiter signs a separate certification block. An unsigned form cannot be processed.

Submitting to Your Recruiter and MEPS

You give the completed form to your recruiter, who checks it for completeness and transmits it to MEPS. Submit the form at least one processing day before your projected MEPS visit. If supporting documentation such as treatment records or specialist notes has to travel with the form, allow at least two processing days.²

At MEPS, the Chief Medical Officer reads your form alongside any electronic health records surfaced through the DoD’s MHS GENESIS system. If your Health Information Exchange data shows 15 or fewer potentially disqualifying encounters, you can typically be scheduled for a medical exam within 48 hours. If 16 or more flagged encounters appear, a fuller 10-day review runs before scheduling.³ The reviewer’s decision falls into one of three buckets: cleared to proceed to the physical, additional records requested, or a disqualifying condition identified. A request for more records is common and is not a rejection.

Why Full Disclosure Matters

Omitting a diagnosis and hoping it won’t surface is a bad bet. MHS GENESIS consolidates medical data from civilian networks, and MEPS medical staff can pull records from hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies that use compatible electronic systems, including major networks such as Epic and pharmacy data aggregators.³ The system is designed to catch omissions. Even minor items from years ago, like a childhood urinary tract infection, can appear on a prescreen. Trying to opt out of Health Information Exchanges or pharmacy data-sharing before you enlist will not reliably keep information off the report.

Knowingly concealing a condition that would bar you from service or require a waiver is fraudulent enlistment under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. If it is discovered after you are already serving, the consequences can include a dishonorable discharge, confinement, and forfeiture of pay.⁴ Disclose, and bring the paperwork to explain the condition.

Conditions That Often Need Extra Documentation

ADHD and Attention Disorders

ADHD is one of the most frequently flagged items on the form. Under DoDI 6130.03, it is disqualifying if you were prescribed ADHD medication within the previous 24 months, had an Individualized Education Program or 504 Plan after your 14th birthday, have a history of coexisting mental health conditions, or have documentation of poor academic or work performance tied to the disorder.⁵ If you were diagnosed or treated for any attention disorder since age 12, the form instructions direct your recruiter to contact MEPS for guidance before submitting.² If you stopped medication more than two years ago, bring academic transcripts or employer evaluations showing you function well without it.

Asthma and Airway Conditions

Any history of asthma, reactive airway disease, or exercise-induced bronchospasm after your 13th birthday is disqualifying under DoDI 6130.03, and the same is true for the use of an inhaler, oral corticosteroids, or any other airway medication after age 13.⁵ Childhood asthma that resolved before age 13 with no later treatment is generally not disqualifying. If your history sits in a gray area, bring pulmonary function test results to help the Chief Medical Officer make the call.

Eye Surgery

LASIK or PRK does not automatically disqualify you, but the record needs to be thorough: pre-operative prescription, surgical records including the laser platform, documentation of any complications or follow-up procedures, and your most recent post-operative exam showing stable vision.

If a disqualifying condition is identified, that is not necessarily the end of the process. Each branch has a waiver authority under DoDI 6130.03, and your recruiter can initiate a waiver request through MEPS. The rule of thumb for what to bring is the same one that governs the form itself: more documentation is always better than less.

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Department of Defense. DD Form 2807-2 Accessions Medical History Report
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Washington Headquarters Services. DD Form 2807-2 – Medical Prescreen of Medical History Report
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USMEPCOM. USMEPCOM Boosts Efficiency with New Prescreen Process
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Office of the Law Revision Counsel. 10 USC 904a – Art 104a Fraudulent Enlistment, Appointment, or Separation
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Department of Defense. DoD Instruction 6130.03 Volume 1 – Medical Standards for Military Service: Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction