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MIL

MILITARY SERVICE AND POST-ACTIVE DUTY STUDENT DEFERMENT REQUEST

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program / Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program / 

Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins Loan) Program

WARNING: Any person who knowingly makes a false statement or misrepresentation on this form or on any accompanying document is subject to penalties that may include 

fines, imprisonment, or both, under the U.S. Criminal Code and 20 U.S.C. 1097.

SECTION 1: BORROWER IDENTIFICATION

SECTION 2: DEFERMENT REQUEST

Before completing this form, carefully read the entire form, including the instructions and other information in Sections 5, 6, and 7. For the Military Service Deferment, a 

representative may complete and sign this form on your behalf if you are unable to do so. Check the appropriate box(es) for the deferment(s) you are requesting. For the PostActive Duty Student Deferment, enter the required information in the space provided.

Note: If you are a member of the National Guard (including a member in retired status) during a time when a governor activated National Guard personnel for active state duty 

for a period of more than 30 consecutive days and qualify for a Post-Active Duty Student Deferment, but not the Military Service Deferment, you may request forbearance.

(A) Military Service Deferment. I request that my loan holder defer repayment of my eligible loan(s) beginning on the date I began performing the military service that 

qualifies me for the deferment and ending 180 days following completion of my qualifying military service.

(B) Post-Active Duty Student Deferment. I request that my loan holder defer repayment of my eligible loan(s) following the completion of my qualifying active duty service 

and any applicable grace period. My deferment will end the earlier of:

(a) The date I resume enrollment at an eligible school on at least a half-time basis; or 

(b) 13 months following the completion date of my active duty service and any applicable grace period. 

If I am also granted a Military Service Deferment, the 180-day period described in Item A above will run at the same time as my Post-Active Duty Student Deferment period. 

Therefore, I will receive no more than 13 months of deferment following the completion of my qualifying military service.

Enter the name of the school where you were enrolled on at least a half-time basis when you were called to active duty or within 6 months before the date you were called to 

active duty, and the date you were last enrolled at least half time at the school:

 Name of School: ____________________________________________________________________ Date Last Enrolled At Least Half Time: ___________________________

SECTION 3: BORROWER CERTIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZATION

 I certify that: (1) The information I have provided on this form is true and correct. (2) I will provide additional documentation to my loan holder, as required, to support my 

deferment status. (3) I will notify my loan holder immediately when the condition(s) that qualified me for the deferment ends. (4) I have read, understand, and meet the 

eligibility requirements and terms and conditions of the deferment(s)for which I have applied, as explained in Sections 2, 6, and 7.

 I authorize the loan holder to which I submit this request (and its agents or contractors) to contact me regarding my request or my loan(s), including repayment of my loan(s), at 

the number that I provide on this form or any future number that I provide for my cellular telephone or other wireless device using automated telephone dialing equipment or 

artificial or prerecorded voice or text messages.

Signature of Borrower or Borrower’s Representative (Military Service Deferment Requests only) Date

Printed Name of Borrower’s Representative (if applicable) Relationship to Borrower

Address of Borrower’s Representative Telephone ( )

SECTION 4: AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL’S CERTIFICATION

As an alternative to completing this section, the borrower may submit a written statement from his or her commanding or personnel officer or a copy of his or her military orders. 

The statement or copy must include all information needed to establish the borrower’s eligibility for the deferment(s) the borrower requests, including the period of the 

qualifying service. If the borrower is/was serving in an area of hostilities in which service qualifies for special pay under 37 U.S.C. 310, the statement or copy must identify the 

hostile fire/imminent danger pay area in which the borrower is/was on active duty. 

I certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

 The borrower’s service meets the eligibility requirements for the deferment(s) indicated in Section 2 and as described in Sections 6 and 7, as applicable.

 The borrower’s service begins/began on |___|___|-|___|___|-|___|___|___|___| (mm-dd-yyyy) and ends/ended on |___|___|-|___|___|-|___|___|___|___| (mm-dd-yyyy).

 If the borrower is requesting a Military Service Deferment (see Section 2, Item A) 

(1) The borrower is (check one):

A Reserve or retired member called to active duty under 10 U.S.C. 12301(a), 12301(g), 12302, 12304, 12306, or 688.

On full-time National Guard duty as defined in 10 U.S.C. 101(d)(5) under a call to active duty service authorized by the President or the Secretary of Defense. 

Reassigned to another duty station other than where the member is normally assigned.

Note: If none of the above conditions apply, do not complete this form.

(2) The reassignment/call to active duty/full-time National Guard duty is in connection with the following contingency operation, national emergency, or war.

Operation Enduring Freedom Operation New Dawn Other (identify) ________________________________________________

Note: If the borrower’s service is not in connection with a contingency operation, national emergency, or war, as defined in Section 6, do not complete this form.

(3) If applicable, by checking this box I further certify that the borrower is/was serving in an area of hostilities in which service qualifies for special pay under 37 U.S.C. 310.

Name of Military Branch or National Guard Component

Address City, State, Zip Code

Name and Title of Authorized Official Telephone ( )

Authorized Official’s Signature Date

Please enter or correct the following information. 

Check this box if any of your information has changed. 

SSN - -

Name

Address

City, State, Zip Code 

Telephone – Primary ( )

Telephone – Alternate ( )

E-mail Address (Optional)

OMB No. 1845-0080

Draft Form

Exp. Date XX/XX/XXXX
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SECTION 5: INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE FORM

Type or print using dark ink. Enter dates as month-day-year (mm-dd-yyyy). Use only numbers. Example: January 31, 2013 = 01-31-2013. An authorized official must complete 

Section 4, or a copy of your military orders or a written statement from your commanding or personnel officer must be attached. Include your name and account number on 

any documentation that you are required to submit with this form. If you need help completing this form, contact your loan holder. If you are applying for a deferment of 

loans that are held by different loan holders, you must submit a separate deferment request to each loan holder.

Return the completed form and any required documentation to the address shown in Section 8.

SECTION 6: DEFINITIONS

 For the Military Service Deferment only--

 Active duty means full-time duty in the active military service of the United States as defined in 10 U.S.C. 101(d)(1), but does not include training or attendance at a 

service school.

 Serving on active duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency means service by an individual who is (1) a Reserve of an Armed Force 

ordered to active duty under 10 U.S.C. 12301(a), 12301(g), 12302, 12304, or 12306; (2) a retired member of an Armed Force ordered to active duty under 10 U.S.C. 

688 for service in connection with a war or other military operation or national emergency, regardless of the location at which the active duty service is performed; 

or (3) any other member of an Armed Force on active duty in connection with the emergency or subsequent actions or conditions who has been assigned to a duty 

station at a location other than the location where the member is normally assigned.

 Military operation means a contingency operation as defined in 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(13). A contingency operation is a military operation that (1) is designated by the 

Secretary of Defense as an operation in which members of the Armed Forces are or may become involved in military actions, operations, or hostilities against an 

enemy of the United States or against an opposing military force; or (2) results in the call or order to, or retention on, active duty of members of the uniformed 

services under 10 U.S.C. 688, 12301(a), 12302, 12304, 12305, or 12406; 10 U.S.C. Chapter 15; or any other provision of law during a war or during a national 

emergency declared by the President or Congress.

 National emergency means the national emergency by reason of certain terrorist attacks declared by the President on September 14, 2001, or subsequent national 

emergencies declared by the President by reason of terrorist attacks.

 Qualifying National Guard duty during a war or other operation or national emergency means training or other duty, other than inactive, performed by a member 

of the National Guard on full-time National Guard duty, as defined in 10 U.S.C. 101(d)(5), under a call to active service authorized by the President or the Secretary of 

Defense. The training or other duty must be performed for more than 30 consecutive days under 32 U.S.C. 502(f) in connection with a war, other military operation, 

or national emergency as declared by the President and supported by federal funds.

 For the Post-Active Duty Student Deferment only--

 For a Reserve or retired member of an Armed Force, active duty means full-time duty in the active military service of the United States as defined in 10 U.S.C. 

101(d)(1) for at least 30 consecutive days of service, but does not include training or attendance at a service school. 

 For a member of the National Guard, active duty means (1) active state duty under which a governor activates National Guard personnel based on state law or policy 

and the activities of the National Guard are paid for with state funds; and (2) full-time National Guard duty under which a governor is authorized, with the approval 

of the President or the Secretary of Defense, to order a member to state active duty and the activities of the National Guard are paid for with federal funds. Active 

duty for this deferment does not include (1) active duty for training or attendance at a service school, or (2) employment in a full-time, permanent position in the 

National Guard unless you are reassigned to active state duty or full-time National Guard duty as described in (1) and (2) of the preceding sentence.

 An authorized certifying official who may complete Section 4 is your commanding or personnel officer.

 Capitalization is the addition of unpaid interest to the principal balance of your loan. The principal balance of a loan increases when payments are postponed during 

periods of deferment or forbearance and unpaid interest is capitalized. As a result, more interest may accrue over the life of the loan, the monthly payment amount may 

be higher, or more payments may be required. The chart below provides estimates, for a $15,000 unsubsidized loan balance at a 6.8% interest rate, of the monthly 

payments due following a 12-month deferment that started when the loan entered repayment. It compares the effects of paying the interest as it accrues, capitalizing the 

interest at the end of the deferment, and capitalizing interest quarterly and at the end of the deferment. Please note that the U.S. Department of Education (the 

Department) and many other holders do not capitalize interest on a quarterly basis. The actual loan interest charges will depend on your interest rate, length of the 

deferment, and frequency of capitalization. Paying interest during the period of deferment lowers the monthly payment by about $12 and saves about $426 over the 

lifetime of the loan, as depicted in the chart below.

Treatment of Interest Accrued During 

Deferment

Loan 

Amount

Capitalized 

Interest for 12 

Months

Principal to 

Be Repaid

Monthly 

Payment

Number of 

Payments

Total Amount 

Repaid

Total Interest 

Paid

Interest is paid $15,000.00 $0.00 $15,000.00 $172.62 120 $21,736.55* $6,730.66

Interest is capitalized at the end of 

deferment $15,000.00 $1,022.09 $16,022.09 $184.38 120 $22,125.94 $7,119.64

Interest is capitalized quarterly during 

deferment and at the end of deferment

$15,000.00 $1,048.51 $16,048.51 $184.69 120 $22,162.41 $7,156.10

*Total amount repaid includes $1,022.09 of interest paid during the 12-month period of deferment.

 A deferment is a period during which you are entitled to postpone repayment of the principal balance of your loan(s). Interest does not accrue during a deferment on 

Perkins Loan Program loans, a Direct Subsidized Loan, a subsidized Direct Consolidation Loan, a subsidized Federal Stafford Loan, or, in some cases, the subsidized portion 

of a Federal Consolidation Loan (see Note). Interest does accrue during a deferment on a Direct Unsubsidized Loan, a Direct PLUS Loan, an unsubsidized Direct 

Consolidation Loan, an unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan, a Federal PLUS Loan, or a Federal SLS Loan unless I qualify for the no interest accrual benefit for active duty 

service members (see Section 7). Note: Interest does not accrue on a Federal Consolidation Loan during a deferment only if: (1) the application for the Federal 

Consolidation Loan was received by your loan holder on or after January 1, 1993, but before August 10, 1993; (2) the application was received by your loan holder on or 

after August 10, 1993, and the Federal Consolidation Loan includes only Federal Stafford Loans that were eligible for federal interest subsidy; or (3) the application was 

received by your loan holder on or after November 13, 1997, in which case interest does not accrue on the portion of the Federal Consolidation Loan that paid a 

subsidized Direct Loan and/or FFEL Program loan(s). 

 The Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program includes Federal Stafford (Stafford) Loans, Federal PLUS (PLUS) Loans, Federal Consolidation (Consolidation) Loans, 

and Federal Supplemental Loans for Students (SLS). 

 The Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins Loan) Program includes Federal Perkins Loans, National Direct Student Loans (NDSL), and National Defense Student Loans (Defense 

Loans). 

 A forbearance is a period during which you are permitted to temporarily postpone making payments, allowed an extension of time for making payments, or temporarily 

allowed to make smaller payments than scheduled. 

 The holder of your Direct Loan Program loan(s) is the Department. The holder of your FFEL Program loan(s) may be a lender, guaranty agency, secondary market, or the 

Department. The holder of your Perkins Loan Program loan(s) may be a school or the Department.

 The William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program includes Federal Direct Stafford/Ford (Direct Subsidized) Loans, Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford 

(Direct Unsubsidized) Loans, Federal Direct PLUS (Direct PLUS) Loans, and Federal Direct Consolidation (Direct Consolidation) Loans.
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SECTION 7: ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND TERMS/CONDITIONS

 Military Service Deferment eligibility requirements: You may defer repayment of your loan(s) while you are (1) serving on active duty during a war or other military 

operation or national emergency or (2) performing qualifying National Guard duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency, and for an additional 

180 days following the completion of your qualifying military service. You must provide your loan holder with a copy of your military orders or a written statement from 

your commanding or personnel officer, or you must have your commanding or personnel officer certify in Section 4 on this form.

 Post-Active Duty Student Deferment eligibility requirements: You may defer repayment of your loan(s) after your active duty military service and any applicable grace 

period until the earlier of (a) the date you resume enrollment at an eligible school on at least a half-time basis, or (b) 13 months following the completion of your active 

duty military service and any applicable grace period, if (1) you are a member of the National Guard or other reserve component of the Armed Forces or a retired 

member, and your service includes a period on or after October 1, 2007; (2) you were enrolled at least half time at an eligible school when you were called to active duty 

or within 6 months before the date you were called to active duty; (3) you provide your loan holder with the name of the school you attended and your last date of 

attendance; and (4) you provide your loan holder with a copy of your military orders or a written statement from your commanding or personnel officer, or your

commanding or personnel officer certifies in Section 4 on this form.

 You are not required to make payments of loan principal during your deferment. Interest will not accrue on your Perkins Loan Program loan(s) or on your subsidized 

Direct Loan or FFEL Program loan(s) during your deferment. However, interest will accrue on your unsubsidized Direct Loan and FFEL Program loans, unless you qualify for 

the Direct Loan Program’s no interest accrual benefit for active duty service members as explained below.

 You may pay the interest that accrues on your unsubsidized Direct Loan and FFEL Program loans during your deferment. Your loan holder may capitalize interest that you

do not pay during the deferment period on your unsubsidized Direct Loan and FFEL Program loans.

 If your deferment does not cover all your past due payments, your loan holder may grant a forbearance on your loan(s) for all payments due before the begin date of 

your deferment. If the period for which you are eligible for a deferment has ended, your loan holder may grant a forbearance on your loan(s) for all payments due when

your deferment request is processed. Interest that accrues during this forbearance may be capitalized. Unpaid interest that accrues on a Perkins Loan Program loan 

during a forbearance period is not capitalized.

 Your loan holder may grant a forbearance on your Direct Loan and/or FFEL Program loan(s) for up to 60 days, if necessary, for the collection and processing of 

documentation related to your deferment request. Interest that accrues during this forbearance period will not be capitalized.

 If you are a Direct Loan borrower, no interest will be charged on your Direct Loan Program loan(s) that were first disbursed on or after October 1, 2008, or on the portion 

of a Direct Consolidation Loan that repaid Direct Loan and/or FFEL Program loans that were first disbursed on or after October 1, 2008, for a period not to exceed 60 

months while you:

 Qualify for a Military Service Deferment (see Section 2, Item A) as described in Sections 6 and 7, and 

 Serve in an area of hostilities in which service qualifies for special pay under 37 U.S.C. 310, as certified by an authorized official in Section 4, or documented in a 

written statement from your commanding or personnel officer or in a copy of your military orders.

SECTION 8: WHERE TO SEND THE COMPLETED DEFERMENT REQUEST

Return the completed form and any required documentation to:

(If no address is shown, return to your loan holder.)

If you need help completing this form, call:

(If no telephone number is shown, call your loan holder.)

SECTION 9. IMPORTANT NOTICES

Privacy Act Notice. The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) requires that the following notice be provided to you:

The authority for collecting the requested information from and about you is §421 et seq., §451 et seq., and/or §461 et seq. of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as 

amended (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq., 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq., and/or 20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.), and the authorities for collecting and using your Social Security Number (SSN) are 

§484(a)(4) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1091(a)(4)) and 31 U.S.C. 7701(b). Participating in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan

(Direct Loan) Program, and Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins) Program and giving us your SSN are voluntary, but you must provide the requested information, including your SSN, 

to participate.

The principal purposes for collecting the information on this form, including your SSN, are to verify your identity, to determine your eligibility to receive a loan or a benefit on 

a loan (such as a deferment, forbearance, discharge, or forgiveness) under the FFEL Program, Direct Loan Program, and/or Perkins Program, to permit the servicing of your 

loan(s), and, if it becomes necessary, to locate you and to collect and report on your loan(s) if your loan(s) become delinquent or in default. We also use your SSN as an 

account identifier and to permit you to access your account information electronically.

The information in your file may be disclosed, on a case-by-case basis or under a computer matching program, to third parties as authorized under routine uses in the 

appropriate systems of records notices. The routine uses of this information include, but are not limited to, its disclosure to federal, state, or local agencies, to private parties 

such as relatives, present and former employers, business and personal associates, to consumer reporting agencies, to financial and educational institutions, and to guaranty 

agencies in order to verify your identity, to determine your eligibility to receive a loan or a benefit on a loan, to permit the servicing or collection of your loan(s), to enforce the 

terms of the loan(s), to investigate possible fraud and to verify compliance with federal student financial aid program regulations, or to locate you if you become delinquent in 

your loan payments or if you default. To provide default rate calculations, disclosures may be made to guaranty agencies, to financial and educational institutions, or to state 

agencies. To provide financial aid history information, disclosures may be made to educational institutions. To assist program administrators with tracking refunds and 

cancellations, disclosures may be made to guaranty agencies, to financial and educational institutions, or to federal or state agencies. To provide a standardized method for 

educational institutions to efficiently submit student enrollment status, disclosures may be made to guaranty agencies or to financial and educational institutions. To counsel 

you in repayment efforts, disclosures may be made to guaranty agencies, to financial and educational institutions, or to federal, state, or local agencies.

In the event of litigation, we may send records to the Department of Justice, a court, adjudicative body, counsel, party, or witness if the disclosure is relevant and necessary to 

the litigation. If this information, either alone or with other information, indicates a potential violation of law, we may send it to the appropriate authority for action. We may 

send information to members of Congress if you ask them to help you with federal student aid questions. In circumstances involving employment complaints, grievances, or 

disciplinary actions, we may disclose relevant records to adjudicate or investigate the issues. If provided for by a collective bargaining agreement, we may disclose records to a 

labor organization recognized under 5 U.S.C. Chapter 71. Disclosures may be made to our contractors for the purpose of performing any programmatic function that requires 

disclosure of records. Before making any such disclosure, we will require the contractor to maintain Privacy Act safeguards. Disclosures may also be made to qualified 

researchers under Privacy Act safeguards.

Paperwork Reduction Notice. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.5 hours (30 minutes) per response, including the time 

for reviewing instructions, searching existing data resources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the information collection. Individuals 

are obligated to respond to this collection to obtain a benefit in accordance with 34 CFR 674.34, 682.210, or 685.204. Send comments regarding the burden estimate(s) or any 

other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to the U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 

20210-4537 or e-mail ICDocketMgr@ed.gov and reference OMB Control Number 1845-0080. Note: Please do not return the completed form to this address.

If you have questions regarding the status of your individual submission of this form, contact your loan holder (see Section 8).
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