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# Finance/Disbursing Officials Debt Remissions

**On this page:**                        - Remission Guidance
                        - What to Include With the Member's Application
                        - Where to Send Request for Remission

## **Remission Guidance:**

Guidance pertaining to remissions are based upon different subsections of the U.S. Code, depending on the status of the member.
                        - 10 U.S.C §2774 for Military Members
                        - 32 U.S.C §716 for National Guard Members
                        - 10 U.S.C §6161 for Navy and Marine Corps Remissions

## **What to Include With the Member's Application: **

Documentation to support the request for remission. You should send any documents you have pertaining to the debt. Required documentation includes the following:
                        - Forms that authorized the payments, which caused the debt.
                        - Leave and Earnings Statements (LESs) – 1 month prior to and 1 month after debt period.
                        - If there has been a formal investigation which concludes the debt was the result of fraud, you must include the report and all exhibits referenced in the report.
                        - Please support or justify your recommendation for approval or denial in block 29. Additional supporting documentation MAY include the following:

## **Where to Send Request for Remission:**

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**Army**

Remission applications for the Army are completed on DA Form 3508 and should be forwarded, along with a notarized sworn statement (DA Form 2823), and all supporting documentation, to the following address:

**Human Resources Command (HRC)**ATTN: EPMD, SPECIAL ACTIONS BRANCH/AHRC-EPO-ARemissions or Cancellation of Indebtedness1600 Spearhead Div Ave., Dept 334FT Knox, KY  40121-5303

For additional information, please refer to AR 600-4.

**Navy**

Complete and submit a DD Form 2789 along with other supporting documentation to the following address:

**OPNAV N130**Military Pay & Compensation Branch701 S. Courthouse Rd.Arlington,  VA  22204.
**DD Form 2789 – Waiver/Remission of Indebtedness ****Application**

SmartForm: For step-by-step guidance to help complete your DD Form 2789, click here.

 PDF: Download and complete your DD Form 2789 in PDF format, click here.

**Air Force & Space Force**

Complete and submit a DD Form 2789 along with other supporting documentation via the Case Management System (CMS) to AFFSC Remission.**DD Form 2789 – Waiver/Remission of Indebtedness****Application** **Please note: You may need to right click to download or the save the documents to your computer before you are able to fill them out.**

SmartForm: For step-by-step guidance to help complete your DD Form 2789, click here.

 PDF: Download and complete your DD Form 2789 in PDF format, click here.

**Marine Corps**

Complete and submit a DD Form 2789 along with other supporting documentation to Headquarters Marine Corps through DTMS.
**DD Form 2789 – Waiver/Remission of Indebtedness ****Application**

 SmartForm: For step-by-step guidance to help complete your DD Form 2789, click here.

 PDF: Download and complete your DD Form 2789 in PDF format, click here.

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