Correct Direct Deposit form

by Jem (ship03div036)

Oct 17, 2012

My daughter leaves for boot camp next week. We are trying to get all of her paperwork in order. Could someone please tell me the correct direct deposit form she will need? I have been searching online and have gotten several different forms. Standard Form 1199A and one that says FASTSTART on the top for federal employees net salary form. We are going with a local bank close to home to start with and figured if later on in her military career she wanted to go with the military bank she would change over to that. I just want to make sure she has the correct form completed when she gets to boot camp. Thanks....

  • FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW

    They have classes for their personal finances in BC. They are offered a chance to open a Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) account. If you decide to continue to use your own the DD Form is 1999A.

    This is a great post to read:

    Things to Do in the Last Month Before Your Future Sailor Leaves for...

    (It is a direct clickable link to the DISCUSSION FORUM)

    I know it says a "month" but it will still be helpful :-D

    Here is another great post to read to help navigate the site:

    Survival Guide for Navy For Moms Newbies

    Oct 17, 2012

  • Anti M

    All she has to do is take her deposit slips and account info with her, the Navy sits them down during in processing and walks them through the forms.  They do thousands of these, it really is not something which needs to be done ahead of time.  She just needs to bring all the hometown information.

    NFCU is not  a "military" bank.  It is a credit union which is open to service members, their family and DoD civilians. The problem she will run into with a hometown bank is fees (NFCU has none), ATM fees, and if she has any problems, can she get them easily resolved while she's away?  

    When I joined, I went with a local bank.  They kept cancelling my credit card because I had an out of state address and changed it too often!!!    I had so many problems I switched to NFCU.  Still with them for our retired Navy pay (husband too).   Of course, there was no online banking then, that should help.  But seriously, long distance banking can be a real hassle.  

    Oct 17, 2012

  • lemonelephant

    If she plans to use an existing account, she needs to take a blank check, which she will VOID (a deposit slip does not work), or form 1199A completed by her financial institution (they have the form).  I recommend that she open an account with NFCU.

    Oct 18, 2012

  • lemonelephant

    Thanks FTLW for recommending that discussion. 

    Jem, you do have time to get everything done on my list; it is just a bit less stressful if spread out over a month rather than a week.

    Oct 18, 2012

  • joan

    my son went to the bank they did it all right there

    Oct 19, 2012