milConnect Overview
All persons age 18 and older who have an affiliation with the US DoD can use milConnect to manage their contact information and check their records and benefits as recorded in DEERS.
- All users can view their own information.
- Sponsors can view their own information and, in most cases, information for their eligible family members.
- Some beneficiaries are both sponsors and dependents. Some dependents have more than one sponsor. If you are in one of these categories you might need to change the sponsor name that displays in the upper right of the milConnect page when you sign in.
- If you are a new user and do not have a CAC, click Start here in the upper right to create DS Logon credentials.
- For online DS Logon support, click Need Support? on the DS Logon website to open the most current FAQs, including instructions and requirements for requesting a DS Logon.
- For the best milConnect viewing experience, use Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome.
Privacy Act
To ensure that Privacy Act information is protected, PII and proprietary data (including names, SSNs, birth dates, addresses, and phone numbers) have been fabricated and redacted in all portal- and portlet-related documentation.
See also
Signing In and Out of milConnect
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