TO DO: Get your passport (if you don’t have one already or your current one will expire before June of 2017) and upload the info to your profile.
If you do not have a passport yet go to your local post office, or click the link below: http://travel.state.gov/passport/
Important Dates to know:
Final Day to Apply for Passport (Normal Shipping) – May 1, 2016
Final Day to Apply for Passport (Expedited Shipping) – June 1, 2016
Deadline for Passport Info Uploaded to profile – July 1, 2016
When you have your passport in hand check for two things:
1. You have at least 6 blank pages. (One side = One page.)
2. Your expiration date is good for 6 months after you get home from the trip (up to June 1st, 2017).
Next, open your passport to the page where your picture and info are and take a picture, or scan that page. Make sure that your name and passport number can be seen very clearly since we will be using this to book your flights.
Then upload that document to your profile under the “DOCUMENTS” tab that is under the “MY MOBILIZATION TAB”.
View this screenshot to know EXACTLY where to go. Also, please make sure EACH box is completely filled out.
THE SOONER YOU GET THIS DONE THE BETTER, DON’T WAIT FOR THE DEADLINE!
And lastly, you will also need 3 extra passport pictures. These pictures DO NOT have to be the same picture that is in your passport. You can get these extra pictures at the post office, any CVS or Walgreens.
At the very latest, you MUST upload your Passport information and image by July1st!
