TRICARE, Your Military Health Plan

In This Section:

• DEERS
• Updating Personal Information
• Newborns, Adopted Children and Pre-Adopted Children
• Unremarried Former Spouses
• ID Cards
• Who's Eligible?
• Who's Not Eligible?
• Loss of Eligibility
• Certificate of Creditable Coverage

DEERS

You must be registered in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) to be eligible for TRICARE.  

DEERS is a worldwide, computerized database of uniformed services members (sponsors), their family members, and others who are eligible for military benefits, including TRICARE. All sponsors are automatically registered in DEERS.  However, the sponsor must register eligible family members. Family members can update personal information such as addresses and phone numbers once they are registered in DEERS.  

Note: Addresses must be a physical address; P.O. boxes cannot be used. Additionally, if both parents are service members, then either parent (must choose one) may be listed as the child(ren)'s sponsor in DEERS

milConnect Web Site
milConnect is a Web site provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) that allows sponsors, spouses, and their children (18 years and older) to access information regarding their personal information, health care eligibility, personnel records, and other information from a centralized location.

This Web site allows beneficiaries to perform self-service functions that previously required support. milConnect offers resources to find information on a variety of military-related topics from one reliable source, DEERS, and to view and update information that goes directly into DEERS.

>>Go to milConnect

Moving? Getting married? Having a baby?

Don't forget the family!

Last Modified:November 29, 2011