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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open the 553 form in the editor.
  2. Begin by entering the 'Date Prepared' in the specified format (YYYYMMDD) at the top of the form.
  3. In section 2, provide details about the local, state, or federal law enforcement authority that will receive this form.
  4. Fill out section 5 with absentee identification. Include their name, grade/rank/rate, sex, ethnicity, race, place of birth, date of birth, eye color, height, weight, hair color, and social security number.
  5. Complete sections regarding current enlistment and administrative dates of desertion. Ensure all dates are entered in YYYYMMDD format.
  6. In section 17, certify your findings by providing your typed name, rank, organization details, and signature.
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DD Form 553, Deserter/Absentee Wanted by the Armed Forces
The Navy Personnel Command can only issue the Honorable Discharge (DD Form 256N) certificate. The certificate may be issued in connection with a BCNR/NDRB action. Otherwise, the following persons are entitled to receive an administratively issued certificate. The person who performed the service.
DoD forms satisfy a valid need; essential to accomplish a mission and necessary for the efficient and economical operation of the DoD. This web site provides the Official edition of Department of Defense (DD) and Secretary of Defense (SD) forms.
Declare. Per reference (a), declare the member a deserter by preparing and transmitting DD 553 Deserter/Absentee Wanted by the Armed Forces.

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