010207. REQUEST FOR REFERENCE (DD FORM 370 …

1 COMNAVCRUITCOMINST VOLUME III CH2 Chapter 1 Section 221 Mail to block. Fill in name and address of law enforcement agency to which the form will be sent. Stamp or type the NAVCRUITDIST/EPDS address on the reverse. Include a NAVCRUITDIST/EPDS self-addressed envelope with dd form 369 for return of REQUEST FOR REFERENCE ( dd form 370)a. Use of form . This form is used to obtain additional information about an applicant to use in determining the applicant s suitability for enlistment for Active duty or determining an applicant s suitability for accession for the Navy Reserve.

2 dd form 370is used as a REFERENCE for enlistment waivers requiring COMNAVCRUITCOM approval. dd form 370 may not be given to the applicant to complete under any recruiter or appropriate recruiting personnel are solely responsible for this document. dd form 370 may either be given directly to the recruiter or recruiting personnel or mailed directly to the institution with a return envelope to recruiting personnel References (1) Employer. Employer references are required for all applicants for whom an enlistment waiver pre-enlistment kit is submitted to COMNAVCRUITCOM for enlistment approval.

3 The commanding officer may REQUEST employer references by either DDForm 370 or by using the telephonic procedures. The CO determines which procedure to use. (2) Personal. Personal references are only utilized for COMNAVCRUITCOM waivers. School officials and church pastors are examples of personal from relatives will not be accepted. (3) Preparation. Prepare references in original only. Photocopies of references may be included in pre-enlistment kits forwarded to COMNAVCRUITCOM. (4) Filing.

4 Keep all references in the applicant s residual file. c. Confidentiality. Recruiters must understand that the information provided on DDForm 370 by the REFERENCE source is strictly confidential information that is used to make a subjective judgment as to the applicant s desirability. Because of its confidential nature, at no time may recruiters divulge either the source of or the nature of the information provided on dd form 370 to the applicant or to any others even if specifically requested. Any divulging of information on dd form 370 subjects the individual making the disclosure personally and criminally liable ( , subject to fine and/or imprisonment).

5 This is especially important in cases where the applicant has been Requesting Employer References. When required, submit employer references as follows: COMNAVCRUITCOMINST VOLUME III CH8 Chapter 1 Section 222 (1) Prior Service (PS).When required, employer references shall be requested from each employer listed on the SF 86 the applicant has worked for the last three years. If the number of employers is greater than three during this period, only the most recent three employer references may be requested.

6 To assist in making an enlistment eligibility determination for PS processing for DPEP, the following will be included in the REMARKS section: (a) Is the applicant a full-time employee? Yes or No (Circle one). If no, how many hours per week does he/she work for you?_____ (b) Has the applicant had supervisory experience? Yes or No (Circle one) . If YES, how many years of experience?_____ How many people supervised?_____ (c) Please indicate your telephone number for use if additional information is needed concerning the applicant.

7 _____e. REQUEST School school REFERENCE is required when the applicant has no employment during the three years preceding application for enlistment. A school REFERENCE , however, is not required if the applicant has never been employed, is an HSDG and has not attended school for more than three years since graduation from high Act Sensitive. Criminal history information received under Title 10 U. S. C. 520a and references obtained from employers/school officials are confidential, and a person who has had access to any information received shall not disclose such information except to facilitate military recruiting.

8 F. Instructions for Completing dd form 370(1)To Block. This is the address of the Recruiting Office.(2)Applicant Identification Data. Self-explanatory.(3)Recruiting Officer Identification Data. Self-explanatory. (4)Blocks 10 through 19. Self-explanatory. To facilitate contact with REFERENCE , should additional information concerning the applicant be needed, write the following in the Remarks block of dd form 370:"Please use this remarks section. Specifically address the circumstances of any known illegal involvement with drugs or with police, to include rehabilitation efforts, if applicable.

9 Your comments are useful and will be kept in strictest confidence. Please indicate your telephone number for use if additional information is needed concerning the applicant. Note: All DD 370s shall have the signer s area code and telephone number annotated. If an applicant had at any time been under the supervision of a probation or parole office, a REFERENCE from this individual is mandatory.