Fill Out DD Form 2558 Online
Authorization to Start, Stop, or Change an Allotment
U.S. Department of Defense
Authorizes starting, stopping, or changing a pay allotment from military active duty, retired, or annuitant pay.
Reviewed July 2026
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DD Form 2558, Authorization to Start, Stop, or Change an Allotment, is the Department of Defense form for managing allotments, the fixed amounts deducted from military pay each month and sent to a person or institution you designate. It applies to active duty pay, retired pay, and annuitant pay, and a single form handles all three actions: starting a new allotment, stopping one, or changing the amount or destination of an existing one.
You can open DD Form 2558 in the Universal PDF editor, type your information into each field on screen, and download the finished PDF to sign and submit. Many members and retirees can also manage allotments directly through the myPay portal, so the paper form is most often used when online access is not practical or when a payee requires a signed authorization.
What DD Form 2558 is used for
An allotment sends part of your pay somewhere automatically every month before the remainder is deposited to your account. Service members, retirees, and annuitants commonly use allotments for things like:
- Insurance premiums paid directly to an insurer
- Support payments to a spouse or family member
- Deposits to a savings or investment account
- Payments on loans from military relief societies
- Charitable contributions through approved campaigns
Who uses DD Form 2558
Active duty members, military retirees, and Survivor Benefit Plan annuitants can all use the form, although the rules differ by status. DoD regulations distinguish between discretionary allotments, which you set up by choice, and non-discretionary ones, and they limit how many discretionary allotments a person can have at one time.
In practice, retirees and annuitants are the most frequent paper filers, because active duty members usually manage allotments through myPay or their servicing finance office. Universal PDF is an independent document tool and is not affiliated with the Department of Defense or DFAS.
How to fill out DD Form 2558
The form is short, but the banking details have to be exact, so have a statement or voided check for the receiving account in front of you:
- Your identification: name, Social Security number, and pay status (active, retired, or annuitant)
- The action you are requesting: start, stop, or change
- The monthly allotment amount
- The allottee: the person or institution receiving the money, with the routing and account numbers for electronic payment
- Your signature and the date, which authorize the pay change
Where to send the form
Retirees and annuitants send the completed form to DFAS Retired and Annuitant Pay by mail or fax; the current addresses are listed on dfas.mil. Active duty members typically submit it through their servicing finance office. Allotment changes generally take effect within one or two pay cycles, so check your pay statement to confirm the change went through.
Keep a copy of the signed form until you see the allotment appear or stop on your Leave and Earnings Statement or Retiree Account Statement.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Open the form in the Universal PDF editor, complete each field on screen, and download the finished PDF. Print and sign it before mailing or faxing it, because the authorization requires your signature.
Often not. Most allotment changes can be made directly in the myPay portal without any paperwork. The paper form is useful when you cannot access myPay, when a payee wants a signed authorization on file, or when your situation requires manual processing.
DoD financial regulations cap the number of discretionary allotments a member or retiree can carry at one time and restrict what certain allotments may be used for. If you are near the limit, your finance office or DFAS can confirm what is allowed for your pay status.
Processing time varies, but changes submitted on paper generally show up within one to two monthly pay cycles. Review your pay statement after submitting, and contact DFAS or your finance office if the change has not appeared.
The member, retiree, or annuitant whose pay is affected signs the form. If someone holds a power of attorney for the payee, DFAS has specific rules about acceptable documentation, so confirm the requirements before submitting.
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