FFEL/Direct Loan/Perkins Military Service Deferment/Post-Active Duty Student Deferment Request

The Military Service/Post-Active Duty Student Deferment request form serves as the means by which a Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL), Perkins, or Direct Loan borrower requests a military service deferment and/or post-active duty student deferment and provides his or her loan holder with the information needed to determine whether the borrower meets the applicable deferment eligibility requirements. The form also serves as the means by which the U.S. Department of Education identifies Direct Loan borrowers who qualify for the Direct Loan Program's no accrual of interest benefit for active duty service members.

The latest form for FFEL/Direct Loan/Perkins Military Service Deferment/Post-Active Duty Student Deferment Request expires 2022-10-31 and can be found here.