Form For General Power Of Attorney??

Q: Does anyone know what form is the military special power of attorney form?

A: -There is no form for a special power of attorney. As you will be limiting the use of the PoA to specific purposes ther is no form as it woul dbe far too lengthy to cover all possible contingencies. JAG will help you to prepare an SPoA. -There is no military-specific form for that; go to JAG and they will have you fill out one from whatever state your home of record is in. -As others have posted, there is no specific power of attorney form for the Army. When I was active duty army (1994 - 1998), we used an automated program, where we plugged in the Soldier's specific info, as macros and then printed the document up. Also, at every post I served at, we always made Soldiers sigh a disclaimer for a General POA. Generally, unless there was a specific need for a General, we always recommended that only a Special be used. Many young Soldiers try to get a POA with no true understanding of what the document is or what it is capable of. Sometimes this comes from Commanders and First Sgts telling the troop that they "need" to get one. Sometimes it is from a "following the herd" at a SRP. It is interesting to note that a "Revocation to a POA" document exists. But it is not worth a whole lot. The Soldier

would have to present the Revocation to any and every place the POA might be used at - which is usually impossible to completely accomplish. Just cause the POA is no longer valid doesn't mean that places won't still accept the POA since it is hard for them to know it is invalid. Once, a POA is created, it is a monster to stop. Also, a Soldier must ask himself or herself, if she really needs one. For example, an 18 year old Private with no bills, no car, and no property other than a bank account most likely doesn't need one. A 32 year old Staff Sergeant with a wife of 12 years and 3 kids, with 2 cars, most likely would. Not everyone needs a POA. - LN3 Wayne Roache, USNR