How to Answer Questions on SF86
- 1). Ask the office that gave you the form for clarification on how to fill it out. The form is usually given to you for a specific purpose.
- 2). Answer all questions on the form in a complete and truthful manner. If you need assistance with a particular question, refer to the instruction box below the question. It provides all the information you need, including where to find required codes. For example, question 12 asks where you went to school and indicates the four codes necessary to fill out the code block.
- 3). Write any location as a code. The codes are listed on the back of Page 1 of the form. Include 5-digit zip codes whenever possible to speed up the investigative process.