Slide 1 · The mix-up · TOP's
AGR is not TRICARE Reserve Select.
- Full-time Guard and Reserve sit on active-duty TRICARE.
- TRICARE pages almost never print AGR. They say active duty.
- Buying TRS while you are AGR is the wrong cash register.
1 / 5 · Verify on Active duty TRICARE before anyone enrolls.
Slide 2 · DEERS first · TOP's
If the roster is wrong, every portal will lie.
- milConnect has to show active duty, not Selected Reserve.
- S-1 / personnel posts the orders. Then enroll.
- DEERS / DMDC: 800-538-9552.
Speaker note: Speaker: do not let anyone tap TRS in BWE “just to see.”
2 / 5 · Verify on Active duty TRICARE before anyone enrolls.
Slide 3 · Prime or Prime Remote · TOP's
ZIP code. Not a rumor.
- Plan Finder: Prime Service Area → enroll Prime.
- Live AND work more than 50 miles / one-hour drive → Prime Remote.
- One of those in town is not TPR. Call the contractor.
3 / 5 · Verify on Active duty TRICARE before anyone enrolls.
Slide 4 · The clicks · TOP's
milConnect → Benefits → BWE. Zero premium.
- Active-duty sponsors pay no enrollment fee and no monthly premium.
- Pick a PCM if the form offers one. Download the card.
- TPR is often phone or mail if BWE will not take it. East 800-444-5445. West 888-874-9378.
4 / 5 · Verify on Active duty TRICARE before anyone enrolls.
Slide 5 · Family and teeth · TOP's
Two products. Two clocks.
- Family: DEERS first. Then 90 days to change auto-enrolled Prime or Select.
- Sponsor dental: clinic / ADDP. Family dental: TDP as an active-duty family.
- Write the URLs on the board. Nobody collects an SSN after formation.
Speaker note: Speaker: start card is /start/agr. Walkthrough is /signup/tricare-agr.
5 / 5 · Verify on Active duty TRICARE before anyone enrolls.
