Eligible service members serving on active duty may be reimbursed a maximum of $2,000 per child for qualifying expenses related to the adoption of children under age 18, up to a maximum of $5,000 per calendar year for multiple adoptions.

Retired Air Force Reserve service members are not eligible for reimbursement of adoption expenses.

For more information, please visit the Adoption Assistance web pages maintained by the Department of Defense:

DoD Adoption Reimbursement Policy:
https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/134109p.pdf

Reimbursement of Adoption Expenses:
https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/documents/fmr/Volume_07a.pdf

Defense Finance and Accounting Service:
https://www.dfas.mil/MilitaryMembers/payentitlements/adoptionreimbursement/