diff --git a/js/components/date_selector.js b/js/components/date_selector.js
index 8e8f5327..311d5514 100644
--- a/js/components/date_selector.js
+++ b/js/components/date_selector.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export default {
       month: this.initialmonth,
       year: this.initialyear,
       name: this.nameTag,
+      showValidation: false,
     }
   },
 
@@ -160,6 +161,8 @@ export default {
 
   methods: {
     onInput: function(e) {
+      this.showValidation = true
+
       emitEvent('field-change', this, {
         value: this.formattedDate,
         name: this.name,
diff --git a/js/components/options_input.js b/js/components/options_input.js
index 48213378..6c82b39b 100644
--- a/js/components/options_input.js
+++ b/js/components/options_input.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export default {
     const showError = (this.initialErrors && this.initialErrors.length) || false
     return {
       showError: showError,
-      showValid: !showError && !!this.initialValue,
+      showValid: false,
       validationError: this.initialErrors.join(' '),
       value: this.initialValue,
     }
diff --git a/js/components/text_input.js b/js/components/text_input.js
index ea210cb0..92c8c7e4 100644
--- a/js/components/text_input.js
+++ b/js/components/text_input.js
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ export default {
       type: Boolean,
       default: false,
     },
-    insetForm: Boolean,
   },
 
   data: function() {
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ export default {
       this._checkIfValid({
         value: this.value,
         invalidate: true,
-        showValidationIcon: !this.insetForm,
+        showValidationIcon: false,
       })
 
       if (this.mask && this.validation !== 'email') {
@@ -103,6 +102,8 @@ export default {
     onBlur: function(e) {
       if (!(this.optional && e.target.value === '')) {
         this._checkIfValid({ value: e.target.value.trim(), invalidate: true })
+      } else if (this.modified && !this.optional) {
+        this._checkIfValid({ value: e.target.value.trim(), invalidate: true })
       }
       this.value = e.target.value.trim()
 
diff --git a/templates/components/date_picker.html b/templates/components/date_picker.html
index 61c1889f..2774aec5 100644
--- a/templates/components/date_picker.html
+++ b/templates/components/date_picker.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   :optional='{{ optional | string | lower }}'
   inline-template>
 
-    <fieldset class="usa-input date-picker" v-bind:class="{ 'usa-input--success': isDateValid }">
+    <fieldset class="usa-input date-picker" v-bind:class="{ 'usa-input--success': isDateValid && showValidation }">
       <legend>
         <div class="usa-input__title">
           {{ label }}
@@ -76,8 +76,13 @@
 
         </div>
 
-        <div class="usa-form-group-date-ok" v-if="isDateValid">
-          {{ Icon("ok", classes="icon--green") }}
+        <div v-if="showValidation">
+          <div class="usa-form-group-date-ok" v-if="isDateValid">
+            {{ Icon("ok", classes="icon--green") }}
+          </div>
+          <div class="usa-form-group-date-ok" v-else>
+            {{ Icon("alert", classes="icon--red")}}
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </fieldset>
diff --git a/templates/components/options_input.html b/templates/components/options_input.html
index b7d8d858..38c964f5 100644
--- a/templates/components/options_input.html
+++ b/templates/components/options_input.html
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 {% from "components/icon.html" import Icon %}
 {% from "components/tooltip.html" import Tooltip %}
 
-{% macro OptionsInput(field, tooltip, inline=False, label=True, show_validation=True, disabled=False, watch=False, optional=True) -%}
+{% macro OptionsInput(
+  field,
+  tooltip,
+  inline=False,
+  label=True,
+  show_validation=True,
+  disabled=False,
+  watch=False,
+  optional=True) -%}
   <optionsinput
     name='{{ field.name }}'
     inline-template
diff --git a/templates/components/phone_input.html b/templates/components/phone_input.html
index 62a1c18a..74200436 100644
--- a/templates/components/phone_input.html
+++ b/templates/components/phone_input.html
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {% from "components/text_input.html" import TextInput %}
 
-{% macro PhoneInput(phone_number, phone_ext, placeholder_phone="") %}
+{% macro PhoneInput(phone_number, phone_ext, placeholder_phone="", phone_optional=True, extension_optional=True) %}
   <div class='phone-input'>
       <div class='phone-input__phone'>
-        {{ TextInput(phone_number, placeholder=placeholder_phone, validation='usPhone') }}
+        {{ TextInput(phone_number, placeholder=placeholder_phone, validation='usPhone', optional=phone_optional) }}
       </div>
       <div class='phone-input__extension'>
-        {{ TextInput(phone_ext, validation='phoneExt')}}
+        {{ TextInput(phone_ext, validation='phoneExt', optional=extension_optional) }}
       </div>
   </div>
 {%- endmacro %}
diff --git a/templates/components/text_input.html b/templates/components/text_input.html
index 51528970..1b7e5aa7 100644
--- a/templates/components/text_input.html
+++ b/templates/components/text_input.html
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
   optional=True,
   showLabel=True,
   watch=False,
-  show_validation=True,
-  inset_form=False) -%}
+  show_validation=True) -%}
 
   <textinput
     v-cloak
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@
     {% if initial_value or field.data is not none %}initial-value='{{ initial_value or field.data }}'{% endif %}
     {% if field.errors %}v-bind:initial-errors='{{ field.errors | list }}'{% endif %}
     v-bind:optional={{ optional|lower }}
-    v-bind:inset-form={{ inset_form|lower }}
     key='{{ field.name }}'
     :watch='{{ watch | string | lower }}'
     inline-template>
diff --git a/templates/fragments/edit_user_form.html b/templates/fragments/edit_user_form.html
index 56f61b80..473b8d3f 100644
--- a/templates/fragments/edit_user_form.html
+++ b/templates/fragments/edit_user_form.html
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@
       <div class='panel__content'>
         <div class='form-row'>
           <div class='form-col form-col--half'>
-            {{ TextInput(form.first_name, validation='requiredField') }}
+            {{ TextInput(form.first_name, validation='requiredField', optional=False) }}
           </div>
 
           <div class='form-col form-col--half'>
-            {{ TextInput(form.last_name, validation='requiredField') }}
+            {{ TextInput(form.last_name, validation='requiredField', optional=False) }}
           </div>
         </div>
 
-        {{ TextInput(form.email, validation='email') }}
-        {{ PhoneInput(form.phone_number, form.phone_ext) }}
+        {{ TextInput(form.email, validation='email', optional=False) }}
+        {{ PhoneInput(form.phone_number, form.phone_ext, phone_optional=False) }}
 
         {{ OptionsInput(form.service_branch) }}
         {{ OptionsInput(form.citizenship) }}
diff --git a/templates/portfolios/admin.html b/templates/portfolios/admin.html
index d451c9df..a4268f44 100644
--- a/templates/portfolios/admin.html
+++ b/templates/portfolios/admin.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
               {{ portfolio_form.csrf_token }}
               <div class='form-row'>
                 <div class='form-col form-col--half'>
-                  {{ TextInput(portfolio_form.name, validation="portfolioName", inset_form=True) }}
+                  {{ TextInput(portfolio_form.name, validation="portfolioName") }}
                 </div>
                 <div class='edit-portfolio-name action-group'>
                   {{ SaveButton(text='Save', additional_classes='usa-button-big') }}
diff --git a/templates/portfolios/applications/settings.html b/templates/portfolios/applications/settings.html
index 4e7f0047..4fe5f75a 100644
--- a/templates/portfolios/applications/settings.html
+++ b/templates/portfolios/applications/settings.html
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
             </p>
             <div class="form-row">
               <div class="form-col form-col--two-thirds">
-                {{ TextInput(application_form.name, inset_form=True) }}
-                {{ TextInput(application_form.description, paragraph=True, inset_form=True) }}
+                {{ TextInput(application_form.name) }}
+                {{ TextInput(application_form.description, paragraph=True) }}
               </div>
               <div class="form-col form-col--third">
                 {% if user_can(permissions.DELETE_APPLICATION) %}