diff --git a/templates/fragments/admin/add_new_portfolio_member.html b/templates/fragments/admin/add_new_portfolio_member.html
index bd6f1fc5..82654c01 100644
--- a/templates/fragments/admin/add_new_portfolio_member.html
+++ b/templates/fragments/admin/add_new_portfolio_member.html
@@ -21,23 +21,23 @@
   </div>
   <div class='form-row'>
     <div class='form-col form-col--half'>
-      {{ TextInput(member_form.user_data.first_name, validation='requiredField') }}
+      {{ TextInput(member_form.user_data.first_name, validation='requiredField', optional=False) }}
     </div>
     <div class='form-col form-col--half'>
-      {{ TextInput(member_form.user_data.last_name, validation='requiredField') }}
+      {{ TextInput(member_form.user_data.last_name, validation='requiredField', optional=False) }}
     </div>
   </div>
   <div class='form-row'>
     <div class='form-col form-col--half'>
-      {{ TextInput(member_form.user_data.email, validation='email') }}
+      {{ TextInput(member_form.user_data.email, validation='email', optional=False) }}
     </div>
     <div class='form-col form-col--half'>
-      {{ TextInput(member_form.user_data.phone_number, validation='usPhone', optional=True) }}
+      {{ TextInput(member_form.user_data.phone_number, validation='usPhone') }}
     </div>
   </div>
   <div class='form-row'>
     <div class='form-col form-col--half'>
-      {{ TextInput(member_form.user_data.dod_id, validation='dodId') }}
+      {{ TextInput(member_form.user_data.dod_id, validation='dodId', optional=False) }}
     </div>
     <div class='form-col form-col--half'>
     </div>
diff --git a/templates/fragments/applications/new_member_modal_content.html b/templates/fragments/applications/new_member_modal_content.html
index 88e9314e..e5774ee7 100644
--- a/templates/fragments/applications/new_member_modal_content.html
+++ b/templates/fragments/applications/new_member_modal_content.html
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@
   </div>
   <div class='form-row'>
     <div class='form-col form-col--half'>
-      {{ TextInput(new_member_form.user_data.first_name, validation='requiredField') }}
+      {{ TextInput(new_member_form.user_data.first_name, validation='requiredField', optional=False) }}
     </div>
     <div class='form-col form-col--half'>
-      {{ TextInput(new_member_form.user_data.last_name, validation='requiredField') }}
+      {{ TextInput(new_member_form.user_data.last_name, validation='requiredField', optional=False) }}
     </div>
   </div>
   <div class='form-row'>
     <div class='form-col form-col--half'>
-      {{ TextInput(new_member_form.user_data.email, validation='email') }}
+      {{ TextInput(new_member_form.user_data.email, validation='email', optional=False) }}
     </div>
     <div class='form-col form-col--half'>
       {{ TextInput(new_member_form.user_data.phone_number, validation='usPhone', optional=True) }}
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   </div>
   <div class='form-row'>
     <div class='form-col form-col--half'>
-      {{ TextInput(new_member_form.user_data.dod_id, validation='dodId') }}
+      {{ TextInput(new_member_form.user_data.dod_id, validation='dodId', optional=False) }}
     </div>
     <div class='form-col form-col--half'>
     </div>
diff --git a/templates/portfolios/applications/new.html b/templates/portfolios/applications/new.html
index 2399b637..0ddc8b88 100644
--- a/templates/portfolios/applications/new.html
+++ b/templates/portfolios/applications/new.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
           </p>
           <div class="form-row">
             <div class="form-col form-col--two-thirds">
-              {{ TextInput(form.name) }}
+              {{ TextInput(form.name, optional=False) }}
             </div>
             <div class="form-col form-col--third">
               &nbsp;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
           </div>
           <div class="form-row">
             <div class="form-col form-col--two-thirds">
-              {{ TextInput(form.description, paragraph=True) }}
+              {{ TextInput(form.description, paragraph=True, optional=False) }}
             </div>
             <div class="form-col form-col--third">
               &nbsp;