diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/kubernetes-onboarding-template.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/kubernetes-onboarding-template.md
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--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/kubernetes-onboarding-template.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/kubernetes-onboarding-template.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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 name: Kubernetes Onboarding Template
-about: For onboarding a new application to the VSP Kubernetes clusters
+about: For onboarding a new app to the VSP Kubernetes clusters
 title: ''
 labels: 'operations, kubernetes, devops'
 assignees: ''
@@ -29,27 +29,29 @@ _Additional technical information that helps to explain the desired setup and co
 
 ## Onboarding checklist 
 _*Responsible party listed below each item in the checklist_    
-- [ ] Team name     
-_Your team_  
-- [ ] Application name    
-_Your team_   
-_Note: the application should conform to the 12 factor app methodology (https://12factor.net/)_
-- [ ] GitHub repository: _<link here>_  
+
+- [ ] GitHub repository: _provide link to repo here_  
+Note: app should conform to the 12 factor app methodology | [Documentation here](https://12factor.net/)   
 _Your team; Infrastructure Team can assist if needed_  
-- [ ] Dockerfile:  
+- [ ] Dockerfile: _provide link to Dockerfile here_ | [Example here](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/platform-console-api/blob/master/Dockerfile)  
 _Your team; Infrastructure Team can assist if needed_  
-- [ ] AWS Elastic Container Registry (ECR) repository for the application  
+- [ ] AWS service account for GitHub actions, ie `svc-gha-team-name` | [Request Here](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/va.gov-team/issues/new?assignees=&labels=operations%2C+devops%2C+needs-grooming&template=ops_issue_template.md&title=)  
+_Infrastructure Team_
+- [ ] AWS Elastic Container Registry (ECR) repository for the app: _provide name of ECR repo here_  
 _Infrastructure Team; [PRs welcome](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/devops/blob/master/terraform/environments/global/ecr.tf)_  
-- [ ] Automation to "release" and "tag" the application's GitHub repository with a semantic version number | [Example here](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vsp-infra-calico/blob/main/.releaserc)  
+- [ ] Automation to release and tag the app's GitHub repository with a semantic version number | [Example here](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vsp-infra-calico/blob/main/.releaserc)  
 _Your team; Infrastructure Team can assist if needed_  
-- [ ] Automation to push the built Docker container to the ECR Repository and tag it with the semantic version number -- Note: Please do not use 'latest' tags. The release system uses the modified tag to synchronize CI/CD automation | [Example here](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vsp-infra-calico/blob/main/.releaserc)  
-_Your team; Infrastructure Team can assist if needed_
-- [ ] Kubernetes manifest(s) in YAML, jsonnet, or Helm Chart  
+- [ ] Automation to push the Docker container to the ECR repository and tag it with the semantic version number | [Example here](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vsp-infra-calico/blob/main/.github/workflows/mirror-images.yaml)  
+Note: Please do not use 'latest' tags. The release system uses the modified container image tag to synchronize CI/CD automation  
+_Your team; Infrastructure Team can assist if needed_  
+- [ ] Kubernetes manifest(s) in YAML, jsonnet, or Helm Chart added to `vsp-infra-application-manifests` | [Repo here](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vsp-infra-application-manifests)  
+Note: needs to be compatible with ArgoCD | [Documentation here](https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/)  
 _Your team_  
-- [ ] Automation to update the Kubernetes Application Manifest when a new version of your application container is pushed to ECR | [Example here](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vsp-infra-calico/tree/main/.github/workflows)  
+- [ ] Automation to update Kubernetes manifest(s) when a new version of the app container is pushed to ECR | [Example here](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vsp-infra-calico/blob/main/.github/workflows/update-manifests.yaml)  
 _Your team; Infrastructure Team can assist if needed_
-- [ ] AWS app service account and secrets management for your application | [Request Here](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/va.gov-team/issues/new?assignees=&labels=operations%2C+devops%2C+needs-grooming&template=ops_issue_template.md&title=)  
+- [ ] AWS SSM Parameter Store path created for your team or app, ie `/dsva-vagov/team-name/` | [Request Here](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/va.gov-team/issues/new?assignees=&labels=operations%2C+devops%2C+needs-grooming&template=ops_issue_template.md&title=)  
 _Infrastructure Team_
-- [ ] Secrets or parameters that the application needs to run  
+- [ ] AWS SSM Parameter Store secrets or parameters that the app needs to run, ie `/dsva-vagov/team-name/env/secret-name` | [Documentation here](https://depo-platform-documentation.scrollhelp.site/developer-docs/Store-a-secret-in-Parameter-Store.1474595172.html)  
 _Your team_
 
+End of checklist