function verify_recipient() {
   var spid = document.getElementById('spid');
   var sgid = document.getElementById('sgid');
   var country = document.getElementById('country');
   var arrival_day = document.getElementById('arrival_day');
   var arrival_month = document.getElementById('arrival_month');
   var arrival_year = document.getElementById('arrival_year');
   var depart_day = document.getElementById('depart_day');
   var depart_month = document.getElementById('depart_month');
   var depart_year = document.getElementById('depart_year');
   var first_name = document.getElementById('first_name');
   var last_name = document.getElementById('last_name');
   var id = document.getElementById('external_id');
   var cell_phone1 = document.getElementById('cell_phone');
   var cell_phone2 = document.getElementById('cell_phone2');
   var email1 = document.getElementById('email');
   var email2 = document.getElementById('email2');
   var gender = document.getElementById('gender');

   if (sgid.value == 'na' ) {
      alert('Invalid Group');
      return false;
   } else if (spid.value == 'na' || spid.value == '') {
      alert('Invalid Provider');
      return false;
   } else if (gender.value == 'na') {
      alert('Invalid Gender');
      return false;
   } else if (country.value == 'na' || country.value ==  '') {
      alert('Invalid Country');
      return false;
   } else if (arrival_year.value == 'na' || arrival_month.value == 'na' || arrival_year.value == 'na') {
      alert('Invalid Arrival Date');
      return false;
   } else if (depart_year.value == 'na' || depart_month.value == 'na' || depart_year.value == 'na') {
      alert('Invalid Departure Date');
      return false;
   } else if (first_name.value == '' || last_name.value == '') {
      alert('Invalid name');
      return false;
   } else if (id.value == '') {
      alert('Invalid ID');
      return false;
   } else if (cell_phone1.value == '') {
      alert('Invalid Cell Phone');
      return false;
   } else if (email1.value == '') {
      alert('Invalid email');
      return false;
   } else if (cell_phone1.value != cell_phone2.value) {
      alert('Cell Phone does not match');
      return false;
   } else if (email1.value != email2.value) {
      alert('Email does not match');
      return false;
   }

   return true;
}