What is DD Form 1212? It is a Department of Defense form titled DD Form 1212, Laboratory California Bearing Ratio (CBR) Test Data, December 1999, and its job is straightforward: Laboratory California Bearing Ratio (CBR) Test Data. That single line covers most of what people want to know before they download it.
Is there a version specific to your service? No. A DD number is issued at Department level, which is the whole point of the prefix — every military department and defense agency works from one identical document. Looking for a branch variant wastes time you do not have.
Where does the requirement come from? From not stated, with not stated responsible for the document itself. Those are the names to cite if anyone asks under what authority you filed.
Which edition should you have? not stated, listed as not stated. A copy dated otherwise is a copy worth replacing.
What the form asks for
- 1. Project.
- 2. Date.
- 3. Excavation number.
- 4. Sample number.
- 5. Condition. Press space bar to mark X in first box if disturbed, second box if undisturbed.
- Compaction data. 6. Mold number.
- 7. Number of layers.
- 8. Blows per layer.
- 9. Percent of 3/4 inch material replaced.
- 10. Weight of hammer (pounds).
- 11. Height of drop (inches).
- Proving-ring data. 12. Number.
- 13. Constant.
- 14. Capacity.
- 15. Surcharge weight.
- 16. Soaking (pounds).
- 17. Penetrating (pounds).
- 18. Swell data. Initial: a. Date.
- b. Time.
- d. Dial reading.
- e. Initial height.
- Final: a. Date.
- b. Time.
- c. Elapsed time.
Download the form
Which files are here? These: PDF. How much work is involved? 2 pages, about 130 entry fields.
What does any of this cost? Nothing. Every format listed is a free download. One practical note: save the file and open it in a desktop pdf reader, because browser previews often ignore interactive fields and lose what you typed.
Where do you start? At the top. Identification first, the substance of the entry second, certification last. Why that order? Because fields lower on the page often depend on data you established in the header, and filling out of sequence produces contradictions.
Why does the edition matter so much here? Because DD forms are revised centrally. When the Department reissues one, it reissues it for all branches simultaneously, and the field layout can shift. Compare the printed date against not stated before you type anything.
Where do you look up an unclear entry? The form face first, not stated second. And when the two disagree? not stated controls.
Where does the completed form go? To the office named in not stated or in your organization's local procedure. Should you keep a copy? Always — a scan or a saved file costs nothing and spares you the whole exercise if the original disappears.
What if DD Form 1212 points to another form? Search the series and number. Because the DD sequence is common to every military department, no branch qualifier is needed to land on the right file.
Can you assume a matching number is the same form? No, and this is where downloads go wrong. Read the prefix. Army numbering and Department numbering are independent systems, so the digits alone tell you nothing about which document you need.
How often does a form like this change? Unpredictably — revision follows directive changes, altered collection requirements and updated notice language. What is the practical defence? Verifying not stated every time you download rather than trusting a saved copy.
Is any of this advice? No. This page distributes a published Defense form and explains its contents, which is a different thing from telling you whether your circumstances qualify or whether a reviewer will accept your copy. Direct questions of eligibility, applicability and procedure to not stated, to your servicing personnel office, or to the office designated in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 1212?
- DD Form 1212, Laboratory California Bearing Ratio (CBR) Test Data, December 1999
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?