Which document is this? DD Form 1351, official title DD Form 1351, Travel Voucher, July 1999. What does it do? It exists to Travel Voucher. Everything on this page builds on those two facts.
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.
Who decides this form exists? not stated owns it; not stated directs its use. If someone told you to file this, the authority traces back to those.
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. Bureau Voucher Number.
- 2. Disbursing Office Voucher Number.
- 3.a. PAYMENT FOR: Press space bar to mark X if Advance of Travel Allowances (T D Y/ T A D).
- 3.b. Mark X, if Advance of Travel Allowances (P C S).
- 3.c. Mark X, if Accrued per Diem for T D Y/T A D.
- 3.d. Mark X, if Settlement of T D Y/T A D Travel.
- 3.e. Mark X, if Settlement of P C S Travel.
- 3.f. Mark X, if Transportation of Dependents.
- 3.g. Mark X, if Dislocation Allowance.
- 3.h. Mark X if trailer allowance.
- 3.i. Mark X if other payment for.
- Specify any other payment.
- 3.j. Mark X if other payment.
- Specify any other payment.
- 4. Paid by.
- 5. Individual payment. a. Name of payee: Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial.
- 5.b. Rank or Grade.
- 5.c. Social Security Number. Do not include dashes.
- 5.d. Organization and Duty Station.
- 5.e. Travel Order.
- 5.f. Advance of Travel Allowances elected by above - named member.
- 5.g. Check Number.
- 5.h. Check Date: 4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day.
- 5.i. Amount paid.
Download the form
What formats exist for this form? PDF. What is the scale of it? 2 pages and approximately 59 fields.
Why do two kinds of pdf exist? Because two kinds of user exist. One completes the form on screen and forwards a file; the other prints a blank and fills it by hand. The fillable release has interactive boxes, the printable release is a static image of the same page.
Should you type or write? Type, whenever the choice is yours. The reason is what happens after submission: the record gets copied and scanned, and every pass costs handwriting legibility that typed entries never lose.
What opens an xfdl file? IBM Lotus Forms Viewer, or a compatible client. Will your pdf reader do it? No, and it will likely report the file as damaged. Xfdl was the Defense standard for electronic forms for years, which is why it still appears in the set.
Do you pay for these? No. Free download, every format. What should you avoid? Filling the form inside a browser tab; the fields frequently do not save.
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.
What is the first thing to check? The edition date on the face of the form. Does it read not stated? If not, the copy is superseded, and a superseded DD form is a real problem: Department-level revisions replace the blank for every service at once, so an old file on a shared drive is stale everywhere, not just in your office.
What if a specific field still puzzles you? Read the instructions printed on the form, then not stated. Which wins if they differ? The directive.
Who receives it? The office not stated designates, subject to whatever local instruction your organization adds. What do you keep? A copy, made before the form leaves your hands.
Do you need to know which branch issued a related form? No. DD numbering is Department-wide and unified, which means the number on its own is a complete address for the document.
Do DA and DD numbers ever correspond? Never. DA numbering is Army-specific, administered by an Army proponent, while DD numbering is Department-wide under not stated or an equivalent Department office. Identical digits in the two systems mean two unrelated documents, which is why the prefix matters more than the number.
Should you archive this file and reuse it next year? Better not. Forms are revised as directives are reissued, as data requirements shift and as statutory notice text is updated, and none of that reaches you directly. Download fresh, check the edition date.
Will your completed form be accepted? That is not a question this page can answer. What you have here is a published Department of Defense document, a description of it and instructions for filling it out. Nothing on the page is legal advice, and nothing here determines what any office does with a submission. Where do the remaining questions go? To not stated, to your servicing personnel office, or to the office named in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 1351?
- DD Form 1351, Travel Voucher, July 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?