So what is DD Form 1572? The short answer: a Defense Department document, officially DD Form 1572, Test Log - Dantes and Others, October 2009, used to Test Log DANTES and Others. Anything else you need follows from that.
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.
Is this the right edition? The current one is dated not stated, and the publisher carries it as not stated. Check that against whatever copy you already have before going further.
What the form asks for
- 1. Organization.
- 2. Military address (include zip code).
- 3. Name of DANTES test control officer.
- 4. Date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day, no separators).
- 5. Test issued. a. Date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day), line 1.
- b. Time.
- 6. Examinee. a. Name (print).
- b. Signature.
- c. Pay grade.
- d. Date of birth (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- e. Unit name.
- f. Unit phone.
- 7. Test code number or test serial number.
- 8. Type of test. Press space bar to mark X in first box if CLEP general, second box if CLEP subject, third box if DSST, fourth box if SAT, fifth box if GED, sixth box if ECI, or seventh box if other.
- 9. Page check before testing.
- 10. Time test returned.
- 11. Page check after testing.
- 12. Date test and/or TAS mailed for scoring (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 13. Examiner's signature.
- 5.a. Test Date, line 2.
- b. Time.
- 6. a. Examinee Name (print).
- b. Signature.
- c. Pay grade.
Download the form
What formats exist for this form? PDF. What is the scale of it? 2 pages and approximately 200 fields.
What is the difference between fillable and printable? A fillable pdf has real field boxes that accept typed text and hold it inside the file. A printable pdf is a flat blank with no fields at all, intended for a printer and a pen. Which one you have determines how you complete the form, so it is worth checking first.
Is handwriting acceptable? Yes, but it is the weaker choice. Scanning flattens pen strokes and reproduction blurs them, while typed characters survive the whole chain intact. Print in capitals if you are working from a paper blank.
Is xfdl worth downloading? Only if you have the viewer. The format comes from IBM Lotus Forms, which carried Defense form distribution for a long stretch, and no ordinary pdf application will read it.
Is there a charge? No — free, all formats. Where should you open the file? In a full pdf application on your own machine. Browser-embedded viewers handle field properties unpredictably.
In what order do you complete it? The printed order, top to bottom. Header data comes before the body, and the body before the signature block. The sequence is not decorative — later entries are keyed to earlier ones.
What if your copy is old? Replace it. Check the date printed on the form against not stated. Old blanks circulate for years in shared folders, and because a DD revision lands across the whole Department at once, the receiving office will be working from the new layout.
Is the form its own instruction manual? Partly. The rest sits in not stated, which is also the authority where the two texts conflict.
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.
How do you find a form referenced inside this one? By its number alone. The DD sequence runs across the entire Department, so a number identifies exactly one document regardless of which service cited it.
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.
Why do editions change at all? Three reasons, mostly: the prescribing directive gets reissued, the information collected changes, or the required notice language is amended. Are you notified when it happens? No. Which is why confirming not stated at the moment you download is worth the few seconds.
What does this page actually provide? The blank form and a description of it. What does it not provide? Legal guidance, procedural rulings, or any assurance about a particular filing. Who answers those? not stated, the administrative office that serves you, or the authority identified in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 1572?
- DD Form 1572, Test Log - Dantes and Others, October 2009
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?