Which document is this? DD Form 1614, official title DD Form 1614, Request/Authorization for DoD Civilian Permanent Duty or Temporary Change of Station Travel, May 2003. What does it do? It exists to Request/Authorization for DoD Civilian Permanent Duty or Temporary Change of Station (TCS) Travel. Everything on this page builds on those two facts.
Does it apply to your branch? Yes. The DD prefix means Department of Defense, not one service, so the same blank serves the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force and the Coast Guard under Defense jurisdiction. There is no Army version and no Navy version to search for.
Who is behind it? not stated maintains the form, and not stated is the publication that requires it. Those two names answer most questions about why you are being asked to submit anything at all.
How current is this? Edition not stated, publisher status not stated. That is the version described throughout this page.
What the form asks for
- Section 1 - Request for official travel. 1. Date. Four digit year, two digit month, two digit day, no separators.
- 3. Social Security Number. Do not include dashes.
- 2. Name (Last, first, middle).
- 4. New Position Title.
- 5. Grade or Rating.
- 6. Retirement Code (from Block 30 of employee's most recent SF-50).
- 7. Releasing Official Station and Location, or Actual Residence.
- 8. New Official Station and Location, Actual Residence or Alternate Destination.
- 9. Reporting Date at new Duty Station (four digit year, two digit month, two digit day).
- 10. Travel purpose. Press space bar to mark X in first box if between official stations, second box if renewal agreement, third box if return from overseas for separation, fourth box if temporary change of station, or fifth box if other.
- If other, explain.
- 11. Transportation mode. X if government.
- X if commercial.
- X if privately owned conveyance.
- X if rail.
- X if air.
- Mileage Rate, in dollars and cents per mile.
- 12.a. Per diem for employee? X first box if yes, second box if no.
- b. Per diem for dependent(s)? X first box if yes, second box if no.
- 13.a. Round trip travel for house-hunting? X first box if yes, second box if no.
- X if actual expense.
- X if fixed expense.
- 13.b. Number of days (including travel).
- 14.a. Temporary quarters subsistence expense? X first box if yes, second box if no.
Download the form
Which files are here? These: PDF. How much work is involved? 2 pages, about 78 entry 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What happens after you finish? It routes to the office specified in not stated or in local guidance. And your own record? Save a duplicate first; nobody regrets having one.
What if DD Form 1614 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.
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.
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.
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 1614?
- DD Form 1614, Request/Authorization for DoD Civilian Permanent Duty or Temporary Change of Station Travel, May 2003
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?