Which document is this? DD Form 1719, official title DD Form 1719, DoD Voluntary Education Program Report, February 2000. What does it do? It exists to Voluntary Education Program Report, DoD. Everything on this page builds on those two facts.
Will you need a different form because of where you serve? No. DD forms are Department-wide instruments, and that scope is what separates them from service publications. One edition, all branches, defense agencies included.
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.
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
- Section 1 - General information. 1. Military department.
- 2. Report for fiscal year.
- 3. Reporting official.
- 4. Reporting date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day, no dividers).
- 5. Telephone numbers. a. DSN.
- b. Commercial (include area code).
- 6. Military strength (include Warrant Officers with officer counts in all blocks).
- b. Enlisted.
- c. Total.
- 7. Department education levels. a. Officers. (1) Non-high school graduates.
- (2) High school graduates or equivalent.
- (3) Degrees. (a) AS and/or AA.
- (b) BS and/or BA.
- (c) MS and/or MA.
- (d) Doctorate.
- 7.b. Enlisted. (1) Non-high school graduates.
- (2) High school graduates or equivalent.
- (3) Degrees. (a) AS and/or AA.
- (b) BS and/or BA.
- (c) MS and/or MA.
- (d) Doctorate.
- 8.b. Completions. (1) Number.
- (2) TA cost.
- (3) TA cost.
Download the form
What formats exist for this form? PDF. What is the scale of it? 3 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.
Does typing matter? It does. Your completed form will probably be scanned, forwarded and filed, and typed text comes through each of those steps unchanged while handwriting degrades. If pen is your only option, block capitals give the receiving clerk a fighting chance.
Why will not the xfdl file open? Because it is not a pdf. Xfdl belongs to IBM Lotus Forms, long the Department's electronic form format, and it needs IBM Lotus Forms Viewer or an equivalent reader installed first.
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 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.
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 1719 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.
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 1719?
- DD Form 1719, DoD Voluntary Education Program Report, February 2000
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?