So what is DD Form 1780? The short answer: a Defense Department document, officially DD Form 1780, Shipment Evaluation and Inspection Record, September 1988, used to Shipment Evaluation and Inspection Record. Anything else you need follows from that.
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
- SCAC.
- Press this Reset button to clear the data from all fields.
- Report control symbol.
- 2. Member's name (last, first, middle initial).
- 3. Grade/rank.
- 4. Component.
- 5. Carrier name.
- 6. PPGBL/order number.
- 7. Origin PPSO.
- GBLOC.
- 8. Destination PPSO.
- GBLOC.
- 9. Code of service.
- 10. Pickup address (street, city, state and zip code).
- Press space bar to mark X if non-temporary storage.
- 11. Delivery address (street, city, state and zip code).
- 1. Date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day, no dividers).
- 13. Missed pickup. X first box if yes, second box if no.
- 14. Required delivery date (RDD) (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 15. Missed RDD. X first box if yes, second box if no.
- 15. Estimated loss/damage.
- 17. Date in storage-in-transit (SIT) (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 18. Date out of SIT (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 12. Pickup date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
Download the form
What can you download? The available set is PDF. How big is the job? The form runs 2 pages with roughly 66 fields to complete.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 1780?
- DD Form 1780, Shipment Evaluation and Inspection Record, September 1988
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?