Which document is this? DD Form 1789, official title DD Form 1789, Armed Forces Professional Entertainment Evaluation, February 1986. What does it do? It exists to Armed Forces Professional Entertainment Evaluation. 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.
Where does the requirement come from? From not stated, with not stated responsible for the document itself. Those are the names to cite if anyone asks under what authority you filed.
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. Entertainment unit number.
- 2. Entertainment unit name.
- 3. To (official mailing address).
- 4. From (official mailing address of organization/unit submitting evaluation).
- Part I - recapitulation. 5. Total performance.
- 6. Number of performances by service. a. Army.
- b. Air Force.
- c. Navy.
- d. Marine Corps.
- e. Coast Guard.
- f. Other.
- 7. Total attendance.
- 7. Cancelled Performances and Reasons.
- 9. Unit is rated: Press space bar to mark X in first box if outstanding, second box if good, third box if average, fourth box if fair, or fifth box if unsatisfactory.
- Explain if Outstanding or Unsatisfactory rating.
- 10. Unit is desired for additional tours: X first box if yes, second box if no.
- 11. Unit is recommended for Department of Defense Certificate of Esteem: X first box if yes, second box if no.
- If no, explain.
- 12. Remarks (continue explanations, any other comments or recommendations).
- Part III - Authentication. 13. Date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 14. Name (last, first, middle initial).
- 15. Signature.
- Press this Reset button to clear the data from all fields.
Download the form
What can you download? The available set is PDF. How big is the job? The form runs 2 pages with roughly 23 fields to complete.
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.
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.
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.
Where do you look up an unclear entry? The form face first, not stated second. And when the two disagree? not stated controls.
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.
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.
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 1789?
- DD Form 1789, Armed Forces Professional Entertainment Evaluation, February 1986
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?