What is DD Form 1812? It is a Department of Defense form titled DD Form 1812, Warehouse Inspection Report, September 1998, and its job is straightforward: Warehouse Inspection Report. That single line covers most of what people want to know before they download it.
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
- Press spacebar to mark X if Both B. O. A. and S. I. T.
- Mark X if RSMO.
- Mark X if ITO.
- 2. Date of inspection (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 4.a. Address of warehouse, line 1.
- 4.b. Fire system class. Mark X if SS/1.
- Mark X if USS/2.
- Mark X if D & R/3.
- Mark X if FCR/4.
- 4.c. lots.
- 4.d. weight.
- Address of warehouse, line 2.
- Mark X if SS/1.
- Mark X if USS/2.
- Mark X if D & R/3.
- Mark X if FCR/4.
- Lots.
- Weight.
- Address of warehouse, line 3.
- Mark X if SS/1.
- Mark X if USS/2.
- Mark X if D & R/3.
- Mark X if FCR/4.
- Lots.
Download the form
What can you download? The available set is PDF. How big is the job? The form runs 2 pages with roughly 123 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.
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.
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.
Can you skip around the form? Better not to. The layout runs identification, then content, then certification, and entries near the bottom frequently take their meaning from what sits above them.
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.
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.
Do you need to know which branch issued a related form? No. DD numbering is Department-wide and unified, which means the number on its own is a complete address for the document.
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.
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 1812?
- DD Form 1812, Warehouse Inspection Report, September 1998
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?