Which document is this? DD Form 1821, official title DD Form 1821, Contractor Crewmember Record, August 1996. What does it do? It exists to Contractor Crewmember Record. 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.
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.
Which edition should you have? not stated, listed as not stated. A copy dated otherwise is a copy worth replacing.
What the form asks for
- Crew position. Press space bar to mark X if test.
- If test, position.
- X if support.
- X if functional.
- If functional, position.
- X if other.
- If other, specify.
- Press space bar to clear data from all fields.
- Name of crewmember (last, first, middle initial).
- Contractor represented (name and address).
- Mission, design and series aircraft or other requirement for this qualification.
- Base or location where qualification accomplished.
- X first box if initial qualification, second box if requalification.
- Flying time above type: Jet: hours.
- Turbo prop: hours.
- Reciprocating: hours.
- Rotary: hours.
- Total flying time.
- Mission design and series aircraft, line 1.
- Last 12 months: IP
- Last 12 months: 1st pilot, total.
- Last 12 months: WX
- Last 12 months: hood.
- Last 12 months: night.
Download the form
Which files are here? These: PDF. How much work is involved? 3 pages, about 200 entry fields.
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.
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.
Where do you look up an unclear entry? The form face first, not stated second. And when the two disagree? not stated controls.
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.
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.
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.
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 1821?
- DD Form 1821, Contractor Crewmember Record, August 1996
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?