So what is DD Form 1919C? The short answer: a Defense Department document, officially DD Form 1919C, Federal Wage System - Wage Data Collection (Continuation), July 2009, used to Federal Wage System - Wage Data Collection (Continuation). 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.
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.
How current is this? Edition not stated, publisher status not stated. That is the version described throughout this page.
What the form asks for
- 6. Area code.
- 7. Establishment code.
- 8. Job number.
- 13. Job match, column 1, line 1. Enter Y if yes, N if no.
- 14. Number of employees.
- 15. Straight time hourly rate.
- 13. Job match, column 1, line 2. Enter Y if yes, N if no.
- 14. Number of employees.
- 15. Straight time hourly rate.
- 13. Job match, column 1, line 3. Enter Y if yes, N if no.
- 14. Number of employees.
- 15. Straight time hourly rate.
- 13. Job match, column 1, line 4. Enter Y if yes, N if no.
- 14. Number of employees.
- 15. Straight time hourly rate.
- 13. Job match, column 1, line 5. Enter Y if yes, N if no.
- 14. Number of employees.
- 15. Straight time hourly rate.
- 13. Job match, column 1, line 6. Enter Y if yes, N if no.
- 14. Number of employees.
- 15. Straight time hourly rate.
- 21. Job sub-number, column 1.
- 25. Continuation number, column 1.
- 13. Job match, column 2, line 1. Enter Y if yes, N if no.
Download the form
What formats exist for this form? PDF. What is the scale of it? 1 pages and approximately 72 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.
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.
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.
Where do you look up an unclear entry? The form face first, not stated second. And when the two disagree? not stated controls.
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.
What if DD Form 1919C 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.
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.
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 1919C?
- DD Form 1919C, Federal Wage System - Wage Data Collection (Continuation), July 2009
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?