So what is DD Form 2214? The short answer: a Defense Department document, officially DD Form 2214, Noise Survey, January 2000, used to Noise Survey. Anything else you need follows from that.
Will you need a different form because of where you serve? No. DD forms are Department-wide instruments, and that scope is what separates them from service publications. One edition, all branches, defense agencies included.
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. Date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day, no dividers).
- 2. Type. Enter 1 if initial survey, 2 if re-survey, or 3 if other.
- d. Last electroacoustic calibration date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 4. Microphone. a. Manufacturer.
- b. Model.
- c. Serial number.
- d. Last electroacoustic calibration date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 5. Calibrator. a. Manufacturer.
- b. Model.
- c. Serial number.
- 3. Sound level meter. a. Manufacturer.
- b. Model.
- c. Serial number.
- d. Last electroacoustic calibration date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 6. Wind screen. Press space bar to mark X in first box if used, second box if not used.
- 7. Measurements obtained: X first box if indoors, second box if outdoors.
- 8. Description of areas or duties where noise survey conducted.
- 9. Primary source of noise.
- 10. Secondary source of noise.
- 12. Protection required. X first box if none (less than 85 dBA), second box if plug or muff (85-108), third box if plug and muff (108-118), or fourth box if plug, muff, and time limit (greater than 118).
- 11. Sound level data. a. Location, line 1.
- b. Meter action.
- c. dBC. (Sound levels taken with meter switch in C position.)
- d. dBA. (Sound levels taken with meter switch in A position.)
Download the form
What formats exist for this form? PDF. What is the scale of it? 2 pages and approximately 66 fields.
Do you pay for these? No. Free download, every format. What should you avoid? Filling the form inside a browser tab; the fields frequently do not save.
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.
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.
Is the form its own instruction manual? Partly. The rest sits in not stated, which is also the authority where the two texts conflict.
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.
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 2214?
- DD Form 2214, Noise Survey, January 2000
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?