So what is DD Form 2292? The short answer: a Defense Department document, officially DD Form 2292, Request for Appointment or Renewal of Appointment of Expert or Consultant, September 2011, used to Request for Appointment or Renewal of Appointment of Expert or Consultant. 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.
Who decides this form exists? not stated owns it; not stated directs its use. If someone told you to file this, the authority traces back to those.
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
- Press space bar to mark X in first box if appointment, second box if renewal.
- Request date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day). Date form is completed.
- Part 1 - Requesting Authority. 1. Name of proposed appointee (last, first, middle initial and suffix if applicable).
- 2. Office, committee or subcommittee to which appointed. Spell out completely. Use block 7 if more space is needed.
- 3. Work schedule (full time, part time, intermittent) and stimated number of days to be worked during appointment year. Cannot exceed 130. Must be completed if new appointment.
- 4. Proposed compensation per hour or day or indicate if without compensation (WOC). Must be completed if new appointment.
- 5. Proposed entry on duty date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 6. Complete for renewal appointment of consultant or expert. a. Number days worked in prior appointment year. Attach DD Form 2525.
- 6. b. Work schedule (F/T, P/T, or INT) and number of days to be worked. Cannot exceed 130 days. Must be completed for renewal appointment.
- 6. c. Proposed rate of pay, or WOC.
- 7. Official duty station.
- 8. Position sensitivity. X first box if special sensitive, second if critical sensitive, third if noncritical sensitive, fourth if nonsensitive.
- 9. Duties of consultant or expert.
- 10. Describe nominee's background and experience as it relates to the requirements of this appointment. Attach completed resume.
- 11.i. Signature of authorizing official. Must be USD or designee.
- j. Title of authorizing official.
- 12.a. Security authority signature.
- b. Date signed (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 13.a. Budget and finance authority signature.
- b. Date signed (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 14.a. Standards of conduct authority signature.
- b. Date signed (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 15.a. Human Resources authority signature.
- b. Date signed (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
Download the form
What formats exist for this form? PDF. What is the scale of it? 3 pages and approximately 30 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.
Is handwriting acceptable? Yes, but it is the weaker choice. Scanning flattens pen strokes and reproduction blurs them, while typed characters survive the whole chain intact. Print in capitals if you are working from a paper blank.
What opens an xfdl file? IBM Lotus Forms Viewer, or a compatible client. Will your pdf reader do it? No, and it will likely report the file as damaged. Xfdl was the Defense standard for electronic forms for years, which is why it still appears in the set.
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.
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.
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.
Can you leave fields blank? Not safely. A reviewer cannot tell a deliberate omission from a missed question, so mark inapplicable items N/A. And date fields? Match the format shown on the form — conventions differ, and misreading a date is easy.
What does the Privacy Act notice cover? Four things: the legal authority behind the collection, the purpose, the routine uses, and whether disclosure is required. When should you read it? Before entering personal information, while the choice is still open.
What counts as a signature? Ink on a printed copy, or a credentialed digital signature — CAC-based, applied in software that supports it. What does not count? Your name typed into the signature box. That is a name. Then date the block, because an undated certification is a returned form.
Which mistakes are worth a final check? Superseded edition, gaps in mandatory fields, unreadable writing on a scanned copy, non-conforming date format, unsigned or undated certification.
Is the form its own instruction manual? Partly. The rest sits in not stated, which is also the authority where the two texts conflict.
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.
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 2292?
- DD Form 2292, Request for Appointment or Renewal of Appointment of Expert or Consultant, September 2011
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?