What is DD Form 2329? It is a Department of Defense form titled DD Form 2329, Record of Trial by Summary Court-Martial, August 1984, and its job is straightforward: Record of Trial by Summary Court-Martial. 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
- 1. a. Name of accused (last, first, middle initial).
- 1. b. Grade or rank.
- 1. c. Unit or organization of accused.
- 1. d. Social security number.
- 2. a. Name of convening authority (last, first, middle initial).
- 2. b. Rank.
- 2. c. Position.
- 2. d. Organization of convening authority.
- 3. a. Name of summary court martial, if summary court martial was accuser, so state.
- 3. b. Rank.
- 3. c. Unit or organization of summary court martial.
- 4. At a preliminary proceeding held on: (day and month).
- Year.
- The summary court-martial gave the accused a copy of the charge sheet. Press space bar to mark X in first box if yes, second box if no.
- 5. The summary court-martial informed the accused of the following: a. The fact that the charge(s) had been referred to a summary court-martial and the date of referral. X first box if yes, second box if no.
- b. The identity of the convening authority. X first box if yes, second box if no.
- c. The name(s) of the accuser(s). X first box if yes, second box if no.
- d. The general nature of the charge(s). X first box if yes, second box if no.
- e. The accused's right to object to trial by summary court-martial. X first box if yes, second box if no.
- f. The accused's right to inspect the allied papers and immediately available personnel records. X first box if yes, second box if no.
- g. The names of the witnesses who could be called to testify and any documents or physical evidence which the summary court-martial expected to introduce into evidence. X first box if yes, second box if no.
- h. The accused's right to cross-examine witnesses and have the summary court-martial cross-examine on behalf of the accused. X first box if yes, second box if no.
- i. The accused's right to call witnesses and produce evidence with the assistance of the summary court-martial if necessary. X first box if yes, second box if no.
- j. That during the trial the summary court-martial would not consider any matters, including statements previously made by the accused to the summary court-martial, unless admitted in accordance with the Military Rules of Evidence. X first box if yes, second box if no.
Download the form
Which files are here? These: PDF. How much work is involved? 2 pages, about 78 entry fields.
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.
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.
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.
How do you find a form referenced inside this one? By its number alone. The DD sequence runs across the entire Department, so a number identifies exactly one document regardless of which service cited it.
Why do some instructions cite both a DA and a DD form? Because the procedure touches both systems, not because the forms are related. Service forms answer to a service proponent; DD forms answer to not stated or another Department office. The sequences were never aligned.
Should you archive this file and reuse it next year? Better not. Forms are revised as directives are reissued, as data requirements shift and as statutory notice text is updated, and none of that reaches you directly. Download fresh, check the edition date.
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 2329?
- DD Form 2329, Record of Trial by Summary Court-Martial, August 1984
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?