So what is DD Form 2587? The short answer: a Defense Department document, officially DD Form 2587, Department of Defense Acquisition Corps - Certificate of Admission, July 1998., used to Department of Defense Acquisition Corps - Certificate of Admission. Anything else you need follows from that.
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.
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
- Was admitted to the (agency) Acquisition Corps:
- On (date - 4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- This individual meets the following criteria: Press space bar to mark X in first box if 1.a. is grade GS/GM-13 or above, second box if b. member of U.S. armed forces in grade of major/lieutenant commander or higher, or third box if c. certified by appropriate board as having equivalent experience.
- In addition to 1., X first box if 2.a.(1), has a baccalaureate degree from accredited institution, or second box if (2), has been certified by appropriate board as possessing potential for advancement.
- X first box if b.(1), has 24 semester hours of study from approved disciplines, second box if (2) has 24 semester hours of study in career field and 12 semester hours in approved disciplines, or third box if c., has at least 10 years experience in acquisition positions, or fourth box if d. has passed OPM certified examination(s).
- X first box if 3. has four years experience in acquisition program in DoD or comparable position in industry or government, or second box if 4., has been granted a waiver.
- The requirements waived are: (do not include 2.a.(2)).
- This certifies that (name):
- Social security number.
- 5. Certification. a. Name.
- 5. b. Title.
- c. Signature.
- 5. d. Date signed (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- Press this reset button to clear the data from all fields
Download the form
Which files are here? These: PDF. How much work is involved? 1 pages, about 14 entry fields.
Fillable or printable — which do you have? Click inside a box. If it accepts a cursor and typed text, the file is fillable and your entries save with it. If nothing happens, the pdf is flat, and the only way forward is printing it and writing on paper.
Does typing matter? It does. Your completed form will probably be scanned, forwarded and filed, and typed text comes through each of those steps unchanged while handwriting degrades. If pen is your only option, block capitals give the receiving clerk a fighting chance.
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.
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 is the first thing to check? The edition date on the face of the form. Does it read not stated? If not, the copy is superseded, and a superseded DD form is a real problem: Department-level revisions replace the blank for every service at once, so an old file on a shared drive is stale everywhere, not just in your office.
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.
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.
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.
What does this page actually provide? The blank form and a description of it. What does it not provide? Legal guidance, procedural rulings, or any assurance about a particular filing. Who answers those? not stated, the administrative office that serves you, or the authority identified in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 2587?
- DD Form 2587, Department of Defense Acquisition Corps - Certificate of Admission, July 1998.
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?