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DD Form 2683 — DD Form 2683, Design Criteria Summary Worksheet, February 1994

Design Criteria Summary Worksheet

What is DD Form 2683? It is a Department of Defense form titled DD Form 2683, Design Criteria Summary Worksheet, February 1994, and its job is straightforward: Design Criteria Summary Worksheet. 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.

Which edition should you have? not stated, listed as not stated. A copy dated otherwise is a copy worth replacing.

What the form asks for

  • Column a. Enter primary or secondary
  • Column b. Enter asset category
  • Column c. Enter asset value
  • Column a. Design Basis Threat, D B T, Moving vehicle bomb. Enter here.
  • Column a. Level of protection, L O P, Moving vehicle bomb. Enter here.
  • Column b. Design Basis Threat, D B T, Stationary vehicle bomb. Enter here.
  • Column b. Level of protection, L O P, Stationary vehicle bomb. Enter here.
  • Column c. Design Basis Threat, D B T, exterior. Enter here.
  • Column c. Level of protection, L O P, exterior. Enter here.
  • Column d. Design Basis Threat, D B T, stand off weapons. Enter here.
  • Column d. Level of protection, L O P, stand off weapons. Enter here.
  • Column e. Design Basis Threat, D B T, ballistics. Enter here.
  • Column e. Level of protection, L O P, ballistics. Enter here.
  • Column f. Design Basis Threat, D B T, forced entry. Enter here.
  • Column f. Level of protection, L O P, forced entry. Enter here.
  • Column g. Design Basis Threat, D B T, covert entry. Enter here.
  • Column g. Level of protection, L O P, covert entry. Enter here.
  • Column h. Design Basis Threat, D B T, insider compromise. Enter here.
  • Column h. Level of protection, L O P, insider compromise. Enter here.
  • Column i. Design Basis Threat, D B T, visual surveillance. Enter here.
  • Column i. Level of protection, L O P, visual surveillance. Enter here.
  • Column j. Design Basis Threat, D B T, acoustic eavesdropping. Enter here.
  • Column j. Level of protection, L O P, acoustic eavesdropping. Enter here.
  • Column k. Design Basis Threat, D B T, electronic emanations eavesdropping. Enter here.

Download the form

What can you download? The available set is PDF. How big is the job? The form runs 1 pages with roughly 200 fields to complete.

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.

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 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.

Where do you look up an unclear entry? The form face first, not stated second. And when the two disagree? not stated controls.

Who receives it? The office not stated designates, subject to whatever local instruction your organization adds. What do you keep? A copy, made before the form leaves your hands.

What if DD Form 2683 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.

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.

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 2683?
DD Form 2683, Design Criteria Summary Worksheet, February 1994
Which edition is current?
Not stated by the publisher
Who is responsible for this form?
Not stated
In which formats can it be downloaded?
PDF

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