What is DD Form 2697? It is a Department of Defense form titled DD Form 26 97, Report of Medical Assessment, February 1995, and its job is straightforward: Report of Medical Assessment. 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.
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.
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
- Report Control Symbol.
- Section 1 - to be completed by service member. Any service member who requests a physical examination may have one. 1. Name (last, first, middle).
- 2. Social security number. Do not include dashes.
- 3. Rank.
- 4. Component.
- 5. Unit of assignment.
- 6.a. Home street address (or RFD, including apartment number).
- 6.b. City.
- 6.c. State.
- 6.d. Zip code.
- 7. Home telephone number (include area code).
- 8. Date of last physical examination by the military (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 9. Date entered on current active duty (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 10. Compared to my last medical assessment/physical examination, my overall health is: Press space bar to mark X in first box if the same, second box if better, or third box if worse.
- 10. If worse, explain.
- 11. Since your last medical assessment/physical examination, have you had any illnesses or injuries that caused you to miss duty for longer than 3 days? X first box if no, second box if yes.
- 11. If yes, explain.
- 12. Since your last medical assessment/physical examination, have you been seen by or been treated by a health care provider, admitted to a hospital, or had surgery? X first box if no, second box if yes.
- 12. If yes, explain.
- 13. Have you suffered from any injury of illness while on active duty for which you did not seek medical care? X first box if no, second box if yes.
- 13. If yes, explain.
- 14. Are you now taking any medications? X first box if no, second box if yes.
- 14. If yes, list medications.
- 15. Do you have any conditions which currently limit your ability to work in your primary military specialty or require geographic or assignment limitations? X first box if no, second box if yes.
Download the form
What formats exist for this form? PDF. What is the scale of it? 2 pages and approximately 46 fields.
Why do two kinds of pdf exist? Because two kinds of user exist. One completes the form on screen and forwards a file; the other prints a blank and fills it by hand. The fillable release has interactive boxes, the printable release is a static image of the same page.
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.
Is there a charge? No — free, all formats. Where should you open the file? In a full pdf application on your own machine. Browser-embedded viewers handle field properties unpredictably.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 2697?
- DD Form 26 97, Report of Medical Assessment, February 1995
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?