Which document is this? DD Form 3008, official title DD Form 3008, Explosive Hazards Clearance Report, December 2015. What does it do? It exists to Explosive Hazards Clearance Report. Everything on this page builds on those two facts.
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.
Who is behind it? TRADOC maintains the form, and FM 3-34.210 is the publication that requires it. Those two names answer most questions about why you are being asked to submit anything at all.
Is this the right edition? The current one is dated July 2006, and the publisher carries it as not stated. Check that against whatever copy you already have before going further.
What the form asks for
- ACC_DATE
- ACC_DATEA
- ACC_DESCR
- ACC_DESCRA
- ACC_IDENT
- ACC_IDENTA
- ACC_NO
- ACC_NOA
- ACC_YES
- ACC_YESA
- ADDINFO
- AGRICULT
- APP_AUTH
- AREACLEAR
- AREATOCLEA
- BREACH
- BREACHING
- BT_NO_A
- BT_NO_B
- BT_NO_C
- BT_NO_D
- BT_NO_E
- BT_NO_F
- BT_NO_G
Download the form
What can you download? The available set is PDF. How big is the job? The form runs 4 pages with roughly 200 fields to complete.
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 July 2006. 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, FM 3-34.210 second. And when the two disagree? FM 3-34.210 controls.
Where does the completed form go? To the office named in FM 3-34.210 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.
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 TRADOC 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.
How often does a form like this change? Unpredictably — revision follows directive changes, altered collection requirements and updated notice language. What is the practical defence? Verifying July 2006 every time you download rather than trusting a saved copy.
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 TRADOC, to your servicing personnel office, or to the office designated in FM 3-34.210.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 3008?
- DD Form 3008, Explosive Hazards Clearance Report, December 2015
- Which edition is current?
- July 2006
- Who is responsible for this form?
- TRADOC
- In which formats can it be downloaded?