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DA Form 3295-1 — ADJUSTMENT VOUCHER

adjustment voucher

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DA Form 3295-1 is a Department of the Army form in the DA series. Title of record: ADJUSTMENT VOUCHER. Function: adjustment voucher. The edition presently published bears the date 07/01/2002, with a status of ACTIVE. Physical extent is 1 page(s) and about 107 fillable fields.

The office of primary responsibility is G-4. Use is prescribed by PAM 30-22, which defines when the form is raised and where it goes afterward. The form is normally completed by the subject of the entries or by administrative personnel maintaining the record, then reviewed and signed as the governing authority directs.

Formats offered: PDF, XFDL. All are the same published layout in different containers, and the choice between them is a matter of how the entries will be made rather than what appears on the page. The pdf serves as the authoritative rendering. A fillable pdf exposes editable fields on screen; a printable pdf is the blank form as a flat page for handwriting.

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What the form asks for

  • ADJUST
  • ADJUST_1
  • ADJUST_2
  • ADJUST_3
  • ADJUST_4
  • ADJUST_5
  • ADJUST_6
  • ADJUST_B
  • ADJUST_B_1
  • ADJUST_B_2
  • ADJUST_B_3
  • ADJUST_B_4
  • ADJUST_B_5
  • ADJUST_B_6
  • ContentArea1
  • DESC_A
  • DESC_A_1
  • DESC_A_2
  • DESC_A_3
  • DESC_A_4
  • DESC_A_5
  • DESC_A_6
  • DESC_B
  • DESC_B_1

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Questions and answers

What is DA Form 3295-1?
ADJUSTMENT VOUCHER
Which edition is current?
07/01/2002
Who is responsible for this form?
G-4
In which formats can it be downloaded?
PDF, XFDL, PDF

Publisher notes

  1. 42-ITEM ONLY PRODUCED IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA

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