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DA Form 3949-1 is a DA series document issued for use across the Department of the Army. Official title: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES INVENTORY. Purpose: controlled substances inventory. The current edition carries the date 09/01/2014 and is listed with a publication status of ACTIVE. The form runs to 1 page(s) and contains approximately 200 entry fields.
Proponency for the form rests with TSG. The governing authority is AR 40-3, which establishes the circumstances of use and the required routing. Preparation falls to the individual named in the entries or to the unit administrator acting on that individual's behalf; review and signature follow the chain set out in the governing authority.
Available formats: PDF. Each is a rendering of the same official layout; the content is identical across them and only the means of completion differs. The pdf is the reference copy. Fillable pdf carries interactive form fields; a printable pdf is the same page image without them, intended for pen entry after printing.
A pdf opens in any current browser or in a dedicated reader. Fillable behaviour is more reliable in a full reader than in a browser viewer, where some field types render but do not save.
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What the form asks for
- ContentArea1
- Controlled_Substances1
- Controlled_Substances10
- Controlled_Substances11
- Controlled_Substances12
- Controlled_Substances13
- Controlled_Substances14
- Controlled_Substances15
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- Controlled_Substances17
- Controlled_Substances18
- Controlled_Substances19
- Controlled_Substances2
- Controlled_Substances20
- Controlled_Substances21
- Controlled_Substances22
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- Controlled_Substances24
- Controlled_Substances25
- Controlled_Substances26
- Controlled_Substances27
- Controlled_Substances28
- Controlled_Substances29
- Controlled_Substances3
The blocks are worked through in the order they appear on the sheet. At the head sit the identifying entries: name, identification number, unit, date. Because the filed record is indexed on these, they precede everything substantive.
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Disposition of the completed document follows the prescribing authority — delivery to the office it names, transmission through the unit administrative channel, or placement in the individual's record, according to circumstance. The preparer keeps a copy. Retention is governed by the applicable records schedule, not by office custom.
Associated documents are located through the series and number scheme. Forms in the DA series with the same proponent or the same prescribing directive tend to be used as a set, and any form named on the face of another normally accompanies it. Continuations, cover sheets, and transmittals fall into this category and are gathered before the package is sent.
Editions are replaced when the proponent revises the content. The edition date printed on the form is the means of telling one version from another, and the date on a downloaded copy is checked against the edition in force before use. Records already executed on a prior edition are not reworked on that account.
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Questions and answers
- What is DA Form 3949-1?
- CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES INVENTORY
- Which edition is current?
- 09/01/2014
- Who is responsible for this form?
- TSG
- In which formats can it be downloaded?
- PDF, PDF
Publisher notes
- 41-ITEM ALSO PRODUCED IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA,