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DA Form 3992 belongs to the DA series of Department of the Army publications. Its official title is NARCOTICS OR EXPLOSIVES DETECTOR DOG TRAINING AND UTILIZATION RECORD, and its stated purpose is narcotics or explosives detector dog training and utilization record. Edition in force: 05/01/2007. Publication status: ACTIVE. Length is 2 page(s), with roughly 200 fields available for entry.
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What the form asks for
- AGE
- CORRCT
- CORRCT_1
- CORRCT_10
- CORRCT_11
- CORRCT_12
- CORRCT_13
- CORRCT_14
- CORRCT_15
- CORRCT_16
- CORRCT_17
- CORRCT_18
- CORRCT_19
- CORRCT_2
- CORRCT_20
- CORRCT_21
- CORRCT_22
- CORRCT_23
- CORRCT_24
- CORRCT_25
- CORRCT_26
- CORRCT_27
- CORRCT_28
- CORRCT_29
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Questions and answers
- What is DA Form 3992?
- NARCOTICS OR EXPLOSIVES DETECTOR DOG TRAINING AND UTILIZATION RECORD
- Which edition is current?
- 05/01/2007
- Who is responsible for this form?
- PMG
- In which formats can it be downloaded?
- PDF, PDF
Publisher notes
- 42-ITEM ONLY PRODUCED IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA