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DA Form 5415 is a Department of the Army form in the DA series. Title of record: GARRISON CATEGORY COMPETITION CHECKLIST. Function: garrison category competition checklist. The edition presently published bears the date 07/01/2019, with a status of ACTIVE. Physical extent is 1 page(s) and about 111 fillable fields.
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Questions and answers
- What is DA Form 5415?
- GARRISON CATEGORY COMPETITION CHECKLIST
- Which edition is current?
- 07/01/2019
- Who is responsible for this form?
- G-4
- In which formats can it be downloaded?
- PDF, PDF