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DA Form 7686 is a DA series document issued for use across the Department of the Army. Official title: SPECIAL PROVISIONS J(S) ICE SERVICE. Purpose: special provisions j(s) ice service. The current edition carries the date 03/01/2015 and is listed with a publication status of ACTIVE. The form runs to 1 page(s) and contains approximately 33 entry fields.
Responsibility for content and revision lies with COE. The prescribing directive is AR 420-41, which sets both the trigger for use and the disposition of the completed document. Entry is made by the named party or by the records clerk holding the file, with review and signature applied in the prescribed order.
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.
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- ContentArea1
- Estimated_quantity
- Frequency
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- R18
- Rates
- Rectangle1
- Subform
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Questions and answers
- What is DA Form 7686?
- SPECIAL PROVISIONS J(S) ICE SERVICE
- Which edition is current?
- 03/01/2015
- Who is responsible for this form?
- COE
- In which formats can it be downloaded?
- PDF, PDF
Publisher notes
- 42-ITEM ONLY PRODUCED IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA
- 04-PUB NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGNERS (NOFORN),