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DA Form 7764-16 is a Department of the Army form in the DA series. Title of record: ARMY MUSICIAN PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT (AMPA) (MUSIC PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN). Function: army musician proficiency assessment (ampa) (music production technician). The edition presently published bears the date 12/01/2019, with a status of ACTIVE. Physical extent is 1 page(s) and about 96 fillable fields.
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What the form asks for
- ArmyS
- BM1
- BM2
- BM3
- BM4
- BM5
- BMNAME
- Cell1
- Cell2
- ClassN1
- ClassN2
- Comments
- ContentArea1
- Date
- Date2
- Doubles
- GoChckBox1
- GoChckBox2
- Group1
- GroupA
- Image1
- Line2
- Line3
- Line4
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Questions and answers
- What is DA Form 7764-16?
- ARMY MUSICIAN PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT (AMPA) (MUSIC PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN)
- Which edition is current?
- 12/01/2019
- Who is responsible for this form?
- OCPA
- In which formats can it be downloaded?
- PDF, PDF