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DA Form 8265 — COMMON CREW SCORE SHEET

common crew score sheet

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DA Form 8265 belongs to the DA series of Department of the Army publications. Its official title is COMMON CREW SCORE SHEET, and its stated purpose is common crew score sheet. Edition in force: 03/01/2015. Publication status: ACTIVE. Length is 1 page(s), with roughly 141 fields available for entry.

Proponency for the form rests with T2COM. The governing authority is TC 3-20.31, 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.

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What the form asks for

  • Ammotype1
  • Ammotype2
  • Ammotype3
  • Ammotype4
  • Authorized1
  • Authorized2
  • Authorized3
  • Authorized4
  • BaseScore
  • Break1
  • Break2
  • BreechUp
  • BumperNo
  • CBRN
  • CaseBase
  • Date1
  • Defilade1
  • Defilade2
  • Defilade3
  • Defilade4
  • DelayBreak1
  • DelayBreak2
  • EndPenalties
  • EndScore

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Questions and answers

What is DA Form 8265?
COMMON CREW SCORE SHEET
Which edition is current?
03/01/2015
Who is responsible for this form?
T2COM
In which formats can it be downloaded?
PDF, PDF

Publisher notes

  1. 42-ITEM ONLY PRODUCED IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA
  2. 04-PUB NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGNERS (NOFORN)

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