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Defense Department form, series DD, number 1685. Full title: DD Form 1685, Data Exchange and/or Proposed Revision of Catalog , August 1993. Function: Data Exchange and/or Proposed Revision of Catalog Data. Edition in force: not stated. Publisher status: not stated.
Prescribing authority: not stated. Proponent: not stated. Unlike service-specific publications, DD forms carry Department-level authority and apply across the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force and Coast Guard when operating under Defense jurisdiction.
The form reaches military personnel across the services, civilian employees of the Department, and the personnel and records specialists who receive it.
Timing of submission is fixed by not stated and by the implementing guidance of the submitting organization. What follows describes the blank document, not agency procedure.
Formats offered: PDF. Length: 2 pages. Fillable field count: roughly 112.
Distribution centres on pdf. Two states exist: fillable, where field boxes accept keyboard input and retain it, and printable, a static blank produced for manual completion. Typed data reproduces cleanly across copies; handwritten data depends on the writer.
The xfdl release corresponds to IBM Lotus Forms. This format carried Department-wide form distribution for years and opens only in IBM Lotus Forms Viewer or a compatible client, not in a pdf reader.
Free download applies to every format listed. Any current pdf reader opens the pdf files, though field behaviour is most reliable in a full desktop reader rather than a browser preview.
What the form asks for
- Enter M O E rule to be deleted.
- 5.b., line 1 of 6. Mark X if used.
- 5.b., line 1. Enter L to R.
- 5.b., line 1. Enter C A G E code.
- 5.b., line 1. Enter proposed reference numbers.
- 5.b., line 1. R N F C
- 5.b., line 1. R N C C
- 5.b., line 1. R N V C
- 5.b., line 1. D A C
- 5.b., line 1. R N S C
- 5.b., line 1. R N A A C
- 5.b., line 2. Mark X if used.
- 5.b., line 3. Mark X if used.
- 5.b., line 4. Mark X if used.
- 5.b., line 5. Mark X if used.
- 5.b., line 6. Mark X if used.
- 5.b., line 2. Enter L to R.
- 5.b., line 3. Enter L to R.
- 5.b., line 4. Enter L to R.
- 5.b., line 5. Enter L to R.
- 5.b., line 6. Enter L to R.
- 5.b., line 2. Enter C A G E code.
- 5.b., line 3. Enter C A G E code.
- 5.b., line 4. Enter C A G E code.
Order of completion: identification block first, substantive entries second, certification and signature last. The blank is laid out in that sequence and the sequence is not arbitrary — later entries often depend on data established in the header.
Verify the edition date against not stated before entry. Department-level revisions replace the blank across every service simultaneously, so an old copy in a desk drawer may no longer correspond to current field numbering.
Field-level instructions appear on the form itself and in not stated. The directive is the controlling text.
The completed document moves to the office named in not stated or in local guidance. A retained copy is conventional practice.
Cross-referenced forms are found through the numbering system. The DD sequence is Department-level and unified, which means a number cited on the page identifies one document across the whole Department.
A DD number and a DA number may appear in the same instruction without being related. DA forms belong to the Army alone; DD forms belong to the Department and are administered at Department level. The sequences are independent.
Editions change because the underlying directive changes, because collection requirements are revised, or because Privacy Act language is updated. Checking the edition date at the point of download is the practical response.
This page distributes a published Department of Defense document and describes it. It is not a source of legal advice and makes no representation about acceptance of any completed form. Questions of applicability, eligibility or procedure belong to not stated, the servicing personnel office, or the office named in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 1685?
- DD Form 1685, Data Exchange and/or Proposed Revision of Catalog , August 1993
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?