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DD Form 2041 — DD Form 2041, Rating Comparison Worksheet, September 76

Rating Comparison Worksheet

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DD Form 2041 — a Department of Defense document. Title of record: DD Form 2041, Rating Comparison Worksheet, September 76. Stated purpose: Rating Comparison Worksheet. Edition date not stated; 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.

When the form is filed is a matter of not stated and local instruction. The description here covers the document itself and how to obtain a copy.

Formats offered: PDF. Length: 1 pages. Fillable field count: roughly 60.

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

  • 6.a. RATING OF ACTIVITY IN PERCENT. Enter RATING of STUDENT ACTIVITY IN PERCENT.
  • 6.b. Enter RATING of ACTUAL ACTIVITY IN PERCENT.
  • 6.a. RATING OF ACTIVITY IN PERCENT. Enter RATING of STUDENT ACTIVITY IN PERCENT.
  • 6.b. Enter RATING of ACTUAL ACTIVITY IN PERCENT.
  • 6.a. RATING OF ACTIVITY IN PERCENT. Enter RATING of STUDENT ACTIVITY IN PERCENT.
  • 6.b. Enter RATING of ACTUAL ACTIVITY IN PERCENT.
  • 6.a. RATING OF ACTIVITY IN PERCENT. Enter RATING of STUDENT ACTIVITY IN PERCENT.
  • 6.b. Enter RATING of ACTUAL ACTIVITY IN PERCENT.
  • 6.a. RATING OF ACTIVITY IN PERCENT. Enter RATING of STUDENT ACTIVITY IN PERCENT.
  • 6.b. Enter RATING of ACTUAL ACTIVITY IN PERCENT.
  • 6.a. RATING OF ACTIVITY IN PERCENT. Enter RATING of STUDENT ACTIVITY IN PERCENT.
  • 6.b. Enter RATING of ACTUAL ACTIVITY IN PERCENT.
  • 6.a. RATING OF ACTIVITY IN PERCENT. Enter RATING of STUDENT ACTIVITY IN PERCENT.
  • 6.b. Enter RATING of ACTUAL ACTIVITY IN PERCENT.
  • 6.c. VARIANCE. Result of Deviation of RATING of STUDENT ACTIVITY IN PERCENT to RATING of ACTUAL ACTIVITY IN PERCENT is automatically entered in this field.
  • 6.a. RATING OF ACTIVITY IN PERCENT. Enter RATING of STUDENT ACTIVITY IN PERCENT.
  • 6.b. Enter RATING of ACTUAL ACTIVITY IN PERCENT.
  • 6.c. VARIANCE. Result of Deviation of RATING of STUDENT ACTIVITY IN PERCENT to RATING of ACTUAL ACTIVITY IN PERCENT is automatically entered in this field.
  • 6.a. RATING OF ACTIVITY IN PERCENT. Enter RATING of STUDENT ACTIVITY IN PERCENT.
  • 6.b. Enter RATING of ACTUAL ACTIVITY IN PERCENT.
  • 6.c. VARIANCE. Result of Deviation of RATING of STUDENT ACTIVITY IN PERCENT to RATING of ACTUAL ACTIVITY IN PERCENT is automatically entered in this field.
  • 6.a. RATING OF ACTIVITY IN PERCENT. Enter RATING of STUDENT ACTIVITY IN PERCENT.
  • 6.b. Enter RATING of ACTUAL ACTIVITY IN PERCENT.
  • 6.c. VARIANCE. Result of Deviation of RATING of STUDENT ACTIVITY IN PERCENT to RATING of ACTUAL ACTIVITY IN PERCENT is automatically entered in this field.

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.

The current edition is not stated. Superseded editions of DD forms are frequently rejected at the receiving office, since Department-wide forms change centrally and older layouts lose their field correspondence. Edition date appears in the lower corner of the printed blank.

Certification requires a signature in the designated block — ink on paper, or a digital signature where the receiving office supports one. Typing a name into the field does not constitute execution. CAC-based signing is the usual digital method for Defense forms.

Privacy Act Statements accompany DoD forms that gather personal identifiers. Content of the statement: legal authority, principal purpose, routine uses, and the effect of declining to provide the information. It is printed on the form for that reason.

Errors seen most often involve edition mismatch, empty mandatory fields, illegibility after scanning, date formats inconsistent with the printed instruction, and unsigned or undated certification.

Field-level instructions appear on the form itself and in not stated. The directive is the controlling text.

Once executed, routing follows not stated and the submitting organization's own instruction. Keeping a copy is standard.

Associated forms are traced by number within the series. Because the DD sequence is common to all military departments, no service qualifier is needed to identify a referenced form.

Where a DA form is cited alongside a DD form, the two belong to different systems: DA numbering is Army-specific and administered by an Army proponent, while DD numbering is Defense-wide under not stated or an equivalent Department office. Numbers do not translate between the systems.

Forms are reissued for several reasons: directive revision, changed data requirements, updated notice language. Confirming not stated at the moment of download covers the risk.

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 2041?
DD Form 2041, Rating Comparison Worksheet, September 76
Which edition is current?
Not stated by the publisher
Who is responsible for this form?
Not stated
In which formats can it be downloaded?
PDF

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