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DD Form 2385 — a Department of Defense document. Title of record: DD Form 2385, Microbiological Quality History Record, February 1995. Stated purpose: Microbiological Quality History Record. Edition date not stated; status not stated.
Issued under not stated, with not stated as proponent. A DD number marks a Department-wide instrument: the same blank form serves every military department and the defense agencies, rather than one service alone.
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: 2 pages. Fillable field count: roughly 200.
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.
What the form asks for
- 1. Installation name.
- 2. Product name.
- 3. Contractor name.
- 4. Material manufacturer.
- 5. Supervisor. a. Name (last, first, middle initial).
- b. Telephone number (include area code).
- 6. Document name(s).
- 7. Inspection task name(s) (cite appropriate table in A. R. 40-70).
- 8. Inspection task test date(s). a. Tested date/time, line 1.
- b. Results date/time.
- 9. Product code.
- 10. Product test name. a. Monitor.
- b. Verification.
- c. Reinstatement.
- 11. Product test quantities. a. S. P. C. or A. P. C
- b. Coli/E. Coli.
- c. Yeast/mold.
- d. Keeping quality.
- e. Status concept.
- 12. Product pathogen identifier.
- 13. Action (Required).
- 8.a. Tested date/time, line 10.
- b. Results date/time.
- 9. Product 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.
Guidance for specific entries sits on the form face and in not stated; the directive is authoritative where the two do not agree.
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.
Some procedures pair a DD form with a service form. The two numbering systems are separate — service forms answer to a service proponent, DD forms to not stated or another Department office — and a matching number in each system means nothing.
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.
Scope of this page: distribution of a published form and description of its contents. It offers no legal guidance and no assurance regarding any particular submission. Direct procedural questions to not stated, to the servicing personnel office, or to the office designated in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 2385?
- DD Form 2385, Microbiological Quality History Record, February 1995
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?