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Department of Defense form 2711-1. Official designation: DD Form 2711-1, Custody Reclassification, March 2013. Purpose: Custody Reclassification. Current edition not stated, status not stated.
Governing directive: not stated. Responsible office: not stated. The DD designation signals joint scope — all military departments, combatant commands and defense agencies draw on a single edition of the document.
Users include uniformed members of any branch, DoD civilian employees, contractor personnel where authorized, and the administrative staff who process the completed record.
Submission follows the schedule set by not stated and by local implementing procedures. This page provides the blank form for download and general orientation only.
The download set covers PDF. Document length is 1 pages with about 34 entry fields.
Pdf serves as the base format. In the fillable variant, each box is an interactive field that holds typed text inside the document. In the flat printable variant, no fields exist — the page prints as a blank to be completed by hand. Typed entries survive transmission; handwriting does not always survive scanning.
Xfdl is present in the set. The format belongs to IBM Lotus Forms — long the Defense standard for electronic forms — and needs the matching viewer; pdf applications will report the file as unreadable.
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
- 1. Interviewer name.
- 2. Press space bar to mark X in first box if detained, second box if adjudged.
- 3. Identification. a. Prisoner name (last, first, middle).
- c. Release date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day, no dividers).
- d. Present custody.
- e. Housing unit.
- 4. Administrative factors. a. Suicide risk. X first box if no, second box if yes.
- b. Physical health problem. X first box if no, second box if yes.
- c. Mental health problem. X first box if no, second box if yes.
- d. Special quarters. X first box if no, second box if yes.
- e. Victim/witness notification program. X first box if no, second box if yes.
- 7. Override. a. X first box if no, second box if yes, or third box if not applicable).
- f. Sex offender registration requirements. X first box if no, second box if yes.
- 5. Classification criteria. a. Offense severity (enter 1 through 8).
- b. Number of disciplinary reports (last 90 days). None = 0, one = 1, two = 2, three or more = 4.
- c. Severest disciplinary report. None = 0, Category 1 = 1, Category 2 = 2, Category 3 = 3, Category 4 = 4, Category 5 = 5.
- d. Number of negative spot reports (last 90 days). 0 - 3 = 0, 4 - 6 = 2, 7 - 10 = 4, 11+ = 8.
- e. Number of positive observation reports (last 90 days). None = 0, one or more = -1.
- f. Current programming. Completed treatment program = -2, Involved but not completed = -1, No program = 0, Failed or dropped = 2.
- g. Job performance. Outstanding = -2, Above average or higher = -1, average = 0, below average = 2.
- h. Length of sentence time remaining. Detainee or 0 - 90 days = 0, 91 days - 1 year = 1, 1+ to 3 years = 2, 3+ to 5 years = 3, 5+ to 10 years = 5, 10+ years = 7, Life/death = 8.
- i. Pending charges/warrants/detainers. No = eligible to move from minimum to trustee, Yes = not eligible.
- j. Total points.
- 6. Classification decision. a. X first box if reduce (0 - 6 points), second box if same (7 - 10 points), or third box if increase (11+ points).
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.
Edition in use: not stated. Because DD forms are revised at Department level and distributed to all services at once, an obsolete printing may not match the fields an office expects. The date is printed on the form face.
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 notice: DD forms that collect personal data carry a Privacy Act Statement stating the authority for collection, the principal purpose, routine uses and whether disclosure is voluntary or mandatory. The statement is part of the form and should be read before entry, not after.
Frequent defects: obsolete edition, unfilled required boxes, handwriting that fails on reproduction, non-conforming date format, and certification without a corresponding date.
Instructions printed on the form or in not stated govern individual field entries. Where the two differ, the governing publication controls.
Once executed, routing follows not stated and the submitting organization's own instruction. Keeping a copy is standard.
Related documents are located by series and number. DD forms sit in a single Department-wide sequence, so a form referenced inside DD Form 2711-1 is normally found by its number alone, without regard to service.
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.
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 2711-1?
- DD Form 2711-1, Custody Reclassification, March 2013
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?