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DA Form 7649-R handles one job: squad designated marksman record fire i and ii. The official title is SQUAD DESIGNATED MARKSMAN - RECORD FIRE I AND II. Download it below, fill it in, sign it, send it where your directive says. The edition on this page is September 2008, status not stated, running 1 page(s) with about 200 fields to complete.
Two references decide everything about your use of it: TRADOC maintains the content, FM 3-22.9 sets the trigger and the routing. Consult the directive when your case is not routine; otherwise the printed blocks tell you enough. The person named in the entries fills it, or the administrative office holding the file does it for them.
The formats are PDF, and the choice comes down to keyboard or pen. Fillable pdf for typing — live fields, tab order, saved entries. Printable pdf for handwriting — same page, no interactive objects, print it blank. Content is identical; only entry method differs.
Use a full pdf reader, not the browser viewer. Browser viewers display fields they cannot always save, and the loss shows up only when you reopen the file — type one entry, save, reopen, verify, then fill the rest.
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What the form asks for
- ContentArea1
- DATE
- DATE_INIT1
- DATE_INIT2
- EVALUATOR
- FAIL1
- FAIL2
- HIT2_A
- HIT2_B
- HIT2_C
- HIT2_D
- HIT2_E
- HIT2_F
- HIT2_G
- HIT2_H
- HIT2_I
- HIT2_J
- HIT2_K
- HIT2_L
- HIT2_M
- HIT2_N
- HIT2_O
- HIT2_P
- HIT2_Q
Header first, always. Name as your official records spell it, identification number, unit, date of preparation — these four index the finished record, and an error in them hides the document from anyone searching for it later. The substantive blocks can wait thirty seconds.
Tab through the fields rather than clicking. The tab order was fixed when the form was built and generally follows the page, which catches boxes a mouse skips past. Check boxes and option buttons take a click, and an exclusive group clears the previous selection when you make a new one. Single-line fields do not wrap — text past the field width prints truncated while still showing in full on screen, which is why the loss is discovered after printing. Overflow goes to remarks or a continuation sheet. A field that does not apply gets the mark meaning none; blank space reads as an omission.
The signature closes the form and nothing precedes it. Draft status holds until it is applied, by hand or by an accepted electronic method. Countersignatures go in printed order, each dated at signing. Then one final read from the top, looking for the four recurring defects: empty mandatory fields, swapped digits in identification numbers, day-month inversion in dates, and residue from a reused file that goes forward as though intended.
Privacy Act statement first, personal entries second. The notice covers who is authorised to collect, why, who else routinely sees it, and whether you must answer. After completion the file carries personal data and is stored and sent under the corresponding safeguards.
Routing follows FM 3-22.9 and nothing else — a named office, the unit administrative channel, or the individual's file, according to why the form was raised. Copy it before it leaves. Retention is fixed by the records schedule for the series, which local practice does not shorten or extend.
Related forms are found by series and number. DA series documents under the same proponent or the same prescribing directive are commonly required as a set, and any form named on the face of this one goes forward with it. Assemble continuations, covers and transmittals before submitting, not after the query comes back.
Edition date is the version number, printed on the page. Hold a locally saved copy against the current edition before reuse, since nothing on your machine signals a revision. Work already executed under a superseded edition remains as filed.
The files are copies of published Department of the Army forms. This site has no official connection, no authority to issue anything, and no basis for saying whether an office will accept a given submission. None of the text is legal advice. Real questions — entry, requirement, eligibility — belong with TRADOC or the administrative office servicing your unit.
Questions and answers
- What is DA Form 7649-R?
- SQUAD DESIGNATED MARKSMAN - RECORD FIRE I AND II
- Which edition is current?
- September 2008
- Who is responsible for this form?
- TRADOC
- In which formats can it be downloaded?