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DA Form 7659-R exists to gunnery tables vii, viii, ix scoresheet (section qualification) — that is the short version. Title of record: GUNNERY TABLES VII, VIII, IX SCORESHEET (SECTION QUALIFICATION). The page covers the download, the entries and the disposition, nothing else. Current here: edition 09/01/2009, status ACTIVE, 1 page(s), near 200 fields.
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Questions and answers
- What is DA Form 7659-R?
- GUNNERY TABLES VII, VIII, IX SCORESHEET (SECTION QUALIFICATION)
- Which edition is current?
- 09/01/2009
- Who is responsible for this form?
- T2COM
- In which formats can it be downloaded?
- PDF, PDF
Publisher notes
- 42-ITEM ONLY PRODUCED IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA