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DA Form 8003 exists to command referral for a substance use disorder (sud) evaluation — that is the short version. Title of record: COMMAND REFERRAL FOR A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) EVALUATION. The page covers the download, the entries and the disposition, nothing else. Current here: edition 05/01/2018, status ACTIVE, 1 page(s), near 72 fields.
Two references decide everything about your use of it: TSG maintains the content, AR 40-66 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.
Pick by how you will enter data: PDF on offer. Typing means fillable pdf, where the boxes accept keystrokes and hold them on save. Handwriting means printable pdf, a flat page image sent straight to a printer. Neither version changes what appears on the page.
A standalone reader is the safe choice for fillable work. Browser viewers vary in whether entered data survives the session, and there is no warning when it does not; a one-field save test settles it in seconds.
No charge, no account, no email address. The file is the published document, distributed unaltered.
What the form asks for
- Alcohol_Substance
- Appointment
- Behavioral_Conduct_Excellent
- Behavioral_Conduct_Fair
- Behavioral_Conduct_Good
- Behavioral_Conduct_Unsatisfactory
- Commanders_Date
- Commanders_Phone
- Commanders_Signature
- DOB
- Depart_90_Days_No
- Depart_90_Days_Yes
- DoD_ID
- Drug_Alcohol_Incident
- Flying_Status_No
- Flying_Status_Yes
- Form_Rectangle
- Government_Email
- Line1
- Line2
- Line4
- Line5
- Master_Page1
- Name_Individual
The heading entries carry more weight than the body. Name spelled as in official records, identification number, organisation, date prepared. Retrieval runs on those values, so a transposed digit or a casual spelling costs someone a file search. Fill them before anything else.
Move between fields with tab; the build-time order follows the page and misses nothing. Click check boxes and option buttons, and expect an exclusive group to release the old choice when you set a new one. The trap is field width. Single-line fields do not wrap, so an overlong entry displays complete on screen and prints cut at the margin — put it in remarks or on a continuation instead. Mark inapplicable fields rather than leaving them blank, since an empty box carries no information about whether the question was read.
Sign last. An unsigned form is a draft whatever else is on it, and additional signatures — reviewer, approver, witness — follow printed block order with each signer dating the day they sign, not the day of preparation. Four faults account for most returns: a blank mandatory field, transposed digits in an identification number, day and month reversed in a date, and leftover entries in a working copy reused instead of a fresh blank. Read the form once from the top before releasing it.
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 AR 40-66 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.
Look for associated forms by series and number. In the DA series, documents sharing a proponent or a governing directive tend to travel together, and anything referenced on the page normally submits alongside. Collect continuations, covers and transmittals in advance of sending.
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 TSG or the administrative office servicing your unit.
Questions and answers
- What is DA Form 8003?
- COMMAND REFERRAL FOR A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) EVALUATION
- Which edition is current?
- 05/01/2018
- Who is responsible for this form?
- TSG
- In which formats can it be downloaded?
- PDF, PDF
Publisher notes
- 42-ITEM ONLY PRODUCED IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA,