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DD Form 1626 — DD Form 1626, Veterinary Necropsy Report Checklist and Guidelines, October 2001.

Veterinary Necropsy Report

You have arrived looking for DD Form 1626. Before you download, confirm this is the right document: Veterinary Necropsy Report. Full title: DD Form 1626, Veterinary Necropsy Report Checklist and Guidelines, October 2001..

Your second step is the edition, not stated, listed as not stated. Your third is scope. Because the number carries a DD prefix, you use the same blank as every other military department and defense agency; no service-specific version exists for you to hunt down.

Then settle the schedule. You are working under not stated, with not stated responsible for the document, and your organization layers its own deadlines on that. Ask before you assume a date.

Last in this stage, choose your method: complete it on screen, or print the blank form and fill it out in pen. The sections below take each route step by step.

Now fill it in. Work from the top of the page downward, and do not jump ahead — the identifying block comes first, the substance of your entry second, the certification last. Later boxes often depend on what you put at the top.

Check the edition before you type a word. The date appears on the face of the form; it should read not stated. When it does not, discard the file and take a fresh copy from this page. Department-level revisions replace the blank across all services simultaneously, which means an old printout can be out of step everywhere.

If a particular field puzzles you, read the instructions printed on the form first, then go to not stated. When the two disagree, follow the directive.

Download the form

Step one is picking the format. You have PDF to choose from, across 12 pages, with approximately 132 fields to complete.

Download the pdf first. After it opens, test a field with your cursor. Fillable means you type, tab to the next box, and save your work inside the file. Printable means the page is a flat blank, so print it and write your answers in ink.

Prefer typing over writing. Your form will likely be scanned and emailed onward, and typed text reproduces at every stage while pen strokes fade or blur. When you do write, print in capitals so the receiving clerk can read it.

What the form asks for

  • Press this Reset button to clear the data from all fields.
  • Left thyroid (grams).
  • Right thyroid (grams).
  • Left adrenal (grams).
  • Right adrenal (grams).
  • Adrenal glands.
  • Pituitary gland.
  • Left kidney (grams).
  • Right kidney (grams).
  • Urinary system.
  • Heart weight (grams).
  • Heart.
  • Right lung (grams).
  • Left lung (grams).
  • Liver weight (grams).
  • Liver.
  • Pancreas.
  • Spleen.
  • 1. Contributor/prosector.
  • 2. Date of report (4 digit year, 3 letter month, 2 digit day).
  • 3. Name and address of reporting unit.
  • 4. Geographic location (country).
  • 5. Telephone number.
  • 6. Fax number.

Now that it is complete, send it where not stated or your local procedure says it goes. Before you do, make yourself a copy — scan it or save the file elsewhere. It costs you nothing and saves you the whole exercise if the original goes missing.

Should you need a related form, look it up by its number. The DD sequence is Department-wide, which makes your search simple: no service qualifier, no branch-specific variant to track down.

Watch out for one trap here. If your instructions cite a DA form as well, do not assume the numbers are connected. DA numbering belongs to the Army alone; DD numbering belongs to the Department and is administered by not stated or another Department office. The same number in each system means two unrelated forms, so read the prefix before you download.

Plan to repeat this step whenever the form comes up again. Revisions follow directive changes, changes in what data is collected, and updates to notice language. Since nobody notifies you, check not stated at download and you have covered it.

Before you go, note what is not covered here. You have the blank form and instructions for completing it; you do not have legal guidance, and no statement on this page determines what any office will do with your submission. Direct those questions to not stated, to the personnel office that serves you, or to the office designated in not stated.

Questions and answers

What is DD Form 1626?
DD Form 1626, Veterinary Necropsy Report Checklist and Guidelines, October 2001.
Which edition is current?
Not stated by the publisher
Who is responsible for this form?
Not stated
In which formats can it be downloaded?
PDF

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