You need DD Form 2065, and this page gives you the blank plus the steps for handling it. Start with what the form does: Disposition of Remains-Reimbursable Basis. Its official title is DD Form 2065, Disposition of Remains - Reimbursable Basis, October 2003.
Then look at the edition date: not stated, publisher status not stated. After that, ask whether the form covers your situation. It almost certainly does regardless of your branch — DD forms run Department-wide rather than through a single service.
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.
Finally, decide how you will complete it. You can type into a fillable file or print a blank and write by hand, and the rest of this page walks you through both paths in order.
Start at the header. Complete your identification before anything else, then work through the main entries, then finish at the certification. Skipping around causes contradictions between the top of the form and the bottom.
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 1 pages, with approximately 23 fields to complete.
Choose pdf as your default. Next, click inside a box. A fillable pdf responds by outlining the field and letting you type; the text stays in the document when you save it. A printable pdf does not respond, which tells you to print the page and complete it by hand.
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.
Handle xfdl in two steps. First confirm you have IBM Lotus Forms Viewer or a compatible reader on your machine; ordinary pdf software will report the file as broken. Once the viewer is running, download and fill the form.
All of it downloads free. When you are ready to work, do this: save the file locally, then open it in a full pdf application. Browsers often ignore field properties, and you can lose everything you typed.
What the form asks for
- 1. To (Recipients and address for authorized distribution).
- 2. Name of Deceased (last, first, middle initial).
- 3. Relationship to sponsor.
- 4. Name of sponsor (Individual, Agency, or Firm).
- 5. Address of sponsor (Street, city, state and zip code).
- 6. Enter grade of sponsor
- 7. Enter social security number of sponsor
- 8. Press space bar to mark X if Option 1. I, the undersigned, desire that disposition of remains be effected as indicated below: a. Preparation of remains at the Government mortuary and return of remains to continental United States port of entry i n a transfer case.
- 8 a. Enter the cost of requested services and supplies. These services and supplies will be provided by the port mortuary. The person signing this form agrees he or she has remimbursed the Government in this amount. It is requested that the remains be shipped to the funeral home stipulated in the next field.
- 8b. Name of funeral home.
- 8c. Address of funeral home, including street, city, State and zip code.
- 9. Mark X if Option 2. a. Preparation of remains at the Government mortuary and return of remains to a continental United States port of entry in a transfer case. The port mortuary officer is requested to release the remains to the following funeral home.
- 9b. Name of funeral home.
- 9c. Address of funeral home, including street, city, State and zip code.
- 10. Mark X if Option 3 - Arrangements other than those described in Options 1 and 2.
- 10. Option 3. Describe other arrangements desired.
- 11. Relative of deceased (or other person) in Continental U S who may be contacted if necessary. a. Name: last name, first name, middle initial.
- 11b. Address: street, city, State, and zip code.
- 11.c. Relationship.
- 11.d. Telephone number, including area code.
- 11e. Date signed.
- 11.f. Signature of Sponsor.
- Press this Reset button to clear the data from all fields.
Submit the completed form through the channel not stated or your local guidance specifies. Save a copy for yourself before it leaves your hands, whether that means a scan, a photograph or a duplicate file.
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.
Do not archive this file and reuse it in a year. Forms are reissued as directives are revised, as data requirements shift, and as statutory notice text is amended. Your protection is simple: download fresh each time and confirm the edition date.
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 2065?
- DD Form 2065, Disposition of Remains - Reimbursable Basis, October 2003
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?