How to Fill Out DA Form 3161

Table of Contents
  1. A filled-in DA Form 3161 example: a request to issue four of one item
  2. How to fill out DA Form 3161, box by box
  3. Common questions about DA Form 3161
  4. Sources

A filled-in DA Form 3161 example: a request to issue four of one item

DA Form 3161 example filled out, example: a request to issue four of one item
A unit asks for four of one item to be issued and marks ISSUE only. Every date is written YYYYMMDD. This example assumes that TOTAL COST is QUANTITY times UNIT PRICE (4 x 12.50 = 50.00), which the form does not state, and that the GRAND TOTAL is 50.00 because the item table in this file has one line only (one ITEM NO. field). The example leaves CODE empty; a real request enters a code from the legend. To show every other box, the example also fills Boxes 14 and 15, SUPPLY ACTION and the POSTED columns; the form does not say who fills them. Every name, number and date in the example is made up. Open the picture to see it full size.

How to fill out DA Form 3161, box by box

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Issue or turn-in, request number and voucher number
DA Form 3161 example filled out, issue or turn-in, request number and voucher number

Mark ISSUE or TURN-IN.

Fill in Box 1, REQUEST NO., and Box 2, VOUCHER NO.

Box 3, SEND TO
DA Form 3161 example filled out, box 3, SEND TO

Fill in Box 3, SEND TO.

Boxes 4 to 7
DA Form 3161 example filled out, boxes 4 to 7

Fill in Box 4, DATE MATERIAL REQUIRED, as YYYYMMDD.

Fill in Box 5, DODAAC, Box 6, PRIORITY, and Box 7, ACCOUNTING/FUNDING DATA.

Boxes 8 to 11 and CODE
DA Form 3161 example filled out, boxes 8 to 11 and CODE

Fill in Box 8, REQUEST FROM.

Fill in Box 9, END ITEM IDENT, with 9a, NAME/MANUFACTURER, 9b, MODEL and 9c, SERIAL NO.

Fill in Box 10, PUBLICATION, and Box 11, JOB ORDER NO.

Enter in CODE* a code: under ISSUE, I-Initial and R-Replacement; under TURN-IN, FWT-Fair Wear And Tear and RS-Report of Survey; and, not under ISSUE or TURN-IN, EX-Excess, SC-Stmt of Charges and LT-Lateral Transfer.

Box 12 to GRAND TOTAL
DA Form 3161 example filled out, box 12 to GRAND TOTAL

Fill in Box 12, ITEM NO., then STOCK NO. and ITEM DESCRIPTION.

Then fill in UNIT OF ISSUE, QUANTITY, CODE*, SUPPLY ACTION, UNIT PRICE and TOTAL COST.

Fill in POSTED, DATE (YYYYMMDD) and BY, and the GRAND TOTAL.

Boxes 13 to 15: BY, SIGN and DATE
DA Form 3161 example filled out, boxes 13 to 15: BY, SIGN and DATE

Box 13, ISSUE/TURN-IN "QUANTITY" COLUMN IS REQUESTED BY: fill in BY:, SIGN and DATE (YYYYMMDD).

Box 14, ISSUE QTY IN "SUPPLY ACTION" COLUMN: fill in BY:, SIGN and DATE (YYYYMMDD).

Box 15, REC QTY IN "SUPPLY ACTION" COLUMN: fill in BY:, SIGN and DATE (YYYYMMDD).

Common questions about DA Form 3161

What is DA form 3161 used for?

The form is the REQUEST FOR ISSUE OR TURN-IN. For use of this form, see AR 710-4; the proponent agency is DCS, G-4.

Sources

[1] DA FORM 3161, DEC 2023, Request for Issue or Turn-In, Department of the Army (the Official source link on this page).

DA Form 3161 PDF Details

Each item line has the stock no., item description, unit of issue, quantity, supply action, unit price and total cost of an item.

Code: I-Initial, R-Replacement, FWT-Fair Wear And Tear, RS-Report of Survey, EX-Excess, SC-Stmt of Charges or LT-Lateral Transfer.

End item: name/manufacturer, model and serial no.

Request: enter the request no., voucher no., DODAAC, priority and accounting/funding data.

QuestionAnswer
Form Name DA Form 3161
Form Length 1 page
Fillable? Yes
Fillable fields 37
Avg. time to fill out 7 min
Other names DA Form 3161, DA 3161, 3161, Army 3161, DA3161, Request for Issue or Turn-In
EditionDEC 2023
Proponent agencyDCS, G-4 (AR 710-4)
Previous editionsObsolete
Official sourceDA Form 3161 (Rev DEC 2023), U.S. Army

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