DA Form 581 – Fill Out and Use This PDF

The DA Form 581 serves as an official request for the issue and turn-in of ammunition within the United States Army, delineated by specific guidelines in AR 710-2, with oversight from DCS, G-4. This document facilitates tracking and managing ammunition supplies by capturing essential information such as quantities issued or turned in, item names, and approval signatures. To accurately complete and submit the DA Form 581, click the button below.

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DA Form 581 at a glance

What it is: DA Form 581 (JUN 2021) is the Request for Issue and Turn-In of Ammunition.

Who signs: Enter 13a. REQUESTED BY, 13b. DATE (YYYYMMDD) and 13c. SIGNATURE. Enter 14a. APPROVED BY, 14b. DATE (YYYYMMDD) and 14c. SIGNATURE.

A filled-in DA Form 581 example: a sergeant requests an issue of ammunition

DA Form 581 example filled out, example: a sergeant requests an issue of ammunition — Sam Sample, a sergeant, fills out DA Form 581. The unit requests an issue of two ammunition items by 20261105. The picture shows the filled form; none of its entries is real. The request is an issue, so 2. TURN-IN stays empty. Nothing goes in 4. LOCAL USE or 6. FOR LOCAL USE because the unit has no local entries. The unit enters no TEC or action code, so 21. TEC and 22. ACTION CODE stay empty. Nothing is issued yet, so 23. QTY ISSUED/ RECEIVED, 24. LOT/SERIAL NO., 25. CC, 26. POSTED BY and 27. DATE stay empty, and 28. REMARKS, 29. RELATED DOCUMENT SERIAL NOS., 30. ISSUED BY, 31. RECEIVED BY and 32. TAMIS CONTROL NO. stay empty. Two item lines are used and the other five lines stay empty.

How to fill out DA Form 581, box by box

1. Issue and 2. Turn-in

Mark 1. ISSUE or 2. TURN-IN.

3. Document no., 4. Local use, 5. Page and 6. For local use

Enter 3. DOCUMENT NO., 4. LOCAL USE, 5. PAGE and 6. FOR LOCAL USE.

7. Send to, 8. Request from and 9. Date materiel required

Enter 7. SEND TO, 8. REQUEST FROM and 9. DATE MATERIEL REQUIRED (YYYYMMDD).

10. Priority, 11. Allocation period and 12. DODACC

Enter 10. PRIORITY, 11. ALLOCATION PERIOD and 12. DODACC.

13a. Requested by, 13b. Date and 13c. Signature

Enter 13a. REQUESTED BY, 13b. DATE (YYYYMMDD) and 13c. SIGNATURE.

14a. Approved by, 14b. Date and 14c. Signature

Enter 14a. APPROVED BY, 14b. DATE (YYYYMMDD) and 14c. SIGNATURE.

15. Item, 16. DOCIC, 17. NSN, 18. Nomenclature and 19. UI

Enter 15. ITEM, 16. DOCIC, 17. NSN, 18. NOMENCLATURE and 19. UI.

20. Qty requested/ turned-in, 21. TEC and 22. Action code

Enter 20. QTY REQUESTED/ TURNED-IN, 21. TEC and 22. ACTION CODE.

23. Qty issued/ received, 24. Lot/serial no., 25. CC, 26. Posted by and 27. Date

Enter 23. QTY ISSUED/ RECEIVED, 24. LOT/SERIAL NO., 25. CC, 26. POSTED BY and 27. DATE (YYYYMMDD).

30. Issued by, 31. Received by and 32. TAMIS control no.

Enter 30a. ISSUED BY, 30b. SIGNATURE, 30c. DATE (YYYYMMDD), 31a. RECEIVED BY, 31b. SIGNATURE, 31c. DATE (YYYYMMDD) and 32. TAMIS CONTROL NO.

More rules for DA Form 581

Previous editions of DA Form 581 are obsolete.

Common questions about DA Form 581

What is a DA form 581 used for?

DA Form 581 (JUN 2021) is the Request for Issue and Turn-In of Ammunition. For use of this form, see DA PAM 700-16; the proponent agency is DCS, G-4.

Sources

[1] DA Form 581 (JUN 2021), Request for Issue and Turn-In of Ammunition, U.S. Army (the Official source link on this page).

DA Form 581 PDF Details

The DA Form 581, officially titled "Request for Issue and Turn-In of Ammunition," is an essential logistics document for United States Army operations. Governed by Army Regulation 710-2, with the Deputy Chief of Staff (G-4) as the proponent agency, this form ensures full accountability and efficiency across all ammunition transactions, from initial request through final issue or return.

The form captures detailed transaction data organized into two main sections. The first section identifies the type of request (issue or turn-in), the unique document number for tracking, item nomenclature, National Stock Number (NSN), lot and serial numbers, and the quantity of ammunition being requested or returned. The second section records the priority designation, Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DODACC), allocation period, and required delivery date. All transactions require authorized signatures from the issuing officer and the receiving party, along with TAMIS control numbers and properly formatted dates (YYYYMMDD).

Question	Answer
Form Name	DA Form 581
Form Length	1 page
Fillable?	Yes
Fillable fields	123
Avg. time to fill out	5 min
Other names	da 581 form, army ammunition request form, da form 581 fillable