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DA 4187: Personnel Action

The SEP 2025 personnel action request: routing, identification, duty status change, the 20 printed request types, remarks, and the commander's certification and addendum.

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Every block on the DA Form 4187

Laid out block for block like the official PERSONNEL ACTION (SEP 2025 edition), with the instruction for each block. Name, rank, and unit prefill from your service profile.

Section i - personal identification

1
Thru (Include ZIP Code)
Each intermediate office the request passes through, usually the battalion S1.
2
To (Include ZIP Code)
The office that acts on the request (for example Commander, Human Resources Command, or the brigade S1).
3
From (Include ZIP Code)
4
Name (Last, First, MI)
5
Grade or Rank / PMOS / AOC
6
DoD ID Number

Section ii - duty status change (AR 600-8-6)

7
The Above Soldier's Duty Status Is Changed From
Only for duty status changes. Use the status terms in AR 600-8-6.
To
Effective (Hours, Date)

Section iii - request for personnel action

8
I Request the Following Action: (Check as Appropriate)
Check exactly one. The form prints these 20 choices.
Other (Specify)
9
Signature of Soldier (When Required)
10
Date (YYYYMMDD)

Section iv - remarks (Applies to Sections II, III, and V)

Remarks
State exactly what you're requesting, the effective or class dates, the authorizing regulation and paragraph, a short justification, and the enclosures.

Section v - certification / approval / disapproval

11
I Certify That the Duty Status Change (Section II) or That the Request for Personnel Action (Section III) Contained Herein -
Completed by the commander or authorized representative. Leave blank in your draft.
12
Commander / Authorized Representative
13
Signature
14
Date (YYYYMMDD)

Addendum - recommendations for approval / disapproval

15
Name (Last, First, MI)
Page 2 repeats the Soldier's name and DoD ID, then gives each higher authority a block to recommend or decide. The e-form can add up to four authorities.
16
DoD ID Number
a
To
b
From
c
Action: Recommend / Authority
d
Name (Last, First, MI)
e
Rank
f
Date (YYYYMMDD)
g
Title / Position
h
Signature
i
Comments

Draft / worksheet aid. Prepare it here, then transcribe into IPPS-A (most requests are now Personnel Action Requests in IPPS-A; the SEP 2025 DA 4187 is for actions processed outside IPPS-A). This is not an official submission. Check it against the current official DA Form 4187 before use.

How to fill out the DA Form 4187

The general-purpose form for requesting a personnel action (school, reclassification, reassignment, name change, and so on) or recording a duty status change, with the commander's certification and recommendations. When: When the action you need isn't available as an IPPS-A Personnel Action Request, when S1 asks for a signed DA 4187, or to record a duty status change (for example present for duty to AWOL, or confinement) outside the system.

Step by step

Section I: routing (THRU, TO, and FROM, each with ZIP code), then your name, grade or rank with PMOS/AOC, and DoD ID.
Section II only for a duty status change: from what status, to what status, and the effective time and date.
Section III: check the one action you're requesting (or Other, and specify), then sign and date blocks 9 and 10.
Section IV: explain the request in the remarks: exactly what you want, the effective date, the regulation that authorizes it, and why.
Section V: the commander or authorized representative verifies and recommends or decides; the addendum on page 2 collects each higher recommendation.

What a strong one looks like

Cite the paragraph that authorizes your request (for example "IAW AR 614-200, para 3-15"). S1 routes faster when the authority is on the form.
List enclosures in the remarks (school packet, DA 705-AFT, DA 5500, memo from the gaining unit) and attach them.
One action per form. Separate requests keep one disapproval from holding up the other.

Common mistakes

Missing the Soldier's signature when the action requires it (block 9).
Vague remarks ("Request school") with no course, class dates, or authority.
Using a DA 4187 for something IPPS-A already handles; S1 will send you back to IPPS-A.

References: AR 600-8, Military Human Resources Management; AR 600-8-6, Personnel Accounting and Strength Reporting (duty status changes); AR 614-200 (enlisted assignments and reclassification); AR 600-8-10 (excess, advance, and OCONUS leave) Checked against the official source: Sep 2026 Official blank form

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