Army
Awards & Recognition
DA Form 638
Ed. MAR 2022
DA 638 — Award Recommendation & Citation
Draft the achievement narrative and citation for an AAM, ARCOM, or MSM before you route it in IPPS-A.
What this worksheet covers
Open it in the toolkit and these fields prefill from your service profile — rank, name, and unit are filled in on the spot.
Administrative data
- Name of recommended (Last, First, MI)
- Rank
- Organization
- Award recommended
Justification
- Period of service — from
- Period of service — to
- Specific achievements (bullet narrative)
Citation
- Proposed citation
Draft / worksheet aid. Prepare it here, then transcribe into IPPS-A. This is not an official submission — verify against the current official DA Form 638 before use.
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