Army Award Recommendation — DA Form 638

Fill in the basics, paste rough notes on what they did, and get a completed DA 638 with polished achievement blocks and a proposed citation.

Soldier being recommended

Name (Last, First MI)

Rank

Pronouns (for the citation)

Organization / Unit

Duty Title / Position

Previous Awards

DOD ID / SSN (optional)

Recommended Award

Reason

Date of Recommendation

Period of Award — From

Period of Award — To

Block 1 — TO (approval authority)

Block 2 — FROM (recommending unit)

Name (Last, First MI)

Rank

Title / Position

Relationship to Awardee

Rough notes — plain English, bullet fragments, whatever you have

Include hard numbers wherever you can — counts, dollars, percentages. Do not enter classified or FOUO details.