DD Form 2808: Fillable PDF
Report of Medical Examination
U.S. Department of Defense
Records the results of a physical examination performed for military accession, retention, or separation purposes.
Reviewed July 2026
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DD Form 2808, the Report of Medical Examination, records the results of a physical examination performed for military purposes: enlistment or commissioning physicals at a Military Entrance Processing Station, retention exams, and separation or retirement physicals. Unlike its companion questionnaire, DD Form 2807-1, this form is completed by the examining provider, not by the applicant.
The current DD Form 2808 is published as a dynamic XFA PDF, a format that browsers and most online PDF editors cannot display. If you need a copy, download the official file from this page and open it in Adobe Acrobat Reader on a computer. In practice the form is usually generated and completed at the examining facility, with the applicant supplying only identifying information.
What DD Form 2808 is used for
The form is the official clinical record of a military physical examination. It documents:
- The examinee's identifying information and the purpose of the examination
- Clinical findings for each body system checked during the exam
- Measurements such as height, weight, blood pressure, vision, and hearing
- The physical profile ratings the services use to summarize fitness
- The examining provider's assessment of qualification for the purpose of the exam
Who completes the form
Physicians and other credentialed examiners at MEPS and military treatment facilities complete and sign DD Form 2808. The applicant or member typically fills in the identification block and provides the medical history separately on DD Form 2807-1, which the examiner reviews alongside the physical findings.
Applicants preparing for MEPS do not need to fill out the clinical portions of this form and should not attempt to. Universal PDF is an independent document tool and is not affiliated with the Department of Defense or the military health system.
How to open and use the PDF
Because the file is an XFA dynamic PDF, standard browser previews show a placeholder page instead of the form. To view or work with the official file:
- Download the PDF from this page and save it to your computer
- Open the saved file in Adobe Acrobat Reader, not in a browser tab
- Complete only the sections that apply to your role; clinical sections belong to the examiner
- Print the form if the examining facility asks you to bring a hard copy with the identification block filled in
Where the form goes
The completed examination report stays with the medical examination packet at the MEPS or military treatment facility that performed the exam, paired with the DD Form 2807-1 history. From there it becomes part of the accession record or the member's medical record, and review authorities use it for qualification decisions and any waiver processing.
If you need a copy of a past examination, request it through the records custodian for that facility or through your service's medical records process.
Frequently asked questions
The form is an XFA dynamic PDF, which browsers and many PDF viewers cannot render, so they display a placeholder page. The file is not broken. Save it to your computer and open it in Adobe Acrobat Reader to see the actual form.
No. The examining physician or credentialed provider completes the clinical sections during your physical. At most you provide the identifying information at the top. Your part of the paperwork is the medical history on DD Form 2807-1.
The same form documents retention examinations, separation and retirement physicals, and other exams the services require. The purpose of the examination is marked on the form itself.
The services summarize an examinee's functional capacity across several categories, covering areas like physical capacity, upper and lower extremities, hearing, and vision. The examiner assigns the ratings based on the exam findings.
Examination reports live in your service medical record or the records of the facility that performed the exam. Request copies through your unit medical channels, the treatment facility's records office, or, for older records, the National Archives' military records process.
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