DA FORM 260 – Request For Publishing – DA Administrative Publications

DAFORMS.NETDA FORM 260 – Request For Publishing – DA Administrative Publications – This article discusses the DA Form 260 – Request For Publishing – DA Administrative Publications. This form is used to request approval for the publication of Army administrative publications. The form must be submitted to the Army Publishing Directorate (APD) for approval prior to publication. The Army Publishing Directorate (APD) is the Army’s centralized department for publishing and printing. One of the main products that APD creates are DA Administrative publications. In order to request that a DA Administrative publication be created, you must fill out a DA Form 260. The form must be signed by your unit’s commander and sent to APD.

Download DA FORM 260 – Request For Publishing – DA Administrative Publications

Form Number DA FORM 260
Form Title Request For Publishing – DA Administrative Publications
Published 06/01/2018
Prescribing Pub AR 25-30
File Size 67 KB

What is a DA FORM 260?

If you are an Army Reservist and you need to request the publishing of DA Administrative Publications, you will need to fill out a DA Form 260. This form is used to request the printing of pamphlets, manuals, and other Army publications. The form must be signed by the requester and approved by their commander.

Where Can I Find a DA FORM 260?

When a Department of the Army (DA) Form 260, Request for Publishing – DA Administrative Publications, is accomplished and signed by an official with publishing authority, it becomes a contract between the requester and the Army Publishing Directorate (APD). This contract authorizes APD to print and bind the specified publications and to ship them to the requester at the address shown on the form. The DA Form 260 must be completed and signed prior to the printing of any Army administrative publication.

DA FORM 260 – Request For Publishing – DA Administrative Publications

When a Department of the Army (DA) Form 260, Request for Publishing – DA Administrative Publications, is received by The Institute of Heraldry (TIOH), it is reviewed for completeness and compliance with AR 25-30, Administrative Publications and Printing. If the form is complete and compliant, TIOH will proceed with publishing the administrative publication.

DA FORM 260 – Example

DA FORM 260 - Request For Publishing - Da Administrative Publications