Requesting a DA Form 1059 After Army School Attendance

A DA Form 1059, Service School Academic Evaluation Report, records a soldier’s performance at a U.S. Army school or formal training course. It can show successful completion, academic results, leadership performance, physical training outcomes, attendance, and any reason a course was not completed. The form may affect a personnel file, promotion review, assignment screening, or future training eligibility. Learn more about The Army Evaluation Entry System.html.

After attending a course, the request usually begins with the schoolhouse or unit S1 rather than with a personal EES account alone. EES-related guidance can help you understand the evaluation workflow, but the issuing school and the soldier’s servicing administrative office remain important sources for the final signed document. This is especially relevant for U.S. personnel serving in Australia, where time zones, network access, and local support arrangements can slow routine administration.

Understand What The Form Records

The DA Form 1059 is different from a course certificate or graduation letter. A certificate may confirm that you attended or graduated, while the service school academic evaluation report provides a formal assessment for the Army’s personnel record. It may include ratings such as achieved course standards, marginal performance, or failure to meet requirements.

The completed evaluation normally identifies the course, class dates, school, student, and responsible officials. Depending on the course, it may also include academic percentages, leadership observations, physical readiness results, and comments about conduct or attendance. Review these details carefully because a spelling error, wrong rank, or incorrect course date can create problems during a promotion or records review.

A soldier stationed near Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, or another Australian location may have attended a U.S. Army course remotely, at a regional facility, or during temporary duty outside Australia. The location of the course does not change the need to obtain the official U.S. Army record from the responsible school or personnel office.

Confirm The Schoolhouse Has Closed The Course

Do not request the final form before the course has officially ended unless the schoolhouse specifically directs you to do so. Instructors may still be entering grades, attendance data, or final comments. Ask whether the class has been closed in the training system and whether the DA Form 1059 has been signed by the required officials.

Start with the course administrator, student control office, or training room. If you no longer have access to that contact, your unit S1, education office, or servicing personnel support section can usually help identify the correct office. Provide your full name, rank, DoD identification details requested by the office, course title, class number, and attendance dates.

The school may release the form through an approved Army system, secure email, or the unit’s administrative channel. Avoid sending personal information through an ordinary Australian email account unless the authorised office specifically permits it. U.S. Army records should be handled through approved systems, especially when the request includes identifying information or performance details.

Gather The Details Before Submitting

A clear request reduces back-and-forth messages. Attach or reference any documents that establish attendance and course identity, such as orders, a graduation certificate, a course completion notice, or an automated training record. These documents do not replace the DA Form 1059, but they help the administrator locate the correct class.

Useful information to include in the request includes:

• Full name, rank, branch, and current unit
• Course name, class number, school, and attendance dates
• Duty location and the unit S1 or administrative contact
• Graduation or completion status, if already known
• A secure delivery method for the signed evaluation

Check the spelling of your name and the format of your dates before sending the request. Australian workplaces commonly use day-month-year dates, while U.S. Army records often use month-day-year formatting. Writing the month in words can prevent confusion, particularly when a course started on a date such as 04/05.

Use EES And The Correct Administrative Route

EES is associated with Army evaluation processing, routing, and record management. It may help authorised personnel enter, review, or track an evaluation, but it does not necessarily function as a public self-service request portal for every completed service school. Follow the instructions provided by the schoolhouse and your unit rather than assuming that a personal EES login can generate the form.

For background on related Army administrative records, the US Army guidance can help explain how personnel documents fit into broader processing requirements. The site is informational and should not be treated as an official government portal, so verify current procedures with your chain of command or servicing personnel office.

If your unit tells you to use EES, sign in through the approved Army network and check whether the evaluation is available for review, acknowledgement, or routing. Confirm that the course record belongs to you before accepting it. If the system shows no evaluation, record the course details and contact the schoolhouse or S1 instead of creating a duplicate entry.

Verify The Form And Your Official File

Once the form is provided, check every page for the course title, class number, dates, status, evaluator information, and signatures. Confirm that the result reflects what happened at the school. A missing signature or an unsigned draft may not be suitable for filing, promotion documentation, or later verification.

Ask whether the signed form has been uploaded to iPERMS or another authorised Army records repository. A copy in your email inbox is useful for reference, but it may not satisfy an official records requirement. Keep the original digital file in a secure location and retain the message showing when and from whom it was received.

Australian-based soldiers should account for local working hours when following up. An office in the continental United States may process the request during hours that fall overnight in Australia, and Australian public holidays may not match U.S. federal holidays. Allowing a full business-day cycle before sending a second message can prevent duplicate requests.

Resolve Missing Or Incorrect Evaluations

If the school cannot locate the form, ask the S1 to help trace the request through the school’s student records, training database, and personnel channels. Include the exact class number and dates in every follow-up. A course certificate alone may not prove that the academic evaluation was finalised, so ask specifically whether a DA Form 1059 was produced and signed.

If the form contains an error, do not alter the PDF yourself. Request a corrected version from the schoolhouse or the official administrative authority. Explain the problem precisely, such as an incorrect course date, misspelled surname, wrong rank, or inaccurate completion status, and retain the original version until the correction is resolved.

Useful follow-up checkpoints include:

• The course administrator confirms the class is closed
• The signed evaluation is received through an approved channel
• All personal and course details are accurate
• The form is uploaded to the required Army record system
• The unit S1 confirms that the record is available for future reviews

A properly filed DA Form 1059 gives the Army a reliable record of the training completed and the result earned. Keeping a secure personal copy, documenting each request, and checking the official personnel file helps protect the record when it is later needed for promotion, assignment, or professional development decisions.