1. IT IS ALL YOURS.... COMMANDER!
The Property Book
ALH-151
The effects of poor property accountability are as follows:
Mission failure, or degraded mission ability.
Poor OER which equates to a career stopper.
Loss of your money.
Many long hours attempting to reestablish accountability & fixing liability.
Course Purpose: Show you how to avoid the above four points.
Endstate: You will know how to balance your books from the property book level down to user level, and keep them balanced IAW supply regulations.
AR 710-2, AR and DA Pam
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2. Property Accountability Topics
Responsibilities
The Inventory
Inspect Unit Supply Records
Property Adjustments
Wartime Accounting
Responsibilities: FM , “Organizational Supply for Unit
Leaders” and AR
Inventory Types & Frequencies: AR 710-2, 31 Oct 97.
Property Adjustments: AR and DA PAM 735-5(1 Mar 97).
Inspect Unit Supply Records: Accountability forms and flow
ULLS-S4 Commander’s Guide and AR
Wartime Accounting: AR
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3. Accountability Responsibility Definitions Obligation of a person to
Keep Records of property,
documents or funds.
Responsibility
Obligation of an Individual
to Ensure that property is :
properly used, properly cared
for and safeguarded.
Accountable Officer:
Transportation Officer (TCO).
Stock Records Officer (SRO).
Property Book Officer (PBO).
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4. TYPES OF RESPONSIBILITY
COMMAND
SUPERVISORY
DIRECT
REFERENCE: AR 735-5
Command.
Direct:
Established when a hand receipt is signed.
Supervisory:
Signature on hand receipt not required/inherent by position.
Explain this concept to all your leaders.
Personal :
Signature on hand receipt not required.
Applies to all government property issued for, acquired for, or
converted to a person's exclusive use, with or without receipt.
Established when individual has possession / knowledge.
Custodial : (Reference DA PAM 735-5)
Individuals responsible for storage areas where items are awaiting issue or turn-in.
Results from assignment as a supply sergeant, supply custodian, supply clerk, or warehouse person.
The magnitude of possible liability is not correlated to the type of responsibility. All types have equal potential for liability depending on the circumstances. The difference is the monthly base pay, and NCOER/OER.
PERSONAL
CUSTODIAL
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5. Command Responsibility
Can’t Delegate.
Ensure Property is Used Properly.
Ensure Property is Safeguarded.
Ensure Your Soldiers Actions Contribute to :
Proper Custody
Proper Care
Proper Use
Proper Safekeeping
Enforce Supply Discipline.
Develop and Train Supply SOP.
Take Needed Admin or Disciplinary Actions.
REFERENCE:
AR TB
Command Supply Discipline , App. B , Ch. 1
(CSDP)
Establish supply discipline early.
Develop and Train your SOP. You are required to ensure
everyone in your unit understands and executes proper supply
accountability.
TB 710-2, Ch 4, Supply Management Actions.
ULLS-S4 Cdr’s Guide:
Section III--Sample ULLS-S4 SOP
Section IV--ULLS-S4 Checklist
Inspect down to user level. Most of your problems will occur with
components, not major end items.
Failure on your part to enact timely administrative or disciplinary
action, can be considered contrary to your command responsibility.
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6. Property Inventory Annual requirement. Must Be On-Hand or on Order.
Want property returned in EXACT condition issued.
REFERENCE: AR 710-2, Par 2-13 :
Must Inventory all property annually.
May be turned in or transferred no sooner than 365 days.
Not free issue.
Division is excess authorized quantity.
You are authorized, but not scheduled for TPF.
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7. Inventory Event Driven Commodity Driven
REFERENCE: AR 710-2, Table 2-1.
Inventories occur because of :
A specific event.
The type of property.
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8. Event Driven Change of Command Deployment RIP/TOA
Change of Sub-Hand Receipt Holder
Change of User
Receipt/Turn-in of Property
Cyclic “10%”
Command Directed
Change of Company Armorer
REFERENCES:
AR TABLE
Types & Discrepancies , p. 37
User Level B-1, p. 112
Change of command: the most intense.
Change of subhand receipt holder:
Do not need to be present, but?
SHR holder departs unit for more than 30 days, have someone else sign for that property.
Change of user: Do not need to be present, but better make sure it happens.
Receipt/turn-in:
Cyclic: You should do your own cyclic! Even if you have someone else do the cyclic, you are still responsible.
Command Directed: A commander in the chain can so direct.
Change of Armorer: Don’t forget this one! Ensure the keys are done at the same time.
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9. Commodity Weapons & Ammunition Left Behind Equipment (LBE)
Stay Behind Equipment (SBE)
Theater Provided Equipment (TPE)
Sensitive Items
Controlled Cryptographic Item (CCI)
COMSEC
PLL
Basic Loads
Organization Clothing & Individual Equipment
FMO
Installation Property (IPBO)
REFERENCE: AR 710-2
Weapons/ammunition:
Monthly
Not by the unit armorer
Not the same person 2 months in a row.
Sensitive items: Quarterly, by a sensitive item hand receipt holder.
PLL: Quarterly.
Basic loads: Class I, II, IIIP, IV, & VIII--- Semi annually
OCIE:
Within 5 days of arrival / departure.
Upon change of status (AWOL, DFR, hospitalized over
60 days).
FMO: Annually, or local policy
IPBO: Annually, or local policy
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10. Inventory Plan Conduct Research/Reconciliation REFERENCE:
TB 710-5, “UNIT COMMANDER’S SUPPLY
HANDBOOK”, July 1994.
You only get one chance to conduct your incoming change of command inventory.
How you conduct it, will show up through out your command, and effect you during your outgoing change of command inventory.
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11. Inventory Plan : Joint Effort - Between Incoming and Outgoing Cdr.
1. Determine what to inventory.
Battalion/Brigade Commander’s Guidance.
PBO/BN S-4 Guidance.
2. Set the dates.
3. Determine schedule and procedures.
4. Brief Battalion Commander.
This flow is a standard step by step process for all inventories.
Guidance from higher will be general with some specifics for your unit, and will include any suspense's, and distracters.
You should put your inventories on your training schedule, and discuss them during your training meetings.
Ensure access to all property.
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12. Inventory Plan 5. Obtain Correct Pubs : TM, SC, HR.
6. Publish/Distribute Letter of Instruction.
Inventory Schedule.
How and Where to layout.
Required forms, pubs, soldiers, etc.
Time requirements for adjustments.
Actions if standard is not met.
Objective.
7. Notify All Hand Receipt Holders.
Plan
Obtain the publications before conducting the inventory.
Use EM 0001, “ARMY ELECTRONIC LIBRARY”
CD-ROM set published quarterly (IDN ).
Contains DA PAM 25-30, E-Forms and E-PUBS.
Your LOI may differ, this is only a guide.
Don’t assume everyone knows how you want to proceed with the
inventory.
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13. Inventory Plan 8. Obtain the following : Property Book Officer:
PHR (ALH-151) signed by Outgoing Company Commander (PHRH).
Nonexpendable Shortage Annex : Initialed by PBO.
S4 to You:
Durable Shortage Annex : Initialed by S4. ***
Outgoing Commander:
Sub-hand Receipts for company.
Shortage Annexes: Company, initialed by outgoing CDR.
***. If the Durable Document Register is maintained by the Company Cdr., then ask for:
Durable shortage annex, initialed by Company Commander.
Memorandum authorizing the unit to maintain the durable document register.
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14. Inventory Plan PHRH 9. Balance the Primary HR against the Sub HRs.
SHR #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
PHRH
ALH-151
Plan
9. Balance the Primary HR against the Sub HRs.
Is all property signed down ?
If not, where is it?
Are all missing property book items posted in the document file?
Obtain a copy of the your ALH-151 and the signed SHRs. You should have a working and a file copy of these documents. You can mark up your working copies as you please. You can not mark the file copies.
You could find some property not signed down, but in fact is present.
You can use the “Asset Visibility Report ” from ULLS-S4 but remember this is not official, it is only a reflection of data in your computer’s database.
Some commanders only write down what is missing. You decide.
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15. Inventory Plan 10. Balance Nonexpendable and Durable shortage
annexes against SHR holder shortage annexes.
Are they the same?
If different, how?
Are all shortages approved?
Ensure identified shortages on request?
Does the unit maintain the durable document register?
If so, is the MOI from higher in the document file.
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16. Inventory Plan 12. Ensure all property on Temporary
11. Ensure needed pubs are on hand.
12. Ensure all property on Temporary
Hand Receipts have been recalled.
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17. Inventory Conduct 13. Stick to Schedule.
14. Inventory End Items and All Components.
15. Record the TM, SC, HR, etc. you used to
inventory.
16. Verify Serial Numbers.
17. Inspect Equipment.
18. Validate Maintenance Work Orders.
19. Sub-Hand Receipt the Property.
Ask soldiers how equipment works, this is your chance to look at maintenance and soldier knowledge.
Record the TM, SC, HR used to conduct the inventory.
Do not assume serial numbers are correct.
Have soldiers sign component hand receipts as you inventory.
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18. Inventory Conduct 20. Demand strict adherence to instructions.
21. Soldiers are sizing you up.
22. You are sizing up the soldiers.
23. You are telling them how important property accountability is to you --- be ruthless!!
Be fair, but be ruthless.
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19. Inventory Conduct Who Should Be With You During the Inventory?
Supply Sergeant.
Supply Clerk.
Sub-hand Receipt Holder.
User Hand Receipt Holder.
SME on Equipment.
Out Going Commander.
Conduct
REFERENCE: FM “ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPLY FOR UNIT LEADERS” (Can download from ADTTL HOMEPAGE).
The above listed individuals are a guide.
However, demand the presence of the supply sergeant.
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20. Inventory Miscellaneous. Conduct Assumption of Command orders.
Signature cards.
Equipment density listing to support unit.
Conduct
Put this on your “TO DO” list.
Plan them in your schedule. Most battalions assign the staff to assist with these items.
Submit an equipment density listing of unit’s ON HAND equipment to your support unit. The SAMS- 1 site will update the Equipment Master File for your unit.
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21. Inspect Unit Supply Records
PRIMARY HAND RECEIPT ALH-151
SUB-HAND RECEIPT ULLS-S4/DA FORM 2062
USER HAND RECEIPT ULLS-S4/DA FORM 2062
SHORTAGE HAND RECEIPT ULLS-S4/DA FORM 2062
TEMPORARY HAND RECEIPT DA FORM 3161
CHANGE DOCUMENT DA FORM 3161
REFERENCE: AR and EUM ULLS-S4
The above forms are the only forms used to account for, and assign responsibility.
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22. Inspect Unit Supply Records
Property Books
Organization Property Book
MTOE Authorized Property
Deployable TDA
Left Behind Equipment
OCIE
Special Tool & Test Equipment
Basic Loads
Books
Installation Property Book -- ALL Other Property.
FMO
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23. Inspect Unit Supply Records
Property Book Indicator Codes
PBIC TYPE OF PROPERTY BOOK
1 BASIC LOAD -- SUBSISTENCE
2 OCIE
3 BASIC LOAD -- POL
4 TDA PROPERTY
5 BASIC LOAD -- AMMO
6 LEASED RENTAL EQUIPMENT
7 INSTALLATION RESERVE COMPONENT
8 ORGANIZATIONAL
9 INSTALLATION
0 OTHER
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24. Wartime Supply Policy By direction of the Secretary of the Army.
Applies to units deployed in theater of
operations.
Theater commanders may impose stricter
accounting requirements.
REFERENCES:
AR DA PAM PARA/Page
War Time Accounting , p. 34
OOTW , p. 35
HAZMAT f, p. 7
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25. Wartime Supply Policy Not Required : Follow-up and request to cancel.
Supply reconciliation and validations on open request.
Signature cards & assumption of CMD orders (except ammunition).
Inspections and inventories.
No separately documented lateral transfers.
Not Required :
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26. Wartime Supply Policy Turn in excess immediately in “as is” condition.
Update property books through CBT loss and daily LOGSTAT reports.
COMSEC accounting/reporting remains.
OCIE accounting remains in effect.
Ammo accounting O/H balances.
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