Table 1. Prescribed Load Listing
Federal
Description
Functional
Minimum
Unit
15-day organizational
stock No.
Group
stockage
of
maintenance allowances
authorization
issue
1-5 6-10
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6
6
12
3 belts are allocated as the min stockage). This
(7) Subsequent changes to allowances will be limited
quantity will be indicated in the minimum stockage
as follows:
authorization column.
(4) Units and organizations authorized more than one
(a) No change in the range of items is authorized.
prescribed load will multiply the quantity listed in
If exception to the prescribed load listing or
the appropriate end item density spread column of
revision to allowances is considered necessary,
1-5 or 6-10 by the number of prescribed loads.
a recommendation should be forwarded to the
(5) When more than 10 equipments require support,
U.S. Army Mobility Equipment Center (para 6).
multiply the quantity listed in the 6-10 column by
the number of equipments and the number of
(b) Decreases in the stated quantity of items are
authorized prescribed loads, divide by 10, and
authorized to a minimum quantity sufficient to
round to the nearest whole number.
repair one item and/or assembly and increases
in the stated quantity are authorized for all items
Example: If the quantity listed in the 6-10 column
when justified by demand and usage
is 4, the number of equipments is 17, and the
experience. Detailed procedures for performing
number of authorized prescribed loads is 1, the
these adjustments are prescribed in AR 735-35.
following formula would be used:
4 X 17 X 1 10 = 6.8
g. Guide Quantities Per 100 Equipments. Shown
The resulting fraction is .08; therefore the
for each repair part applicable direct and general
authorized stockage is 7.
support, and/or depot maintenance is either an
allowance factor or an asterisk allocation which indicates
Example: If the quantity listed in the 6-10 column
the following:
is 4, the number of equipments is 17, and the
number of authorized prescribed loads is 3, the
(1) A guide quantity factor is shown for each part
following formula would be used:
4 X 17 X 3 10 = 20.4
authorized to be stocked by direct and general
support maintenance and supply support
The resulting fraction is 0.4; therefore the
activities, and the number of repair parts
authorized stockage is 20.
recommended for depot maintenance. This factor
is based on the latest mortality data for 1,500
Note. An exception is made for those
hours operation per year and is the average
units and organizations required to have on
quantity required by the various maintenance
hand, boxed or packaged prescribed load(s)
activities to provide maintenance and supply
pursuant to a special mission assignment.
support for 100 items of equipment for a 15-day
Such prescribed load(s) will be computed or
period under average combat conditions.
selected
separately
from
quantities
authorized for stockage at permanent
(2) The quantities of repair parts authorized for
station.
stockage are determined using the following
(6) Repair parts required to perform or organizational
mathematical formula
maintenance, which are not authorized for
stockage are identified by an asterisk, and are to
be requisitioned for immediate use only.
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