But you do run into differences with maintenance records-both in the matter of when they're used . . . and how they're used.

Also some missile outfits use a particular form while others don't.

DA FORM 24062

DA Form 2406—the Materiel Readiness Report—is a case in point. Whether a missile system uses a 2406 depends on what utilization code it comes under according to Table VII to Appendix I in TM 38-750. And it turns out that the codes show that ARADCOM units are left out in the cold.

But even this deal can be changed because of a coupla lines that the TM adds that say the 2406 will be completed if "directed by appropriate command."

A missile battery has it made when filling out a 2406 because you deal with the entire system—not the various major items within the system. Even when you get up to battalion level you complete the form in terms of only four systems— except the 45kw generator units used with the Pershing system. The generator units are listed on their own 2406.

You want to notice what the TM says about information that you put in column f. That is, the figure in each block down the column wants to show the number of systems you have on hand on the last day of your reporting period. Missile systems also get special mention when you come to column g on the 2406. That is, "possible equipment days" means the possible "system" days.

Keep in mind that when the 2406 is prepared on a "current status" basis, the entries in columns g thru j deal with the number of systems involved, not the number of days.

Columns i and j are headed "equipment days non-available." This means the same as downtime for a missile system. And downtime is reckoned as a period of time more'n 10 minutes long during which you couldn't launch and guide at least one missile to a target—no matter what your condition of readiness.

In block 20d, you put the CB-component breakdown-code for the item involved. You get this, of course, from your 9-1400-series TB.

Block 20e is where you put the reference or circuit designator of the item.

And you write the code of the manufacturer of the assembly, component or part you're applying in block 20f. The codes are listed in SB 708-501, -502 and -600. If you can't find the code, tho, write "Unk" for unknown.

DA FORM 2410

Under the old setup, DA Form 2410, the Component Removal and Repair/ Overhaul Record, was used strictly for aircraft. Now it's also used to record and report the control of, among other things, selected recoverable missile components. These components will be listed in a series of TB's for each particular missile system.

EQUIPMENT LOGS

The equipment logs, as you know, give the history of a particular piece of equipment. And para 4-26, Chapter 4 of TM 38-750 spells out just what equipment gets what DA forms.

Take a look at block 13a. Time covered by the report, in the case of a missile system, can't be more'n seven days.

In block 13b, when you're figuring how long the item was not available because you were correcting a deficiency or applying an emergency MWO, remember that you're talking in terms of downtime hours with a missile system.

missile outfit puts in block 13c to show how long the item was under the control of its support unit.

When it comes to disposition of the different copies of the 2408-3, the NMP copy gets sent to the address in Appendix II in TM 38-750 at the end of each seven-day period or when all the lines on the form are filled-whichever happens first. (Then, too, your next higher headquarters may tell you to send the forms to a local collection activity.).

Before you drop the NMP copy in the mail, tho, better check Appendix III to TM 38-750. The appendix tells what missile items the NMP wants info on. If your equipment's not included, you can toss away the NMP copy. DA FORM 2408-10

And downtime in hours is what a

Like the 2408-3, DA Form 2408-10-the Equipment Component Register -is mighty important to missile people. That's because one of the things the 2408-10 is designed to do when it's used as an insert in the log book-is keep components and replacement of these components.

a record of certain missile

IT WORKS OUT LIKE THIS:

In block 1, you identify the missile according to the system and its model number... in block 2 you write the serial number of the missile . . . in the Tab column, use a letter tab designation for each component listed in the Nomenclature column for which you keep a separate log . . . in the Nomenclature column, insert the nomenclature of components of the missile—and you do this as soon as you latch on to a new missile . . . and in the Date and Serial Number column, you note the serial numbers of the components and the date you received the missile.

If the item has both a serial number and a lot number, write the lot number under the nomenclature of the item. If it has a lot number, but no serial number, put the lot number under the nomenclature of the item . . . and write "none" in the Serial Number space. It's also a good idea to include in the Nomenclature section—the manufacturer's name and date the lot numbered item was made-if you know it. MADE BY

If you have more'n one of the same components in the bins, like the safety and arming device, you can squeeze the info on them in the nomenclature column when you replace one of the components.

OR YOU CAN USE A SEPARATE BLOCK IN THE NOMENCLATURE
COLUMN TO LIST EACH COMPONENT SEPARATELY.

You can see that you have three other columns for mentioning the date and serial numbers of the components that you replace. When the component involves a lot number, you don't have any choice about where to put it, or the manufacturer's name and date it was made. You have to squeeze it in the Serial Number block.

As for the Date Fired block, that doesn't need any explanation.

ONCE THE MISSILE IS FIRED, OR DROPPED
FROM YOUR INVENTORY, THE 2408-10 THAT
YOU'VE BEEN USING AS A LOG BOOK INSERT,
PLUS OTHER RECORDS KEPT ON THE

MISSILE,GETS SENT TO REDSTONE ARSENAL.

AMMUNITION RECORDS

Something new's been added to the latest TM 38-750-use of ammunition records by various outfits, including those handling nuclear weapons materiel and guided missile ammo (rocket motors, warhead sections, igniters and the like).

The records are kept on two well-known forms-DA Form 2407 and 2409 -and a stranger to the crowd-DA Form 2415.

Before you sit down to fill out a form, there's one thing you want to keep circulating around in the old noggin: say as much as you can without violating any security regulations. So have AR 380-5 and 380-6 on hand to keep everything "legal".