PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-593
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 593
APRIL 2002
Position 2,
SCMC (Subclass) and Short Definition
A-
Aviation
B-
Troop Support Items
C-
Operational Rations
D-
Commercial Vehicles
E-
General Supply Items
F-
Clothing & Textiles (ICE/OCIE)
G-
Commo/Electronics Items
H-
Test, Measurement & Diagnostic Equip.
K-
Tactical Vehicles
L-
Missiles
M-
Weapons (small arms, artillery, fire control, machine guns, air defense,etc.)
N-
Special Weapons
O-
Combat Vehicles (tanks, recovery vehicles, tracked/half-tracked, etc.)
P-
Signal Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, Items in FSC 5811
Q-
Marine Equipment (landing craft, barges, tugs, etc.)
R-
Refrigerated Subsistence
S-
Non-refrigerated Subsistence
T-
Industrial Supplies (repair parts, hardware)
U-
COMSEC items not under
G
W-
Ground
X-
No subclass assigned
Y-
Railway Equipment and Supplies
Z-
Chemical (gas masks, decontamination items, smoke generators, etc.)
PS 593
APR 02
59
Supply…
the Class
do you have a stack
of
requisition
rejects
that’s driving
you crazy because you
can’t figure out why
they were rejected?
then,
a number of
subclasses are
authorized for
use with each
supply class to
further define
what family the
item is in.
both have
a lot to do with
your requistion-
ing process so
check ‘em out!
It’s the
second
position
that
causes the
problems.
Relief may be
as near as the
item’s Supply
Category of
Materiel Code
(SCMC).
It is a
2-position
code
showing an
item’s class
and sub-
class of
supply.
The Supply Category
of Material Code (SCMC)
CLASS/
CODE:
I/1
II/2
III/3
IV/4
V/5
VI/6
VII/7
VIII/8
IX/9
X/10
ITEM
CATEGORY:
Subsistence
Clothing, Kits, Tools,
& Household Equipment
POL (fuel, antifreeze,
lubricants and oil)
Construction Material
Ammunition
Personal Demand Items
Major End Items
Medical Material
Repair Parts
Economic Development
&
Agriculture. Non-military
AUTHORIZED SUBCLASS
(Pos 2, SCMC):
A,C,R,S,W
A,B,D,E,F,G,H,K, L,M,
N,O,P,Q,T,U, W,Y,Z
1,2,3,4,5,6,7
X
A,L,N,W,Z
X
A, B, D, G, H, K, L, M,
N, O, P Q, W, Z
0-9
A,B,D,F,G,H,K,L,M,N,
O,P,Q,T,U,W, Y, Z
X
“The
first
position tells
you
where
to
route your
requisition
and is rarely
a problem.”
“The
second
position defines
what kind
of
equipment the
item is used on
or the type of
unit allowed
to order it.”
There are
10 classes
of supply
and about 36
subclasses.
“
Both
items are
Class IX
repair
parts, but the
lock washer is
an industrial
supply item
(subclass
T
)
and
the lamp is a
communications/
electronics item
(subclass
G
).”
“For example, NSN
is a lock washer
assigned to
SCMC 9T…
…and NSN 6240-
00-155-7836 is a
lamp assigned to
SCMC 9G.”
Go to the Head of
there are
10 classes
of
supply that are used to ID
different categories of items.
An SCMC is
assigned to
every item
in the FED
LOG-AMDF.
593. 58-61 (C)
3/3/02
1:53 PM
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