PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-686
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 686
JANUARY 2010
23
PS 686
Dear Bonnie,
A unit armorer has many weapons to keep track of. He must worry about
which weapons need fixing, which ones are due gaging, and which weapons
are off to maintenance. If the armorer makes a mistake, he can find himself
in hot water PDQ.
I organized my arms room by using the forms below. I think this method
will help other armorers both stay on top of what
needs
to be done and
document what
has
been done.
DD Form 314
–I use one 314 for each rack of weapons, listing all
the weapon serial numbers in that rack on one form. The 314 tracks what
services have been done and when they should be done again. Each month I
check the 314s to see what needs to be done for that month.
DA Form 5988E
–I have our SAMS clerk print out a 5988 for each
weapon listing the weapon’s serial number and TM number. When a soldier
checks out and checks in a weapon, I have him fill out the 5988 showing
anything he found wrong. I also have him list the PMCS item number for any
problems spotted during PMCS. I then use these 5988s to keep track of
what needs to be fixed and what parts need to be ordered for repairs. I also
use them to note anything I find during my own quarterly inspections.
DA Form 5909
–I use the 5909 to request repairs from higher level
maintenance. This gives me documentation for why a weapon isn’t in the
arms room.
I give all of this information to the SAMS clerk so it can be entered into
the automated system. That way all the information is backed up and I will be
automatically notified when weapon services are due.
SPC Kyle Adams
554th Co, 92d Engineers
Ft Stewart, GA
Good Form in the Arms Room
Small Arms…
Good Form in the Arms Room
good form, indeed.
thanks for sharing
your system with
other armorers.
we’re here
to
help
you…
We’re deploying next
month and I don’t
know which weapons
have been gaged!!!
I’m in
hot
water
now!
…stay on top
of maintaining
and…
…repairing
your
weapons!
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