PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-723
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 723
FEBRUARY 2013
59
PS 723
FEB 13
Dear Half-Mast,
In the fine print at the top of
PS Magazine’s
table of contents, there is
a sentence that says “Application of the information is optional with the
user.” What does that mean? It takes the wind out of the sails of standards
when senior NCOs tell commanders that Army standards and published
guidance are optional. I’m trying to get our unit in line with the information
in
PS
, because I know it’s the right course of action. Can you help?
SFC M.C.
The information in
PS
is ofFcial because every article is reviewed and
approved by the command overseeing that procedure or piece of equipment.
So what you read in
PS
is what HQDA G4, AMC, the life cycle management
commands, and other authorities want operators, mechanics and supply personnel
to know and do in relation to their equipment or tasks.
Sure, there are skeptics who doubt our validity, usually because of our comic-
style art. In that case, you may want to hand ’em a copy of AR 700-138,
Army
Logistics Readiness and Sustainability
(±eb 04). Highlight Section 5-13 on Page
69. It says that PS is an ofFcial technical bulletin and reading it should be a
regular part of maintaining unit readiness.
AMC Regulation 750-21,
Maintenance of Supplies and Equipment: PS,
The Preventive Maintenance Monthly (TB 43-PS-Series)
also explains our
mission.
Thanks for your efforts to uphold the Army’s highest safety and equipment
condition standards. Hooah!
Dear S±C M.C.,
You bet. I’ll do my best to clear things up.
The reason for the optional statement is because we know commanders must
work within limited maintenance budgets. And sometimes we offer instructions
for making tools or suggest equipment improvements that are great ideas, but
expensive to do.
Because we can’t tell commanders how to spend their maintenance dollars, they
must decide whether or not to implement the info in PS. But they’re wise to do what
we suggest, since we have the most up-to-date info. That’s because we’re able to
get the word out much faster than most TMs can be updated and published.
Why
Is PS Info Optional?
hold up,
lopez.
I read in ps
magazine that’s an
unauthorized mod.
the stuff in
ps is
optional!
says so right
in the front of
the mag, so we
can ignore it.
wrong call,
soldier!
the army’s official
equipment experts tell
us what units need to
know or do.
they use ps to
spread the word
because we can
get info to the
field faster
than tms can be
updated.
or, in this case,
what
not
to do!
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