PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-730
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 730
SEPTEMBER 2013
59
PS 730
SEP 13
•± Soldiers±back±in±the±motor±
pools
•± Supervisor±and±staff±duties±
spelled±out
•± Logistical±problems±
identified±and±fixed
•± Maintenance±practices±
and±policies±simplified,±
standardized±and±enforced±
across±the±board
± One± way± the± Army± plans± to± tackle± growing± maintenance± problems± is± by± setting± up± the±
Command±Maintenance±Discipline±Program±(CMDP).±
± The±goal±is±to±make±maintenance±a±priority±at±all±levels.±To±do±so,±CMDP±stresses±a±return±to±
traditional±maintenance±programs±and±practices.±
± CMDP±goes±into±effect±with±the±next±update±of±DA±Pam±750-1,±
Commanders’ Maintenance
Handbook.
±The±estimated±release±date±for±the±revised±publication±is±the±4th±quarter±of±FY13.±
Chapter±11±will±cover±CMDP±in±detai
± Just±as±important±as±knowing±what±CMDP±is,±you±should±also±understand±what±it±
isn’t.
CMDP±
won’t±replace±Maintenance±Assistance±and±Instruction±Teams±(MAIT),±Command±Maintenance±
Evaluation±and±Training±Teams±(COMET),±or±Inspector±General±(IG)±inspections.±
± Instead,±CMDP±is±a±daily±informal±program±using±requirements±checklists.±The±checklists±help±
commanders±with±oversight±and±make±maintenance±a±command±priority±again.
± Formal±unit±evaluations±will±still±take±place.±Brigade±and±smaller±active±units±will±be±evaluated±
semi-annually,±and±Army±National±Guard±(ARNG)±and±reserve±component±(RC)±units±annually.±
± Army±commands,±Army±service±component±commands±and±direct±reporting±units±will±make±
formal±evaluations±on±their±next±lower±commands±(division±and/or±corps)±annually±for±active±
Army,±and±bi-annually±for±ARNG±and±RC.
± CMDP±will±also±recognize±and±reward±excellence±in±those±units±that±excel±in±maintenance.
± For±more±details±about±CMDP,±see±ALARACT±326/2012.±The±Army±keeps±an±online±database±
in±AKO±of±ALARACTs±going±back±to±1990.±Folders±are±filed±by±year.±Check±it±out±at:
Maintenance±Management…
CMDP
Coming Soon to a Unit Near You!
How will CMDP
change things
around here?
Of course,
PS will be
with you
all the way
with the
latest and
greatest
maintenance
advice,
instructions
and tips!
you
can
Expect
to
see…
it’s common
sense that good
maintenance
improves
combat
readiness.
Most
of us
know this fact.
But
sometimes,
knowing
what needs
to be done
isn’t the
same as
doing
it.
I HEARD THAT
CMDP STANDS FOR
‘CONSUME MORE
DiMPLED PoTAtoES’
,
BUT I CAN’T FiND ANY
DiMPLED POTATOES!
WiLL REGULAR iDAHO
POTatoES DO?
NAH!
I HEARD
iT MEANS
‘COVER
MY DELiCATE
PeTUNiAS’
, BUT
DOES THAT MEAN
ONLY iF iT’S
GOiNG TO
FROST DURiNG
THE NiGHT?
WHAT ABOUT ON
A
HOT
DAY?
AHHHHH, YER
BOTH
WRONG!
EVERYBODY KNOWS
CMDP StANDS FOR
‘CHiNCHiLLAS MAKE
DARLiNG PETS’
, BUT
I CAN’T FiND ANY
PLACE THAT SELLS
CHiNChiLLAS!
iT’S
OBViOUS
YOU GUYS
KNOW LOTS
OF THiNGS
THAT CMDP
iSN’T!
NOW
LET US TELL
YOU WHAT
iT
iS!
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