STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE 25 June 2002
NUMBER 4-48
OCIE/Locker Room Security
1. Purpose: To establish the minimum policies, standards, and procedures for all units in the 427th
Support Battalion in order to establish and maintain the security and accountability of all issued
Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment (OCIE).
2. Applicability: This SOP is applicable to all subordinate 427 Support Battalion units, to include
attachments and detachments, as well as all soldiers whom are assigned or attached for pay,
administrative, or training purposes to any unit in the 427th Support Battalion.
3. References:
a. AR 710-2, Chapter 2
b. AR 710-2-1, Chapter 10
c. AR 735-5, Chapter 13/14
d. AR 190-13
e. 427th Support Battalion SOP 4-41, Reports of Survey Management
4. Objectives:
a. Prevent the potential theft or loss of OCIE belonging to assigned/attached personnel of any 427th
Support Battalion organization.
b. Ensure that once soldiers in the 427th Support Battalion are issued OCIE, and provided a secure
location in which to store the issued OCIE, that 427th Support Battalion soldiers are held responsible and
accountable for all issued OCIE.
c. Ensure 427th Support Battalion Commander's Command Supply Discipline Policy (CSDP) is
being enforced at all subordinate 427th Support Battalion unit levels.
d. To ensure that AR 710-2, Chapter 2 (Organizational Supply Operations), AR 710-2-1, Chapter 10
(OCIE Procedures), and AR 735-5, Chapters 13/14 (Report of Survey) are being followed and used
properly.
5. Duties and Responsibilities:
a. The Unit Commander, as the primary Hand Receipt (HR) holder, has overall responsibility for all
OCIE assigned/issued to the unit as listed on the Unit Hand Receipt as printed by the 27th Brigade PBO.
The unit commander will appoint a Locker Room Security Officer (As an Additional Duty) in the rank of
E-7 or above to ensure compliance with this SOP. The unit commander, along with the unit chain of
command as outlined below will be held responsible to see that equipment is present and in serviceable
condition for the soldier's usage. Only the unit commander, based upon local storage/locker room
constraints can make an exception to this policy. Such exceptions, BY NAME, to remove OCIE from
unit armories and store off premise, will be written in memorandum format and stored with the
individual’s clothing record file.
