DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
UNIT ADDRESS
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF
OFFICE SYMBOL 20 August 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD
SUBJECT: Commander’s Policy Letter #2: Company Maintenance Program
1. Maintenance of our vehicles and equipment is critical to both our survival and success on the
battlefield. As a mounted, mechanized force, we must be able to shoot, move, and communicate at all
times.
2. Unit level maintenance is the first and most critical level of the Army maintenance system and
requires constant emphasis and participation by leaders and soldiers alike. Its cornerstone is
operator/crew performance of the -10 series PMCS. Leaders must ensure that operators/crews execute
PMCS with strict adherence to standards outlined in applicable -10 series TMs. In accordance with the
Brigade Commander’s Policy Letter 14, -10/-20 Maintenance Standards:
a. Supervisors will:
(1) Maintain their assigned equipment to the standards outlined below.
(2) Train assigned vehicle operators/crews to properly perform TM -10 level PMCS and
directly supervise its execution.
b. Operators/crews will:
(1) Perform before, during, and after PMCS in accordance with applicable TM -10 series
for all assigned equipment.
(2) Immediately correct all faults or identify them to first line supervisors and maintenance
personnel.
3. As outlined in Chapter 3, AR 750-1, the following will be accomplished to maintain our vehicles and
equipment at -10/-20 standards:
a. All faults are identified following prescribed intervals using the “items to be checked” column
of the applicable TM -10 series PMCS table and:
(1) Corrective actions that are authorized to be completed at unit level and for which
parts are available are completed.
(2) Parts required to complete necessary corrective actions, but which are not available,
are on valid requisition.
(3) Corrective actions required to be accomplished at a maintenance level above the unit
are on valid DS maintenance request.
b. Equipment services are performed within the scheduled service interval as prescribed in the
TM -20 series.
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