(ROSS-CHECK THE P/O


 And, it's always best to double-check the print-out against your property book
before you shoot in a new report. That'll help you to review the previous report
for accuracy, and will protect you against any goofs that may befall the machined
print-out, elsewhere. After all, once you turn your report loose, all your facts
and figures are fed into automatic data processing machines. And, once a
machine goof sneaks in, it can be repeated over and over and compound all
kinds of problems until it's caught and corrected by a human type.


 KEEP IT HANDY... THE
 IL, LATEST PRINT-OUT
 MUST ALWAYS REPORT
 EXACT PROPERTY
 BOOK INFO ON
 AN ITEM!
 READING THE P/O
 The machine print-out, of course, talks mostly in codes and uses columns.
The columns may line up differently on different print-outs, but the info recorded
on all print-outs is pretty much the same. And, the column headings and coded
info that concerns you the most read like this:

 ~PELAO Dl BwNATl@ @[D

LUMN This code tells what kind of equip-
 ment an entry is reporting. For ex-
 ample, a capital-
 Spec
 S- Means organizational property Design,
 (It's in your organizational PB). Code
 S-Identifies installation property
 (Items in your installation PB).
 --Says it's a
 substitute item.

 R -Reports an old series radio that's A
 subbing for a new series radio D
 S-Is for Reserves only, and reports
 unit-owned equipment located in A
 an equipment pool.

 These codes are mighty important in fitting all the pieces together at topside,
 so bone up on Appendix H, AR 711-5 and learn 'em all.
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