Command Adjustment Policy Clarification

1. SITUATION. PURPOSE OF COMMAND ADJUSTED 
ALLOWANCES IS TO FACILITATE ACCURATE GROUND EQUIPMENT (EQUIP) 
READINESS REPORTING, VISIBILITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF TABLE OF 
EQUIPMENT (T/E) ASSETS TRANSFERRED BETWEEN MAGTF 
ORGANIZATIONS/ACTIVITIES. CURRENTLY, THE USE OF COMMAND ADJUSTED 
ALLOWANCES HAS PROLIFERATED TO THE POINT THAT DAY-TO-DAY 
MANAGEMENT, TRACKING, AND ACCURATE REPORTING IN OUR LEGACY
AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS (AIS) (SASSY/MIMMS) HAS BECOME A
SIGNIFICANT BURDEN AND MAY BE CAUSING DISTORTIONS IN GROUND 
EQUIPMENT READINESS REPORTING WITHIN STATUS OF RESOURCES AND 
TRAINING SYSTEM (SORTS). 
2. MISSION. CURRENT POLICY REGARDING COMMAND ADJUSTMENTS (CMD 
ADJ) OF EQUIP ALLOWANCES (ALLOW) REQUIRES CLARIFICATION AND 
AMPLIFICATION. 
3. EXECUTION. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, GUIDANCE CONTAINED IN 
REFS A AND B IS RESCINDED. THE ONLY AUTHORIZED OCCASIONS/EVENTS 
FOR THE USE OF CMD ADJ ALLOW ARE CONTAINED IN REF C AND 
CLARIFIED/AMPLIFIED BELOW: 
3.A. AUTHORIZED COMMAND ADJUSTMENTS. THE FOL SUBPARAGRAPHS 
OUTLINE THE EVENTS/OCCASIONS WHERE CMD ADJS MAY BE USED. 3.A.1. 
EVENT/OCCASION: FORMATION OF A DEPLOYING MAGTF (E.G. MARINE
EXPEDITIONARY UNIT, ANNUAL US-SOUTH AMERICAN ALLIED EXERCISE 
(UNITAS), ETC.). 
DURATION (MIN AND MAX): REQUIRED (REQD) IF DEPLOYING MAGTF, 
SPECIAL MAGTF (SPMAGTF) UNITS AND DETACHMENTS WILL POSSESS EQUIP 
FOR 120 DAYS OR MORE. CMD ADJ WILL NOT BE USED FOR EQUIP 
MOVEMENTS OF LESS THAN 120 DAYS. THOSE SHORT TERM COMMITMENTS OF 
EQUIP SHOULD BE EXECUTED UTILIZING TEMPORARY LOAN PROCEDURES AS 
OUTLINED IN REFS D AND E. LM2 REPORTING: 
RM4 FORMAT: PROVIDING UNIT: DEPLOYED QTY XXX TO MXXXXX 
 GAINING UNIT: T/E=XXX, DPYD QTY XXX FM MXXXXX SASSY 
ALLOW REPORTING: PROVIDING UNITS PROCESS YAL TRANSACTION(S) 
W/NEGATIVE CMD ADJ TO REDUCE QTY AUTH BY THE QTY PROVIDED. 
GAINING UNITS PROCESS YAL TRANSACTION W/POSITIVE CMD ADJ TO 
INCREASE QTY AUTH BY THE QTY GAINED. SASSY OH REPORTING: 
PROVIDING UNIT WILL REPORT THE TRANSFER OF EQUIP VIA SASSY DIC 
Z2M TRANSACTION(S). GAINING UNITS WILL PROVIDE DOCUMENT NUMBERS 
FOR THE Z2M TRANSACTIONS. UPON RECEIPT, GAINING UNITS WILL INDUCT 
SASSY DIC D6T TRANSACTIONS TO REPORT RECEIPT IN SASSY AND CLOSE
THE Z2M TRANSACTION RECORD. 
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REQD: CORRESPONDENCE FROM HIGHER HQ (E.G. 
MSC/MEF/MARFOR) ESTABLISHING/DIRECTING T/E RQMTS FOR MAGTF UNIT. 
REDISTRIBUTION RECEIPTS (DD1348) FOR ALL EQUIP MOVEMENTS ISO SE 
CMD ADJ WILL BE MAINTAINED FOR LIFE OF ADJ IOT PROVIDE AN AUDIT 
TRAIL FROM PROVIDING UNIT TO GAINING UNIT. 
3.A.2. EVENT/OCCASION: FORMATION OF A PERMANENT OR 
LONG-STANDING DETACHMENT (E.G. CBIRF, CATC FUJI, CSSD (BEAUFORT, 
YUMA)). DURATION (MIN AND MAX): LIFE OF THE DETACHMENT. 
LM2 REPORTING: 
RM4 FORMAT: PROVIDING UNIT: CMD ADJ QTY XXX TO MXXXXX 
 GAINING UNIT: CMD ADJ QTY XXX FM MXXXXX SASSY ALLOW
REPORTING: PROVIDING UNITS PROCESS YAL TRANSACTION(S) W/NEGATIVE 
CMD ADJ TO REDUCE QTY AUTH BY THE QTY PROVIDED. GAINING UNITS 
PROCESS YAL TRANSACTION W/POSITIVE CMD ADJ TO INCREASE QTY AUTH 
BY THE QTY GAINED. SASSY OH REPORTING: PROVIDING UNIT WILL 
REPORT THE TRANSFER OF EQUIP VIA SASSY DIC Z2M TRANSACTION(S). 
GAINING UNITS WILL PROVIDE DOCUMENT NUMBERS FOR THE Z2M 
TRANSACTIONS. UPON RECEIPT, GAINING UNITS WILL INDUCT SASSY DIC 
D6T TRANSACTIONS TO REPORT RECEIPT IN SASSY AND CLOSE THE Z2M 
TRANSACTION RECORD. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REQD: CORRESPONDENCE 
FROM HIGHER HQ (E.G. MSC/MEF/MARFOR) ESTABLISHING/DIRECTING T/E 
RQMTS FOR MAGTF UNIT. REDISTRIBUTION RECEIPTS (DD1348) FOR ALL 
EQUIP MOVEMENTS ISO SE CMD ADJ WILL BE MAINTAINED FOR LIFE OF ADJ 
IOT PROVIDE AN AUDIT TRAIL FROM PROVIDING UNIT TO GAINING UNIT. 
3.A.3. EVENT/OCCASION: ADJUST T/E ALLOW TO REFLECT AUTHORIZED 
TRAINING ALLOWANCES (T/A) - APPLIES TO MARINE FORCES RESERVE ONLY. 
DURATION (MIN AND MAX): NONE. 
LM2 REPORTING: RM4 FORMAT: DELTA ADJ = XXX SASSY ALLOW 
REPORTING: YAL TRANSACTION IN SASSY WITH A NEGATIVE CMD ADJ TO 
REDUCE TOTAL AUTH TO AUTH T/A. 
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REQD: PUBLISHED T/A FROM MARFORRES. 
3.A.4. EVENT/OCCASION: REPORT RECEIPT OF NEWLY FIELDED 
MARES/CRANE REPORTABLE EQUIP W/O AN ACTUAL T/E ALLOW. 
DURATION (MIN AND MAX): NO MINIMUM. MAXIMUM 1 YEAR FM DATE OF 
RECEIPT. ONCE T/E ALLOW IS CONVERTED FROM PLANNED TO ACTUAL, CMD 
ADJ ALLOW IS NO LONGER VALID AND WILL BE DELETED IN SASSY/MIMMS. 
LM2 REPORTING: QTY AUTH = QTY POSS. 
RM4 FORMAT: P/ALW QTY XXX FOR FY-XX, QTY XX RECV TABLE OF 
ORGANIZATION AND EQUIP CHANGE REQUEST (TOECR)(JULIAN DATE). 
SASSY ALLOW REPORTING: YAL TRANSACTION IN SASSY WITH POSITIVE 
CMD ADJ. POSITIVE ADJUSTMENT TO THE ACTUAL OH QTY (BUT NOT TO 
EXCEED THE TOTAL P/ALW QTY). 
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REQD: COPY OF TOECR SUBMISSION REQUESTING
CONVERSION OF PLANNED ALLOW TO ACTUAL ALLOW. 
3.A.5. EVENT/OCCASION: REPORT DISPOSITION OF REPLACED/OBSOLETE
MARES/CRANE REPORTABLE EQUIPMENT. 
DURATION (MIN AND MAX): NO MINIMUM. CMD ADJ REMAINS IN PLACE 
UNTIL T/E ALLOW IS DELETED. 
LM2 REPORTING: QTY AUTH = QTY POSS. 
RM4 FORMAT: T/E=XXX QTY XXX OBSOLETE 
 OR 
 T/E=XXX QTY XXX REPLACED BY TAMCN XXXXX SASSY ALLOW
REPORTING: YAL TRANSACTION IN SASSY WITH NEGATIVE CMD ADJ 
REFLECTING QTY OF EQUIP THAT WAS DISPOSED OF/REPLACED. 
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REQD: COPY OF TOECR SUBMISSION REQUESTING A
REDUCTION IN T/E ALLOW. 
3.A.6. EVENT/OCCASION: SPECIAL ALLOW (SPALW) APPROVED BY 
MARFOR/HQMC. 
DURATION (MIN AND MAX): NO MINIMUM. MAXIMUM 1 YEAR. REVIEWED 
ANNUALLY. ONCE/IF SPALW IS INCORPORATED ONTO UNITS T/E AS AN 
ACTUAL ALLOW, CMD ADJ ALLOW IS NO LONGER VALID. 
LM2 REPORTING: QTY POSS = QTY AUTH
RM4 FORMAT: SPALW/QTY XXX/CITE DMS MSG OR CORRESPONDENCE 
AUTHORIZING SPALW (I.E. CMC LTR LPC-2/4400/XXOCT06) SASSY ALLOW 
REPORTING: YAL TRANSACTION IN SASSY WITH POSITIVE CMD ADJ. 
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REQD: A COPY OF CORRESPONDENCE/MSG 
AUTHORIZING SPALW WILL BE MAINTAINED FOR LIFE OF ALLOW. 
3.A.7. EVENT/OCCASION: COMMAND DIRECTED ADJUSTMENTS. UTILIZED 
TO REFLECT THE MOVEMENT OF EQUIP WHEN MOVEMENT IS NOT RELATED TO 
ONE OF THE SIX OCCASIONS OUTLINED ABOVE. 
DURATION (MIN AND MAX): MINIMUM 120 DAYS. MAXIMUM ONE YEAR. 
(PERMANENT TRANSFERS OF EQUIP WILL BE ADDRESSED VIA TOECR. NOTE: 
THERE IS NO MAXIMUM LIMITATION FOR MFR UNITS REPORTING TRANSFER 
OF EQUIPMENT FROM A PARENT UNIT TO A SUBORDINATE UNIT). 
LM2 REPORTING: MIMMS LM2 RPT AUTH QTY AND RPT POSS QTY WILL BE 
REDUCED BY THE AMT OF THE CMD ADJUSTMENT. 
 RM4 FORMAT: PROVIDING UNIT - CMD ADJ QTY XXX TO MXXXXX 
 GAINING UNIT - CMD ADJ QTY XXX FM MXXXXX SASSY 
 ALLOW
REPORTING: PROVIDING UNITS PROCESS A SASSY YAL TRANSACTION WITH 
A NEGATIVE CMD ADJ EQUAL TO THE QTY OF EQUIP ITEMS PROVIDED. 
GAINING UNITS PROCESS A SASSY YAL TRANSACTION WITH A POSITIVE CMD 
ADJ EQUAL TO THE QTY OF EQUIP ITEMS GAINED. 
SASSY OH REPORTING: PROVIDING UNIT WILL REPORT THE TRANSFER OF 
EQUIP VIA SASSY DIC Z2M TRANSACTION(S). GAINING UNITS WILL 
PROVIDE DOCUMENT NUMBERS FOR THE Z2M TRANSACTIONS. UPON RECEIPT, 
GAINING UNITS WILL INDUCT SASSY DIC D6T TRANSACTIONS TO REPORT 
RECEIPT IN SASSY AND CLOSE THE Z2M TRANSACTION RECORD. 
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REQD: A COPY OF CORRESPONDENCE FROM HIGHER 
HQ THAT AUTHORIZES THE CMD ADJUSTMENT. 
3.B. CMD ADJ OF ALLOW WILL ONLY BE PROCESSED WHEN AN 
OCCASION/EVENT LISTED IN PARA 3.A. ABOVE EXISTS. ADDITIONALLY, 
FOR ACTIVE FORCES, USE OF CMD ADJ CITED IN PARA 3.A.7 ABOVE MUST 
BE CLOSELY MONITORED, TRACKED, AND RECONCILED TO AVOID UNDUE 
PROLIFERATION OF ADJUSTED ALLOW AND ON HAND QTYS THAT MAY LEAD TO 
SKEWING OF READINESS DATA. WITH EXCEPTION OF MFR UNITS, CMD ADJ 
POLICY CLARIFIED IN PARA 3.A.7 IS INTENDED TO ELIMINATE LONG-TERM 
CMD ADJ NOT IN SUPPORT OF A DEPLOYING MAGTF OR STANDING CSS UNIT. 
LONG-TERM ADJUSTMENTS TO ALLOW AND MOVEMENT OF EQUIP ARE BEST 
ADDRESSED VIA THE TOECR PROCESS. 
3.C. ACTIONS CORRESPONDING TO CMD ADJ AUTHORIZATIONS: 
3.C.1. JOINT LIMITED TECHNICAL INSPECTIONS OF EQUIP WILL BE 
CONDUCTED BETWEEN PROVIDING AND GAINING UNITS (UNLESS GEOGRAPHIC 
LOCATIONS MAKE THIS IMPRACTICAL) AT INITIAL TURNOVER AND WHEN 
EQUIP IS RETURNED. LOCAL SOPS WILL ADDRESS FUNDING 
CONSIDERATIONS/TRANSFERS WHEN PROVIDING UNIT IDENTIFIES REQUIRED 
MAINT ACTIONS THAT WERE NOT PERFORMED BY GAINING UNIT WHILE IT HAD 
CUSTODY OF EQUIP. 
3.C.2. RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE/UPKEEP AND REPORTING OF CMD 
ADJ EQUIP TRANSFERS TO GAINING UNIT. THIS REQUIRES THAT ALL 
ACCOUNTING FUNCTIONS, SUB-CUSTODY CONTROL, CRANE REPORTING, 
MAINTENANCE, AND HIGHER LEVEL READINESS REPORTING BE CONDUCTED PER 
REFS C THROUGH J. 
3.C.3. MISSING, LOST, STOLEN, AND/OR RECOVERED ASSETS. UPON 
COMPLETION OF INVESTIGATION PER REF D, GAINING UNIT WILL ADJUST 
PROPERTY RECORDS PER REFS D AND G. AN INFO COPY OF INVESTIGATION 
WILL BE PROVIDED TO PROVIDING UNIT AND TO HIGHER HQ THAT DIRECTED 
CMD ADJ. CMD ADJ WILL BE TERMINATED. IF A CMD ADJ IS STILL 
REQUIRED, HIGHER HQ WILL BE NOTIFIED AND RQMT WILL BE RESOURCED 
AND A NEW CMD ADJ AUTHORIZED/PUBLISHED. 
3.C.4. NON-REPAIRABLE ASSET. GAINING UNIT WILL NOTIFY HIGHER HQ 
WHEN A CMD ADJ ASSET IS DEEMED UNREPAIRABLE. GAINING UNIT WILL 
CONDUCT ASSET REPORTING AND DISPOSITION PER REF B. CMD ADJ WILL 
BE TERMINATED. IF CMD ADJ IS STILL REQUIRED, HIGHER HQ WILL BE 
NOTIFIED AND RQMT WILL BE RESOURCED AND A NEW CMD ADJ 
AUTHORIZED/PUBLISHED. 
4. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS. STRICT ADHERENCE TO POLICY IS NECESSARY 
TO ENSURE ACCURATE EQUIP READINESS REPORTING. EACH MEF WILL ENSURE 
ITS ORGANIZATIONS EXECUTE CMD ADJ PER PUBLISHED POLICY, AS 
AMPLIFIED BY THIS MESSAGE. HQMC DATA ASSURANCE TEAMS (DATS) HAVE 
BEEN TASKED WITH ASSESSING, VERIFYING, AND CORRECTING CMD ADJ IN 
CONJUNCTION WITH IR ACCOUNTABILITY AND READINESS REPORTING 
ANALYSES OF MEF USING UNITS. HQMC WILL MONITOR COMPLIANCE AND 
EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS POLICY AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS NECESSARY. 
APPROPRIATE PORTIONS OF THIS MESSAGE WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO 
NEXT REVISION OF REFS D AND I. 
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS POLICY MAY BE
DIRECTED TO HQMC POC IDENTIFIED ABOVE. REQUESTS FOR 
CLARIFICATION ON THIS OR ANY OTHER HQMC POLICY MAY BE OBTAINED BY 
CONTACTING LOCAL LOGISTICS MODERNIZATION TEAM (LMT).