Annual Review of MCBUL 3000, Table of Marine Corps Automated Readiness Evaluation System (MARES) Reportable Equipment

1. PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TWOFOLD:

A. TO ANNOUNCE THAT REF C DTD 14 APR 2003 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 30
SEP 2004. THE BULLETIN WITH CHANGES CAN BE FOUND AT
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B. TO PROVIDE MARINE FORCES (MARFORS) AND SUPPORTING COMMANDS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE INPUT TO THE TABLE OF MARES
REPORTABLE EQUIPMENT (MCBUL 3000) FOR FY05.

2. BACKGROUND. AS A RESULT OF DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN I&L AND PP&O ON
GROUND EQUIPMENT READINESS REPORTING, OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS, AND
THE CHANGING OF THE NEW MCO 3000.11D, REF C WILL NOT BE UPDATED FOR
FY04. THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR CHANGING MCBUL 3000 FOR
FY05. THE TABLE OF MARES REPORTABLE EQUIPMENT (MCBUL 3000)
IDENTIFIES THE READINESS REPORTABLE GROUND EQUIPMENT TO BE TRACKED
AND REPORTED IN THE MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS INFORMATION SYSTEMS IOT
PROVIDE A REALISTIC SAMPLE OF FUNCTIONAL AREA (FA), TABLE OF
AUTHORIZED MATERIEL CONTROL NUMBER (TAMCN), MARINE FORCES (MARFORS),
MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (MEF), MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND (MSC),
OR UNIT'S CAPABILITY TO PERFORM ITS' ASSIGNED MISSION.

3. CRITERIA FOR NOMINATING READINESS REPORTABLE EQUIPMENT IS
DETAILED IN REF E.

4. ACTION. SUBMIT RECOMMENDED ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS IN THE
FOLLOWING FORMAT:
A. THE TABLE OF AUTHORIZED MATERIEL CONTROL NUMBER (TAMCN), MODEL
NUMBER, AND NOMENCLATURE;
B. AS PER REF B, SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LEVEL (A, B, C,) CHANGES
TO THE WEAPON SYSTEM SUPPORT PROGRAM;
C. REQUEST DETAILED RATIONALE WHEN RECOMMENDING MODIFICATIONS TO MEE
LIST.

5. ALL RECOMMENDED MARES REPORTABLE EQUIPMENT CHANGES MUST BE
SUBMITTED BY NAVAL MESSAGE VIA THE CHAIN-OF-COMMAND FOR
CONSOLIDATION AND CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE
CORPS (CMC LPO-1) NLT 7 JULY 2004.

6. FINAL DECISION FOR ADDING OR DELETING ITEMS TO THE MCBUL 3000 IS
DETERMINED BY CMC (DC I&L).