- Reaction score
- 114
- Points
- 680
Just a Sig Op said:Oh thank gosh a supply tech asked, as I was racking my brain trying to figure out those terms... as I was afraid they were somthing I ought to have known...
(Question was asked because of the following scenario... supp tech sgt A claimed that gun-tape was extremely hard to obtain, and claimed it would require multiple memos from chain of command. Supp tech sgt B laughed loudly accused A of being incompetent and lazy (A common oppinion) and stated "duct tape is all local purchase now" and all he needed was a signed training stores request and "I could go down to walmart and buy whatever you needed" I was curious as to the reality)
Sup Tech A is correct. Gun Tape is currently Ops Restricted. It is Depot Stocked, but Unit paid for. If your Unit needs to get some -- it can be gotten through the system ... if you can write up the paperwork to the SM (Supply Manager NDHQ) to justify the requirement for an Ops Restricted item and they support your request.
Sup Tech B obviously does NOT realize that if an item is "stocked" in the system that it is "ILLEGAL" to purchase it downtown. The CF ALREADY has a contract with a supplier to bring it into the depot in the first place -- buying it downtown from somewhere would put the CF "in breach of contract". Sup Tech B had better learn right quick just what centrally managed means. I also highly recommend that Sup Tech B redo their Acquisiton Card Holders examination ... and examine very carefully the regulations that they would have signed upon receiving that acquisition card.
There are a great many acquisition card holders who figure they can buy whatever they want downtown with no reprecussions -- but the sad fact is -- if it's in the system ... it is illegal to buy using that acquisition card. Just ask the numpty in these parts who figured it would be OK to purchase via LPO some camel backs for a QM in this LFA. They all sign for those cards -- and the user-agreements, Sup Tech or Combat Storesman -- it doesn't matter -- the rules are the same.