R 140800Z DEC 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
UNCLASS
MARADMIN 540/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/-CMC WASHINGTON DC L LPCD//
SUBJ/ADHERENCE TO THE UNIFORM MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND ISSUE PRIORITY
/SYSTEM (UMIPS)//
REF/A/MGS/CMC WASHINGTON DC/250156ZMAR2003//
REF/B/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/120156ZFEB2002//
REF/C/MCO 4400.16G/-/-/-/-/-//
REF/D/DOD/DOD 4140.1-R/-/-/-/-//
REF/E/DOC/CJCSMARADMIN 13803/-/-/-/-//
POC/MONTEMAYOR/LTCOL/LPC-X DSN 225-8926/-/TEL:703 695-8926
/EMAIL:MONTEMAYORCA@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
POC/LOVELIDGE/CWO4/LPC-3 DSN 225-8926/-/TEL:703 695-8926
/EMAIL:LOVELIDGEJW@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 138/03 ADHERENCE TO THE UMMIPS.  REF B IS
MARADMIN 092/02 WHICH MODIFIED EXISTING POLICY IN REF C TO
OVERARCHING GUIDANCE DOD AND JCS POLICY CONTAINED IN REFS D AND E.
REF C IS THE CJCS INSTRUCTION ON UNIFORM MATERIEL MANAGEMENT AND
ISSUE PRIORITY SYSTEM-FORCE/ACTIVITY DESIGNATORS.//
RMKS/1. DUE TO CURRENT AND CONTINUED OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO
SUPPORT OIF AND OEF FORCE ROTATIONS, TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR
EXCEPTION IS GRANTED TO EXISTING POLICY CONTAINED IN MARADMIN 138/03
PARAGRAPH 3.C. (REF A) TO UPGRADE TO A HIGHER FORCE ACTIVITY
DESIGNATOR (F/AD).
1.A. SPECIFICALLY:  PRIORITY ONE UNITS PREPARING TO DEPLOY WITHIN
SIX MONTHS TO EITHER OIF OR OEF FOR OIF 04-06 AND OEF 04-06 ARE
AUTHORIZED IMMEDIATE USE OF F/AD II STATUS FOR SAC 1 ASSETS AND
REPAIR PARTS ONLY, 180 DAYS PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT AND WILL REMAIN AT
THE HIGHER F/AD LEVEL FOR 60 DAYS UPON COMPLETION OF DEPLOYMENT. 
2.  CONTINUED F/AD UPGRADES FOR PRIORITY ONE UNITS FOR FUTURE
OIF/OEF ROTATIONS WILL BE RE-EVALUATED AT LATER DATE.//