Explanation of Columns

TM 55-2835-208-23P Code PA PB PC PD PE PF PG KD KF KB MO Definition - Item procured and stocked for antici- pated or known usage. - Item procured and stocked for insur- ance purpose because essentiality dic- tates that a minimum quantity be avail- able in the supply system. - Item procured and stocked and which o t h e r w i s e would be coded PA except t h a t i t i s d e t e r i o r a t i v e i n n a t u r e. - Support item, excluding support equip- ment, procured f o r i n i t i a l i s s u e or outfitting and stocked only for sub- sequent, or additional initial issues or outfitting. Not subject to auto- matic replenishment. - Support equipment procured and stocked for initial issue or o u t f i t t i n g to specified maintenance repair a c t i v i - t i e s. - Support equipment which will not be stocked but which will be centrally produced on demand. - Item procured and stocked to provide for sustained support for the life of the equipment. It is applied to an item peculiar to the equipment which, because of probable discontinuance or shutdown of production facilitates would prove uneconomical to reproduce at a later time. - An item of a depot overhaul/repair kit and not purchased separately. Depot kit defined as a kit that provides items required at the time of overhaul or repair. - An item of a maintenance kit and not purchased separately. Maintenance kit defined as a kit that provides an item that can be replaced at organizational or intermediate levels of maintenance. - Item included in both a depot overhaul kit and a maintenance kit. - Item to be manufactured or fabricated at the organizational level. 2