SCMIC 0501 POR (updated)

Packaged Operational Rations

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SCMIC 0501

Overview

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Requirements
for submission

Allowances

Requests

Receipts

Issuing PORs

Charges

Storage

Inspections

Reporting
timelines

General

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Designed for feeding of individuals in a training
environment.

Tactical situation.

Not to exceed 21 days.

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Allowance

Allowance for PORs will be submitted to HQMC.

Based on actual needs for approved field training.

▪ Using Unit submits the report monthly to MSC

▪ MSC will submit annual allowances.

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Requests

Submitted in naval letter format to issuing activity.

Number of personnel issued Subsistence in Kind (SIK)
(meal cards).

Number for cash payments (Comrats/BAS).

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Requests

Submit requests through letter format based on local SOP.

PORs/MREs may be ordered through CLC2S or GCSS-MC
utilizing a service request (Local SOP).

Requests

MEMORANDUM

Date: 10 Jan **

From: Supply, Officer, 3d Battalion, 8thMarines

To: Rations Platoon

Subj: REQUEST FOR MREs

1.

Request 360 meals for exercise
BUSHIDO. Pickup will be 30 Jan **

2.

POC is GySgt Russell at ext 450-0023.

J. K. JOHNSON

2ndLt USMC

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Receipt

Local SOP will dictate procedures for receiving PORs.

Stock Record and Inventory Control

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Stock record and inventory control card NAVMC 708 or automated accounting will be
maintained by warehouse/issuing activities.

A DD1348-1A with matching Lot Number and Date Of Pack (DOP) will sustain receiving/issuing
PORs.

Using units will ensure that form NAVMC 10789 and/or form NAVMC 10298 are completed and
maintained as required to support the consumption of PORs.

MEAL VERIFICATION RECORD (10110)

NAVMC 10789 (REV. 10-92) (EF) SN: 0109-lf-064-2400

(7-87 EDITION WILL BE USED)

DATE:

TYPE OF MEAL (Check applicable box)

BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER

BRUNCH NIGHT MEAL OTHER (specify)

CATEGORY OF PERSONNEL (Check applicable box)

MARCORP- REGULAR

MARCORP- RESERVE

NAVY-REGULAR

NAVY-RESERVE

ARMY-REGULAR

ARMY-RESERVE

AIR FORCE-REGULAR

AIR FORCE-RESERVE

COAST GUARD

NATIONAL GUARD (SpecifyService)

CADET (Specify Service)

ROTC (Specify Service)

FOREIGN (Specify)

OFFICER PAYROLL

CHECKAGE(Specify)

OTHER (Specify)

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER COMMAND OR UNIT

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER COMMAND OR UNIT

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7 Nov 99

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"I acknowledge receipt of ___________ meals(POR's) for ________________________ Marineswho are entitled to SIK for ___________________ .( ________ Marines consuming _______ MRE'sper day)."

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ONE HUNTRED NINTY TWO

7 Nov 99

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James D. Davis

James D. Davis
GySgt USMC

XMRE

NAVMC 10298

NAVMC 10789
NAVMC 708

DD 1348-1A

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Custody Receipt Control Record

Stock must be maintained by oldest Date
Of Pack (DOP). First In First Out (FIFO).

Issues will be made to authorized users.

Issues decreased on NAVMC 708 will be
sustained by a NAVMC 10789 and or
DD1348-1A.

Multiple Choice

Which NAVMC is used as the inventory for tracking and accountability of PORs?

• NAVMC 10298

• NAVMC 708

• NAVMC 10789

• NAVMC 11869

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Issuing PORs

Issues will be made to authorized personnel only.

Authorized training, field exercises, or disaster reasons.

Issue at Government Expense

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NAVMC 10789

Right hand corner:

Unit

Date POR issued

Type of Meal

Category of Personnel

Symbol

Command

Block Signature Method

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Authorized for individuals that are on Subsistence In Kind (SIK)
(aka; meal card).

Sign statement will be made by the individual responsible for
the group.

Used to alleviate administrative burden.

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Authorized Statements

“I acknowledge receipt of 300 (must be numerical) meals (PORs) for ONE
HUNDRED (must be spelled out) individuals who are entitled to SIK for the
period of 1 March 2017. (100 personnel consuming three POR meals per
day).”

“I acknowledge receipt of 300 (must be numerical) meals (PORs) for ONE
HUNDRED (must be spelled out) individuals who are entitled to SIK for the
period of 1 through 3 March 2017. (100 personnel consuming one POR
meal per day for 3 days).”

“I acknowledge receipt of 100 (must be numerical) meals (PORs) for ONE
HUNDRED (must be spelled out) individuals who are entitled to SIK for the
period of 1 March 2017. (100 personnel consuming one POR meal per
day).”

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Sale of PORs

Is discouraged in a field environment.

1. Officers, civilians, and enlisted members who receive

BAS and persons of other nations that are authorized to subsist
will be charged the rates as applicable in the current MCBul
10110.

2. Collection of funds should be made before the field

exercise begins.

3. Authorized letter/memo will be submitted to the admin

section identifying members receiving comrats/Basic Allowance
Subsistence (BAS).

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Cash Meal Payment Sheets

Pdf page 161

Procured from the regular source of
supply and issued to Custodians by
serial numbers.

Pay grade designations may be
used in the grade column for enlisted
personnel.

Signed and dated by the mess
cashier.

Mess cashier turns funds into the
unit authorized Custodian.

Supply Officer signs in collection
agent block.

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Storage

Must be approved by HQMC, Food Service and Subsistence
Section (LFS-4).

Requests must be submitted via chain of command.

Store those PORs with the oldest date of pack (DOP) first.

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Storage Continued

All unit loads must be stacked straight and square to avoid
compression of lower cases.

The two most important factors influencing the deterioration
of processed foods are time and temperature.

Fluctuation of temperature, depending on the severity, may
cause accelerated deterioration, especially repeated
freezing and thawing.

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Storage Continued

Landing Force Operational Reserve Material (LFORM) PORs
are managed & controlled by COMMAFOR.

Prepositioned contingency of supplies in selected
amphibious warfare ships to reduce loading time and provide
sustainability.

PORs stored at LFORM for one year and will be rotated to
operating stock annually.

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Multiple Select

What are the two most important factors in deterioration of food.

• Thawing

• Temperature

• Tailgating

• Time

Time and Temperature Guideline

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LFORM

Sustained

Temperature

LFORM

Estimated Service

of life Months)

110°
5

90°
30

80°
48

70°
60

60°
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Ration

Shelf Life

First Strike Ration

80° F, 24 mo

MRE

80° F, 36 mo

*Time Temp Indicator

Religious, Kosher,

Halal

80° F, 9-10 mo

Meal Cold Weather

80° F, 36 mo

UGR

80° F, 18 mo

Ultra High Temp Milk

(UHT)

10 months under
normal conditions

*Time Temp Indicator (TTI)

Inspections

Periodic inspections will be conducted by the Army
Veterinarian Support.

HQMC will be notified via the Major Subordinate Command
(MSC) when PORs have been contaminated and unfit for
human consumption.

Contaminated rations must be reported within 48 hours
following inspection.

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Inspections

Inspection must be scheduled at such intervals that
deteriorative changes are detected.

Inspection system should function to determine the
condition of rations upon receipt, during storage, and to
provide a basis for accelerated rotation, if indicated.

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Message Reporting Format

(a) Type of POR

(b) Quantity

(c) Date of pack (shown on the MRE box)

(d) Lot number (shown on the MRE box)

(e) Contractor (shown on the MRE box)

(f) Assembly contract number (shown on the MRE box)

(g) Nomenclature of affected component

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Message Reporting Format

(h) Component manufacturer (shown on the component
package)

(i) Any identifying numbers or letters that are ink stamped

or embossed on the component package

“For those components that have both a package and a

protective fiberboard carton (main entrees, cakes,
vegetables and wet pack fruits), identifying markings found
on both the package and the carton are needed.”

(j) Reason for unfitness (identify if handling or food
problem)

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Records Disposition

Any and all supporting documentation supporting the issue,
receipt, disposition, or consumption of meals will be
retained for a period of 3 years active, 7 years archive.

Types of documents:

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POR Survey
Reports and
Investigations

NAVMC 10298

Record of Issue of

Cash Meal

NAVMC 10789
Meal Verification

Record

NAVMC 708

Stock Record and
Inventory Control

DD 1131

Cash Collection

Voucher

DD 1348-1a

Interim Receipt

Monthly Reports

All organizations, using units, and activities that consume
PORs must submit a monthly POR report to the
commander responsible for submitting the Subsistence
Operational Analysis Report (SOAR).

This report is to be submitted in naval letter format
through the appropriate chain of command.

Installation commanders will establish local reporting
procedures.

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Monthly Report Format

At a minimum, it will have the following items:

Beginning month inventory.

Receipt during month.

Adjustments, if any .

Issues during month.

End of month inventory.

Breakdown of issues, by category, in meals.

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Monthly Report

Multiple Select

Submitting Allowances. Which are the correct timeframes for submitting?

• MSC

  Annual

• Using Unit

  48 hours

• Using Unit

  Monthly

• MSC

  Quarterly

Practical Application

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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

USMC or USN

Date

Request

Details;
Dates, Personnel, SIK, BAS

Checkage

Summary

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Requirements
for submission

Allowances

Requests

Receipts

Issuing PORs

Charges

Storage

Inspections

Reporting
timelines

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