It's a bright sunny day16 May 2020. SGT Wassner and PFC Hankins are members of D Battery,

3-69 ADA in Fort Bliss, TX. Their unit is mostly involved in a 14-day FTX at McGregor Range, NM.

SGT Wassner and PFC Hankins are participants of that FTX, however, they have not use their vehicle

since Day-1 of the FTX (11 May 2020). Up until today, SPC Jansen primarily used the vehicle.

Anyway, SGT Wassner just received a mission from 1SG Harnett. 1SG Harnett wants SGT Wassner

to go to the rear and pick up 1LT Sanders and bring him to the FTX. SGT Wassner states that he

understands 1SG Harnett's instructions and that he and PFC Hankins will comply ASAP.

SGT Wassner instructs PFC Hankins to prepare their HMMWV vehicleD-27for the road trip to

the D Battery Orderly Room in Fort Bliss and back. "After you PMCS the vehicle, make sure you top-it

off, okay? SPC Jansen has been using our vehicle almost since we got here. Therefore, the vehicle

should be pretty much squared away provided that he performed proper PMCS. But again, top-off the

vehicle and pay close attention to the tire pressures, Hankins. I don't want D-27 going flat on us or

running out of fuel."

PFC Hankins rushes off to D-27 IAW SGT Wassner's directions. He finds D-27's log book behind

the driver's seat. He opens the log book where he finds the DA Form 5988-E that SPC Jansen had written

earlier today. Hankins frowns as he looks at the DA Form 5988-E. He notes 12 entries, some of which

he knows are significant. PFC Hankins opens up the operator's manual for the HMMWV to check what

Jansen had annotated. Hankins' eyes grow wide as he notes that some of the faults noted are dead-lining

deficiencies. "How in the heck is this possible? What was Jansen thinking?

"I had best get SGT Wassner ASAP. He's not going to like this . . ."

A211 Journal Army's Maintenance Program Tasks/Questions:

1. Who has experienced a similar situation? Tell us how it made you feel.

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2. Apparently, SPC Jansen was doing PMCS. Or was he?What might the problem(s) be in this scenario?

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3. If you were SGT Wassner, how would you feel? What would you say? What are you going to do?

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4. How would you feel about having to go pick up 1LT Sanders? It's a long way back to post! A 60-mile round trip!

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5. What are the two components of the Army Maintenance System?

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6. Who has been in a unit where the vehicle readiness rate was very low? Elaborate on your answer.

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7. What were the repercussions and how long did it take to get the program back on track?

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8. Who is responsible for PMCS?

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9. Describe the Command Maintenance Discipline Program.

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10. What is the most important thing you learned?

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11. Why do you think maintenance is so important?

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12. What is your best and worst maintenance experience?

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13. Why do you think it is everyone's responsibility when it comes to maintenance?

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