| If you are a small unit leader in the Army National | | | | Operational Readiness (OR) Rate - Percentage of |
| Guard, you must familiarize yourself with the | | | | vehicles that are fully-mission-capable |
| numerous maintenance acronyms. Listed below are | | | | FMS Shop - Field Maintenance Shop. Regionally located |
| some of the most important terms. | | | | maintenance shop that provides maintenance to |
| SAMS-E - Standard Army Maintenance System | | | | armories in a specific geographical location. Most FMS |
| Enhances. Computer used at the company-level to | | | | Shops support 5-7 armories. |
| manage unit maintenance. | | | | CSMS Shop - Combined Support Maintenance Shop. |
| SARSS - Standard Army Retail Supply System. This is | | | | Normally, there is one of these per state. The CSMS |
| how the Army orders class IX repair parts. SARSS | | | | Shop supports the FMS Shops. It provides a higher |
| searches other Supply Support Activities, Installations | | | | level of maintenance. |
| and the Retail System. | | | | Class IX - The class of supply designated for repair |
| PBUSE - Property Book Unit Supply Enhanced. Used | | | | parts. |
| by the Supply Sergeant in each unit. Tracks property | | | | Motor Stables - The term used to define |
| and help keeps accountability. | | | | maintenance operations. Normally conducted for four |
| 026 Report - Non-mission capable report created in | | | | hours on either the Saturday or Sunday of drill |
| the SAMS-E box. This is a detailed list of all | | | | weekend. |
| non-mission-capable equipment. | | | | Motor Sergeant - The senior NCO, usually an E-7 in |
| Non-Mission-Capable - equipment status; equipment is | | | | charge of the unit's maintenance operations |
| working | | | | In conclusion, these are the most important |
| Fully-Mission Capable - equipment status; equipment is | | | | acronyms used by maintenance personnel in the |
| inoperable and needs repair | | | | Army National Guard. |