scope:

This standard provides the minimum requirements for the uniform marking of military supplies and equipment for shipment and storage. It accommodates the requirements for movement processing as specified in DOD 4000.25-1-M, Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures (MILSTRIP); DOD 4000.25-2-M, Military Standard Transaction Reporting and Accounting Procedures (MILSTRAP); and DOD 4500.32-R, Military Standard Transportation and Movement Procedures (MILSTAMP).

Unless exempted in whole or in part by paragraphs 4.7.1 thru 4.7.10, the marking of all supplies and equipment shall be as specified in this standard. As defined in ASTM D996, marking is "the application of numbers, letters, labels, tags, symbols, or colors to provide identification and to expedite handling during shipment and storage."

The marking requirements specified in this standard are not all inclusive. Any marking exception, exemption, or addition to the requirements herein must be specified in the acquisition document.

In order to accommodate the requirements of DOD Directive 4120.18, Metric System of Measurement, two tables describing English-metric conversion applicable to this standard are provided. For convenience in calculation, metric equivalents are expressed to two decimal places (nearest hundredth), wherever practical. TABLE I. Standard English-metric equivalents

Volume: 1 fluid ounce = 29.57 milliliters 1 quart = 0.95 liter 1 pint = 0.47 liter 1 gallon = 3.79 liters Weight: 1 ounce (avoirdupois) = 28.35 grams 1 pound (avoirdupois) = 453.59 grams or 0.454 kilogram Length: 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters 1 foot = 30.48 centimeters or 0.305 meter 39.37 inches = 1 meter (3.28 feet = 1 meter)