Army Materiel Command

Warfighter Rucksack

Purpose:

The guidance outlined on this website helps ensure the Sustainment Community continues to build cohesive teams that emphasize Talent Management, Leader Development, and Stewardship of the Profession.

Mission Statement:

The Warfighter Rucksack enables shared understanding throughout the sustainment community to continue building cohesive teams that emphasize Warfighting, Delivering Ready Combat formations, Continuous Transformation, and Strengthening the Profession.

Hot Topics:

Soldier Equipping Asset Management (SEAM): The home for Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment (OCIE) management. Now with new features and enhancements - click to learn more.

New Features & Enhancements:

  • Washout Rate & Issue Rate:
    • Establishes a robust database schema to track Life Cycle Washout Rate (LCWR) and Gross Monthly Washout (GMW) metrics at both the enterprise and local levels. This provides a single source of truth to identify inventory loss trends and project future purchasing requirements.
    • Normalizes, secures, and refactors database tables containing Issue Rate, Washout Rate, and GMI calculations. This optimizes system performance, aligns reporting with standard military terminology, and restricts sensitive inventory cost data access to leadership roles.
  • R2O Table: Updates filters, layout, and logic for the R2O table to filter out inactive personnel and align equipment statuses with unit UICs. This update provides commands with highly accurate operational readiness insights and eliminates false reporting. Click Here for more

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Updated · Sept 2026
Official MOS 92G Designation and Duty Title Realignment: Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) G-1 has officially approved and signed the memorandum redesignating Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 92G from "Culinary Arts Specialist" to "Tactical Field Feeding Specialist." Click to learn more.

Official MOS 92G Designation and Duty Title Realignment:

  • Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) G-1 has officially approved and signed the memorandum redesignating Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 92G from "Culinary Arts Specialist" to "Tactical Field Feeding Specialist."
  • This revision updates the overall MOS title, Standards of Grade (SOG), Career Progression Charts, and skill-level duty titles across all echelons. This modernization directly reflects operational doctrine and re-anchors the MOS to its primary warfighting mission: sustaining fighting forces in contested, austere, and tactical environments.
Updated · Aug 2026
Army Body Composition Program (ABCP) Update: Army Directive 2026-13 replaces the legacy weight tables and tape test with a single standard, the Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR). Click to learn more.

Army Directive 2026-13: Army Body Composition Program Update:

  • Under Army Directive 2026-13, the Army has officially modernized the Army Body Composition Program (ABCP) by replacing the legacy screening weight tables and traditional multi-site tape test with a single, medically validated standard: the Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR). Effective immediately, all Soldiers across the Regular Army, Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Reserve must maintain a WHtR of less than 0.550.
Updated · July 2026
Warfighting

The U.S. Army emphasizes the development of cohesive teams in its "People First" initiative, recognizing that its greatest asset is its people. Cohesive teams foster trust, inclusivity, and a strong sense of belonging among team members. Through targeted training, mentorship, and well-being programs, the Army ensures efficient operations, resilience in adversity, and adaptability to rapid changes. The "People First" initiative empowers everyone to contribute to the greater mission by creating a dynamic and supportive community.

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Delivering Ready Combat Formations

Readiness is enduring and the primary focus of all Sustainment NCOs. On behalf of the Warfighter, this ensures freedom of action, extends operational reach and tempo, and prolongs operational endurance while increasing lethality across widely dispersed forces during Large-scale Combat Operations (LSCO).

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Continuous Transformation

The Army Modernization Strategy (AMS) describes how the Total Army - Regular Army, National Guard, Army Reserve, and Army Civilians - will transform into a multi-domain force by 2035, meet its enduring responsibility as part of the Joint Force to provide for the defense of the United States, and retain its position as the globally dominant land power.

Strengthening The Professsion

Create, advance, and sustain lifelong learning opportunities for Sustainment NCOs to empower and strengthen their confidence serving across echelons and in future civilian employment. Education is the key element to ensure NCOs remain relevant throughout the different positions they will serve in during their career.

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