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File: 970107_aug96_decls1_0019.txt
Subject: 8TH TANK BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY NOV 90 TO MAR 91 12 APR 91
Unit: 8TH TANK BN
Parent Organization: 2 MARDIV
Box ID: BX600007
Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 8TH MARINES APRIL - JUNE 1990
Document Number: 1
Folder Seq #: 11
UNCLASSIFIED
was discovered that their c-riijirial had ric!'L 'L., t@,
the Marine Corps Finance Center. Other Marines pay
t,cratise they were late in submitting @li rect deposit
were incomplete, :,r because they CI)L(.I,J not be immediately jc@ine-A -,n the Ltm i t
diary,
2'C.' Dee 1.990 - -@@l Jan 1991
U.Dl:@rl a-'r@.vat in SWA, the priorities for the
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getting all 'he L-attali,-@tis @,r,:,I.,,erly j-jinerj' -,n the Unit I)iai-y A@i-i e@i,@Lir4 @i q
the correctness :@f their pay and allowances. 'I'tte di,@tartre @'triei ti-iqe, 3.aqs;
inv,)Iyp,l m.Ade this a very difficult AtiJ time consuming when St@i 'ank
Battalion arrived in Country, the I)ivis:,i.-In Disb@trsinq Office. not have it ri
d
@Jirl not get this capability until late February. -FRICON from
@I'LSSO was limited and always several cycles behind the one. Because
of a lack of on line Iiary c.,aV,acity, a system of countered diar,ic.7, tv@a.,,
established the bittili@@,,n t@io,it-(QFI 'J.1vi5ic@@i to the SWA Vil'I'SO at the P,jrt
of Al JLt@j@;il@ 'I h @i ,, sy @ t p rq w a Is n P. c e s s a r y I LI LI t r e @ a t i v e 1 y s I c, w -@ ri,:! @, r t: c,
p r I) b 1 e m s . 0 n a t I p as t t w @@ ID c, c a s i,-, ti s , @J 4 A r i e s @-i e r e s LI b m i t t e d zt n,J I !j s t @-i i t @i r@ Li t
t @i L b a t t a t j. c, ri ti P.@ ti g n r, t i f i e d , r P s LI I t i , I
_q in the loss of many fill hours of t,4c@rP,
And serious pay for some Marities affected by the lost Jiaries.
Mail service in C)WA V4aS plagued with p,rC,ti).eMS of delay an,[ c !-I n p
q L(I a t i .:, Its @lai' t-his a critical factor tc, the battalion in,@ any apparent
delay or r@tmcr, involving particularly from CONU'D', created ar.
filgatlvp irnp,,I(,t on all hands. Little could be done ll-,@ - p e P,@
delivery beyond the battalion level, but a ECl ci
qreat emp@tasis it c@ ii
,4iSSeMinating faCtL(A
_I information concerning mail service in an effort to
the inevitable rumors Rn@:1 "bad se@jc@r," that constantly was term . @ 5; 5 E@,:!
within the ranks. 1-his effort to provide factual information about mail
servace was made more 'JiffiCLilt by the c,.Viamelec,r, like nature C. f t t,. Mi I i t y
ID @.@ ci t A I r, c, q LI I a t. i c, @i s .Ri-tles AL,,)Ltt what be sent through the Diii I Ettid how
@qt,,J incipiently, situation created Threat Ltsic-n both among the.
t p,., i ki (I w i t 1-i t [-I p iNi a r i ri e I s f a m i 1 i e s a t ti c, m e a n d w a s t h e r o o t c a Li s e -- f i@ a it y
cf@ the most demoralizing r'Livic,rs.
Casualty reporting and graves registration p,r!jcedi-tres was a pri.c@rity dLLrir[L-,
section Ievelc@pe,l a system for rapi.ilv
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and reporting to higher headqktarters personnel casualty
@Ir,ef@:,rm,Atted databases were established containing the necessary
ar,.lic,re-@[ vehicle. crew lists@ ind cas@taity report forms tfijt'@ could easily be
filled :ELit by r.,P for easy field use. This r,@,efijriiiatted
report form qas sc, that it wits eventually adopted @l-,, L@,d Marine
Division CI-1 IASC Arl-C-S@ the The primary cl: this sy
was Cr.rr.i:,ral C. M. ISCRtjl7ARI, reecmrien,.@Ed for i Navy Achievement
efforts in this other areas.
Personnel a high rirrity for Bt@i 'Jaiit@
fti this respect, the trackini3 if fo,@u'ical Pt.,a(-Ltep-s and emergency leave
.,@is'arit s;c@Lircp of difficulty. c@ince the tracking reports
isslie,j I:-y 1-iiqhe,,, -in these were either inaccurate :,r tE@,i-i
delayed tc, be c-i !-age, the expedient c.." daily checks; was
At,..i medically evacuated
Personnel acc,Ltt'At@.,Iy. T@ie difficult, 4ti tra-l,,inq emergency leave perFrnr.EJ.
cause they IF?@t c3w(@ harder completely was controlled Ly
r P. Q LI I a r Wit@t the'. DiViS;iC@r, L-@-1.
I Feb - 28 1991
Di@@"' PAY be 1-iiq@i
7 personnel but st-ii,@i' ized
the lari e r@ia.i@-rity c@i- the bat@,al M,@ i I
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UNCLASSIFIED
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File Room = aug96_declassified
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Box ID = BX600007
Unit = 8TH TANK BN
Parent Organization = 2 MARDIV
Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 8TH MARINES APRIL - JUNE 1990
Folder Seq # = 11
Subject = 8TH TANK BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY NOV 90 TO MAR 91
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 02-JAN-1997