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Back in my Mech Engineer days, we used SLANT reports to help keep Commander's up-to-date on the status of people and equipment. SLANT reports can be found in FM 6-99 U.S. ARMY REPORT AND MESSAGE FORMATS, pg A-193. My questions is, what does "SLANT" mean? Is it an acronym, or does it just reference the slashes "/" that are found to separate MC/FMC and/or Auth/OH? One of the many mysteries in the military. Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, CAC is the proponent of this reg.
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Well, CAC came through pretty quickly. If I was reading the updated May 2021 version of FM 6-99, I would have known that SLANT means, "size, location, activity, number of troops (friendly)" via Table A-130. I was looking at the Aug 2013 version due to my googling efforts. Google just gave me the first thing it found. I should have cross-referenced Army Pubs to see if there was an updated book. I own that one. Lesson learned and info found. Now we know, and knowing is half the battle - Yo Joe!
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Thank you for doing the research Sir, I always thought it was just the / because SALT reports were a thing
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I’ve been told it stands for the ‘/‘s between each item in the report. I.e. 3 males/3 females/3 children/3 vehicles
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