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The Engineer School web site contains a new feature for soldiers who are unsure of their vehicle's military load classification (MLC). The school has developed a table that pairs the most common vehicles in the Army's inventory with their MLC. Look up the table under http://www.wood.army.mil/CELL/index.htm.htm. This web site belongs to the Doctrine Development Division's Center for Engineer Lessons Learned.
Earlier this year, PS Magazine informed the Engineer School that soldiers in the field may not have military load classifications readily available for their vehicles. This problem is the result of several factors. First, not all vehicle technical manuals contain the respective vehicle's MLC in the General Information section. Second, not all of the dash data plates attached to vehicles include that vehicle's MLC. Third, the new FM 5-170, Engineer Reconnaissance, lacks the MLC table included in the old FM 5-36, Route Reconnaissance and Classification. Fourth, Appendix...