TM 10-8400-203-23
1-18.2 Change 9
1.7. INSPECTION/CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES – Continued
Interceptor Body Armor System; Chapter 25
Body Armor, Interceptor Outer
Tactical Vest, Woodland Camouflage.
No Assigned LIN
1. Inspection Procedure: Inspect for missing or damaged buckles, snap fasteners, webbing,
velcro hook and pile. Check for rips, tears, holes, burns, loose or broken stitching, oil or
grease.
2. Classification:
Code A. New and unused possessing original appearance or serviceability.
Code B. Used items that are not suitable for code A but are complete, clean, have
no large repaired areas and suitable for issue as is.
Code F. Unserviceable items that can be repaired by replacing missing or damaged
buckles, snaps, velcro fasteners, webbing or outer shells or by repairing
small holes, rips or tears or by restitching broken stitching or ripped seams.
Damage to ballistic panel is criteria for code H.
Code H. Unserviceable items that are obviously scrap or cannot meet the criteria for
Code F.
Interceptor Body Armor System; Chapter 25
Small Arms Protective Insert.
No Assigned LIN
1. Inspection Procedure: Inspect for rips, tears, holes, cracks, loose pieces, burns, snags, oil,
grease, or other contaminants
2. Classification:
Code A: New and unused items possessing original appearance and serviceability.
Code B. Used items that are not suitable for Code A but are clean, undamaged,
and have only minor repairs to outer cover material,
Code F. Unserviceable items that can be repaired by covering small outside cover
material holes or tears with a patch of the same cover material and
adhesive. The outer cover is damaged exposing the black ceramic tile
material, the SAPI is cracked and you hear loose pieces rattling around
when the SAPI is shaken, the composite back face is delaminated and the
individual fabric piles are separating is criteria for code H.
Code H. Unserviceable items that are obviously scrap or cannot meet the criteria
for Code F
