Enclosure (1) to COMDTINST 16114.20
b. TRANSITION PLAN. Over the next several years, the current shore-based response
boat force will be transitioned to the desired Future Force. The transition will be
accomplished in two phases. The first phase will transition the system from the Current
Force to the Interim Force. This action consists primarily of boat management and
administrative accounting changes. This effort began in FY00 as the Office of Boat
Forces, Commandant (G-OCS), aligned ACF-30 standard support levels (SSLs) to
provide the same funding level to both RIBMs and UTLs, and in FY01 with providing
the same SSLs to UTMs and RIBBs. The second phase will transition the Interim Force
to the Future Force. This phase focuses on fielding the new boats brought into service as
a result of three acquisition projects (RB-M, RB-S, and NLB) sponsored by the Office of
Boat Forces. In addition, it will address additional boat management and accounting
changes.
(1) The following general guidance is provided and supplements the detailed guidance
provided by boat class on the following pages.
(a) Operational commanders must be cautious about recommending boat allowance
changes that are contrary to those indicated by this Instruction. Deviations from
the plan run a high risk of jeopardizing the scope of both the RB-M and RB-S
acquisitions.
(b) To effectively manage this transition period requires that greater centralized
control of non-standard boat acquisitions be exercised. These controls are
necessary to insure the integrity of the transition. To accomplish this the
following guidance shall be followed:
1
As is current policy, new purchases of boats shall only be made to fill an
authorized allowance. Changes from current allowances require approval of
the Office of Boat Forces.
2
Only boats less than 24' 11'' shall be purchased to fill authorized UTL
allowances. This length restriction includes the purchase of boats that
would replace a boat of greater length. This action begins to align the
Interim UTL class with the forecasted capabilities required of the future
RB-S.
3
Due to the large size range of the Interim UTM boat type designation (25' or
greater), new purchases of boats to fill authorized UTM allowances shall be
coordinated with and approved by the Office of Boat Forces. This will
ensure that the boat selected to fill these allowances is appropriate. Based
on current capability requirements, Interim Force UTMs will typically be
less than 31' in length.
(c) As boat type designations are deleted, the boats filling these allowances will be
reclassified in accordance with this plan. Unit boat allowance changes will also
be made.
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