Clothing and Individual Equipment (CTA 50-900)

The purpose of this Common Table of Allowances (CTA) is to provide an authorization document according to the provisions of AR 71-32 and AR 700-84. This CTA, together with CTA 8-100 and CTA 50-970, constitutes the only Department of the Army authorization document for individual and organizational clothing and equipment. Allowances of individual and organizational clothing and equipment identified within this document are authorized for procurement with appropriated funds. Discussions include, but are not limited to, the following. Each column in this CTA is applicable only to that Army component. Similarly, Basis of Issues (BOI), which contains AOC/SI or MOS/ASI designations, are applicable only to personnel with the same AOC/SI or MOS/ASI in their MTOE/TDA/JTA. Military Occupational Specialty Codes identified in this CTA are contained in Appendix D. Therefore, to the extent that clothing and equipment authorized by this table are to be acquired by units/activities by requisition on the Army supply system, such requests/requisitions should cite as exception data the applicable CTA column, the applicable MTOE/TDA/JTA, and as appropriate, the AOC/SI or MOS/ASI. Items of clothing and individual equipment, identified by Standard Line Item Numbers (SLINs), are the latest Army adopted items of Type Classified Standard materiel. Priorities of issue, issue of substitute items pending availability of later models, or in lieu thereof until exhausted, are established and authorized by current supply directives. New items of clothing and individual equipment adopted by the Army in lieu of items previously authorized for USAREUR civilian support personnel are not automatically authorized for issue to USAREUR civilian support personnel. Authorization to issue such items to USAREUR civilian support personnel rests with the Commander, USAREUR. The allowances of locally procured non-Army adopted items, identified by CTA nonstandard line item numbers (CTA NSLINs), are authorized for local procurement when Army adopted items are not available in the supply system. Locally procured items will not be computed as requirements and as part of a supply control study. Non-Army adopted items procured locally should, whenever possible, conform to American National Standards Institute recommendations and specifications. Supply data pertaining to distinctive uniform items reflected in this CTA are referenced in Appendix E. Allowances of individual safety and protective clothing and equipment authorized herein may be decreased or omitted at the discretion of the local commander when determined to be unnecessary for the administration of the Army Safety Program, except those items authorized herein to TOE units or individuals of TOE units which may be decreased or omitted only at the discretion of Army Commands or the Chief, National Guard Bureau. Requisitions will be restricted to those items actually required for accomplishment of the mission or discharge of assigned duties.