TRAINING GUIDANCE

The following information provides training guidance for the various categories of customs and agriculture inspection services required by DOD 5030.49-R.

TRAINING ASSISTANCE

Instruction, training material, and limited training aids are available from the U.S. Customs Service and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Requests for U.S. Customs Service and Department of Agriculture support from CONUS and overseas commanders should be forwarded through military channels to Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, HQDA (DALO-TSP-C), Washington, D.C. 20310.

APPOINTMENT

Military customs inspectors are appointed only after they have received proper training. Appointments are centrally controlled at a level designated by the unified commander.

In areas where customs inspection workload justifies fill-time assignments, appointments are made by written orders designating the individual as a military customs inspector (MCI). Each MCI is assigned an official accountable stamp with an identifying number, prefixed with a two-letter country identifier code. Format should be similar to that shown in figure 13-12. The point of contact for issue and destruction of MCI stamps is:

COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF US ATLANTIC FLEET CODE N42131 NORFOLK VA 23511-5210

In areas where the customs inspection workload does not justify full-time assignment, individuals whose primary duty is law enforcement should be designated on written orders as military customs inspectors. When law enforcement personnel are not available, other responsible personnel meeting eligibility requirements may be designated in writing as military customs inspectors.

Figure 13-12.-Military Customs Inspection Stamp.

Certification/appointments are command specific and automatically terminate when the MCI is transferred to a new command Recertification and refresher training for MCIs should be conducted periodically as conditions change or the individual situation warrants. Command military program managers should coordinate recertification/refresher training requirements with theater border clearance agency military advisors. Frequency of MCI recertification/refresher training is at the discretion of the command military program manager.

Information provided in this chapter will be helpful to the MA assigned to any type of customs duty. In-depth information regarding customs inspections may be found in DOD 5030.49-R.

SUMMARY

In this chapter, we discussed the Military Customs Inspection Program in terms of policy and command responsibility. We also identified who may serve as a military customs inspector, and we examined the procedures required for the various situations that require a military customs inspection. This chapter also investigated the training and appointment standards required for the military customs inspector.