FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICY MANUAL

successful development of the concept and cost data. Normally,
however, acquisition team factory testing of the prototype should
be completed by the time the follow-on procurement budget
requests is submitted to the Congress. All follow-on training
devices for surface and subsurface related training of active naval
forces and all air-related follow-on training devices are the
financial responsibility of the systems commands/project
managers. The Chief of Naval Reserve is responsible for funding
follow-on devices for surface and subsurface related training of
Naval Reserve forces. Follow-on devices peculiar to requirements
of the Marine Corps are budgeted by the Commandant of the
Marine Corps. In cases when the Chief of Naval Operations has
approved equipment that meets the definition of a training device
for use on or installation in any type or class of ship for the training
of ship's company, it will be considered as ship's equipment and
financed accordingly.
(3) Maintenance. Organizational and intermediate level
maintenance of training devices is the funding responsibility of the
training agency having custody of the device. Depot level
maintenance of training devices is the funding responsibility of the
cognizant inventory manager.
d. Other Support.
Other forms of support are funded by specific offices, and commands
as determined by the Chief of Naval Operations or the Commandant of
the Marine Corps. For Navy activities engaged in formal classroom
training and not under the command of the Commander, Naval
Education and Training Command (COMNETC), the NETC has been
assigned responsibility for providing without reimbursement,
specialized training equipment and devices when those items are not
within the cognizance of the systems commands/project managers.
3. COORDINATION.
The training agencies must furnish their requirements to the appropriate
training support agency for timely insertion into the programming and
budgeting system for appropriate action. Where budgetary or planning
decisions result in a change in programmed training requirements, other
component organizations affected by the change must be advised by the
training agencies at the earliest possible opportunity. Likewise, the
training support agencies must provide timely notice to the training
agencies of budgetary and/or reprogramming decisions that affect training
support capability and the development of new weapons systems or
equipment.
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