Extracted Material from Sample Format for a SOP
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| |Sample Format for a SOP |
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SAMPLE FORMAT FOR A SOP
NAME OF ORGANIZATION
(e.g., Division/Branch/Office)
TITLE OF SOP
(Office File Symbol) SOP Number
Effective Date
1. PURPOSE: Is a brief statement that outlines the purpose of the SOP, which describes its function, its applicability, and its objective.
2. APPLICABILITY: Determines the SOP audience/distribution.
3. REFERENCES: Determines the regulation(s) that govern the procedure(s) performed.
4. RESPONSIBILITIES: A brief statement that explains personnel actions, if necessary.
5. PROCEDURES: The main contents of the body. Procedures are an orderly series of specific actions taken to carry out an assignment.
6. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS: Any additional information needed to clarify procedures in the SOP, if necessary.
. PURPOSE: This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is a unit specific M4 and M4A1 carbine’s weekly