text: Appendix E
  LOGSTAT and PERSTAT Reporting
  This appendix describes the LOGSTAT and PERSTAT reports used by units operating within
  the corps and division areas. The reports are used to identify each unit’s specific logistics and
  personnel requirements.
  E-1. LOGSTATs are a snapshot taken in time. LOGSTAT reports account for each unit’s specific
  requirements based on task organization, equipment density, and assigned mission. They include the unit’s
  on-hand stockage levels and what the unit expects to have over the next 24, 48, and 72 hours. The reports
  must be detailed enough to be useful, but simple enough for everyone to prepare and understand. Logistics
  reporting can easily become an overwhelming task for the staff and result in information overload for
  battalion and brigade commanders.
  E-2. Reports may be in different formats, but every leader must know the status of equipment and on-hand
  supplies, particularly of ammunition, food, water, and fuel. In order to provide support, BSB commanders,
  in conjunction with the brigade S-4, use the LOGSTAT report to coordinate with supporting and supported
  units. The LOGSTAT report enables the higher command and support units to make timely decisions and
  prioritize, cross-level, and synchronize the distribution of supplies to sustain units at their authorized levels.
  E-3. The LOGSTAT report is an internal status report that identifies logistics requirements, provides
  visibility on critical shortages, allows commanders and staff to forecast future support requirements, projects
  mission capability, and informs the COP. This report provides planners at the battalion and brigade levels
  with the information necessary to forecast future support requirements and coordinate appropriate resupply
  to maneuver forces. Accurately reporting logistics and AHS support status is essential for keeping units
  combat ready. Brigade SOPs establish report formats, reporting times, and analog and digital redundancy
  requirements. Units must also establish and rehearse effective primary, alternate, contingency, and
  emergency communication plans with task organization changes.
  E-4. The LOGSTAT report is the primary product used throughout the brigade and at higher levels of
  command to provide a logistics snapshot of current stock status, on-hand quantities, and future requirements.
  It is a compilation of data that requires analysis before action. Providing the commander a listing of numbers
  with percentages and colors is useless—the commander requires analysis of the data and a recommendation
  for action.
  E-5. The brigade commander’s preferences and the mission determine what the LOGSTAT report looks
  like and what it contains. The report is customizable to the commander’s preferences, and units do not
  necessarily have to produce LOGSTAT reports from a logistics information system. The format presented to
  the commander must be easy to understand and act on.
  TIMELY AND ACCURATE REPORTING
  E-6. Planners base the data collection for the LOGSTAT report on operational and mission variables and
  should not overwhelm subordinate units with submission requirements. A report that grows too cumbersome
  will overwhelm staffs and fail in a high operational tempo. It is important the brigade standardizes the
  LOGSTAT report throughout all units and that each unit consistently provides input, regardless of their level
  of support. The brigade S-4 decides the LOGSTAT report format, ensuring the data the BSB requires is
  included. In some cases, a higher echelon S-4 will determine the report format. It is important to note that
  the brigade tracks the higher echelon requirements as well as any specific brigade commander requirements.
  E-7. The brigade and battalion S-4s should ensure the data requested is sufficient to answer applicable
  commander’s critical information requirements. Some possible details to include in a LOGSTAT are gallons
  of fuel on hand and projected usage, Class I and water status, changes to anticipated expenditure rates, Class
  V status, and any incident having significant impact on the operational capability of a logistics unit or the
  logistics posture of any tactical unit. Capturing the status of weapons systems and critical equipment is also
  necessary. Some commanders track special event meals or the status of critical low-density equipment. The
  battalion must clearly define the reported metric criteria, such as percentages or colors, and define them in