text: Appendix A
  SLANT REPORT [SLANTREP]
  REPORT NUMBER: S040
  GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Use this report to give the commander accurate and routine information regarding
  the status of critical personnel and equipment. This is the initial means for reporting event information and troops
  in contact. This report is similar to the NATO SLANT report (SLANTREP) STANAG 2020, NATO ATP-105.
  Reference: FM 3-96.
  LINE 1 – DATE AND TIME _____________________________________________(DTG)
  LINE 2 – UNIT __________________________________________________________(unit making report)
  LINE 3 – CDR’S INFO REQ ________________________________________________________(commander’s information
  requirement)
  LINE 4 – EQUIPMENT ____________________________________________________________(equipment)
  LINE 5 – PERSONNEL __________________________________________________________(personnel)
  LINE 6 – NARRATIVE _________________________________________________________(free text for additional information
  required for report clarification)
  LINE 7 – AUTHENTICATION _________________________________________(report authentication)
  Table A-130. SLANT report acronym and abbreviation key
  CDR commander
  DTG date-time group
  INFO information
  NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  REQ requirement
  SLANT size, location, activity, number of troops (friendly)
  SLANTREP slant report
  STANAG standardization agreement