1.1. Purpose and Scope a. Military activity may be divided into two major interdependent fields; combat activities and administrative support activities. Combat activities are covered in Field Service Regula- tions, Operations, FM 100-5. This manual, deals with administrative support activities. b. Administrative support is the assistance given to troops in the areas of logistic, person- nel, and civil affairs support. Such assistance includes appropriate staff planning, personnel management, interior management of units, supply support, service support, and civil affairs activities. c. This text prescribes the doctrine and principles for the conduct of administrative support for the army in the field.
DesignationFM 100-10
EditionJul 1963
StatusSuperseded
Pages200
FunctionSustainment
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)