SF 153 at a glance
What it is: Standard Form 153, the COMSEC MATERIAL REPORT, is for official use only unless otherwise stamped.
Who signs: In Box 15, the Authorized Recipient signs and enters the Grade, the Typed or Stamped Name and the Service.
A filled-in SF 153 example: transferring one item between two accounts
How to fill out SF 153, box by box
Box 1: Transfer, Inventory, Destruction, Hand Receipt or Other
In Box 1, mark one: Transfer, Inventory, Destruction, Hand Receipt or Other. For Other, write what it is in the Specify box.
Boxes 2 to 6, FROM
Under FROM, enter the ACCT. NO. in Box 2 and fill in the FROM box.
Enter the Date of Report in Box 3 and the Date of Transaction in Box 5, each as Year, Month, Day.
Enter the Outgoing Number in Box 4 and the Incoming Number in Box 6.
Box 7, TO, and Box 8, Accounting Legend Codes
Under TO, enter the ACCT. NO. in Box 7 and fill in the TO box.
Box 8, Accounting Legend Codes, lists the codes 1, 2, 3 and 4. Code 1 is accountable by serial number. Code 2 is accountable by quality. Code 3 is initial receipt required, locally accountable by serial number thereafter, and local accounting records must be maintained for a minimum of 90 days after suppression. Code 4 is initial receipt required, and may be controlled in accordance with Service/Agency directives.
Boxes 9 to 13, lines 1 to 34
On each of lines 1 to 34, enter the Short Title/Designator and Edition in Box 9, the Quantity in Box 10, the Accounting Numbers, Beginning and Ending, in Box 11, the ALC in Box 12, and the Remarks in Box 13.
Box 12 is shown as 12.* ALC and Box 8 as ACCOUNTING LEGEND CODES*, and both have the *.
Box 14: Received, Inventoried or Destroyed
In Box 14, mark one: the material has been Received, Inventoried or Destroyed.
Boxes 15 and 16: Authorized Recipient and Witness or Other
In Box 15, the Authorized Recipient signs and enters the Grade, the Typed or Stamped Name and the Service.
In Box 16, mark one: Witness or Other (Specify), and for Other write what it is in the Specify box. Box 16 has Signature, Grade, Typed or Stamped Name and Service lines too, and the one marked signs there.
Box 17 and Page of Pages
Box 17 is for department or agency use.
In Page of Pages, enter the page number and the number of pages.
Sources
[1] Standard Form 153 (Rev. 9-88), COMSEC Material Report, General Services Administration (the Official source link on this page).