B – 9. How should a unit commander prepare fora deployment? Response 9: The commander will a. Contact the installation or USAR MSC ASAP manager or JSAPO for guidance, especially on what BAC to use when testing in the deployed area. b. Ensure the unit has at least two trained UPLs that will deploy and two that will stay behind with the rear detachment, if necessary. Units that will be geographically dispersed in the deployment area may need additional trained UPLs. c. Obtain and pack enough drug testing supplies to test 100 percent of the Soldiers that will deploy. (Replacement supplies will be ordered in the deployment theater, but may take sometime to reach the unit) d. Deploy with the DoD DTP software, a current unit roster, and an alternate means of randomly choosing Soldiers for testing (see chap 4 for details. e. Ensure the UPLs know how to perform quality control, packing, and shipping procedures for the UA specimens because these tasks are usually done by a DTC or JSAPC, and the UPL will ship directly to the drug testing lab from the deployment area. Ensure the UPLs have the supplies needed to pack and ship the urine specimens. f. Check with the postal officer to determine how to ship UA specimens from the deployed area to the lab for testing.
