TC 8-502 Nutrition Care Operations – 2015 – BIG size

TC 8-502 Nutrition Care Operations describes policies and procedures for the operation of the Nutrition Care Division (NCD) in an Army TDA MTF.

This circular presents information that may be used by officers (area of concentration [AOC] 65C), enlisted personnel (military occupational specialty [MOS] 68M) and civilian personnel assigned to or employed by the Nutrition Care Division.

Described herein are policies, planning, budgeting, the Nutrition Care Activities Report, the Medical Expense and Performance Reporting System, civilian personnel issues, training, research, supply management, and safety. It discusses the Clinical Dietetics Branch, its staffing and operations, and dietary treatment. In discussing the Production and Service Branch, it talks about meal service management, subsistence management, the a la carte meal service, food production instruments and guides, and food preparation. Also discussed are sanitation, holiday meals and emergency mass feeding.

This book is a “BIG” size (the size of a regular sheet of paper). This website also has the popular “mini” (half the size of a regular sheet of paper).

The binding is with coil, allowing easy flipping of pages without jamming.

The color covers are laminated for weather protection with black and white inside printing.