NECESSITY

1. a necessity is what it takes to make products and valuable final products. In a cap-in-hand activity food is qualified as "some food, oatmeal maybe." Pay becomes "maybe but no bonuses ever." Uniforms become "none." Recruiting posters YES. Fuel becomes "economical amounts carefully used." Training materials becomes YES. So what's a necessity? A necessity is what it takes to make the valuable final product, not individual survival but group survival. (HCO PL 13 Feb 71) 2. materiel needs directly related and necessary to the vital functions, promotion, delivery, stats and acceptable image of a division or org or ship. (HCO PL 4 Nov 70 IV [ The above HCO PL was revised and reissued as BPL 4 Nov 70R but this definition is not on the new issue.]