OPTAR is issued by TYCOMs out of Operations and Maintenance, Navy (O&M,N) funds passed down by whom?

OPTAR is issued by TYCOMs out of Operations and Maintenance, Navy (O&M,N) funds passed down by whom?

• A. S-1F
• B. CNO
• C. Fleet Commanders
• D. Supply Officer

Answer: (C)

OPTAR is the funding authority that allows operations and maintenance spending for Navy units. TYCOMs issue OPTAR to their subordinate commands from the O&M,N funds allocated to them, and those funds are passed down the chain by Fleet Commanders who authorize the distribution to the TYCOMs. The actual day-to-day management of the funds is handled by the units’ supply departments, not by the source of the funds, and while the Chief of Naval Operations oversees policy and budget levels, the downward transfer of funds to TYCOMs comes from Fleet Commanders.

OPTAR is the funding authority that allows operations and maintenance spending for Navy units. TYCOMs issue OPTAR to their subordinate commands from the O&M,N funds allocated to them, and those funds are passed down the chain by Fleet Commanders who authorize the distribution to the TYCOMs. The actual day-to-day management of the funds is handled by the units’ supply departments, not by the source of the funds, and while the Chief of Naval Operations oversees policy and budget levels, the downward transfer of funds to TYCOMs comes from Fleet Commanders.