What does the army acronym "MTOE" mean?

Question

My husband is going to an MTOE unit in the army... what does that mean? Do these units deploy? Have special equipment? Thanks for the help

Answer 1

Army units are divided between Table of Organization and Equipment (TOE) units that are doctrinally defined operational Army field units, and Table of Distribution and Allowances (TDA) non-tactical, non-doctrinal units such as fixed facilities, command and control headquarters, and other Army/Joint organizations, both in Continental United States and overseas. At least since 1996, the Army has sought, where possible, to convert TDA units to TOE status. Units defined by a TOE typically have alpahnumeric designators, while TDA units do not.

An MTOE is an authorization document that prescribes the modifications to a basic TOE which are necessary to adapt its mission, capabilities, organization, personnel, and equipment to meet the needs of a specific unit or group of units. The MTOE gives the major Army command (MACOM) commander a way to modify the standard TOE for one or more of the TOE units under his command. The MTOE authorizes the reorganization of a specific unit to meet the requirements of the command to which the unit is assigned. A Department of the Army (DA)-published MTOE is the official authorization document for the TOE units and is the authority for organization property on hand in the organization.  

Answer 2

Modified Table of Organization and Equipment.

It's what you can have. If it ain't on the list and an inspection is coming it goes in the nearest dumpster!

We order an horse once. Top came storming in one day asking "Why in the h**l am I getting phone calls from dock workers in Bayonne wanting to know if I really want the horse they have for us!!!!" If it had come we would have to hide it. The guy that found the part number ordered a tank while in Viet Nam and got it. Since the Avionics shop did not have one on the TO and E they got some engineers to dig a big hole and they buried it.

Now you know another reason for "Military Intelligence" being an oxymoron!

SSG US Army 73-82

Answer 3

In the simplest terms possible, an "MTOE" unit is a "go to war" unit.

Answer 4

Army units are divided between Table of Organization and Equipment (TOE) units that are doctrinally defined operational Army field units, and Table of Distribution and Allowances (TDA) non-tactical, non-doctrinal units such as fixed facilities, command and control headquarters, and other Army/Joint organizations, both in Continental United States and overseas. At least since 1996, the Army has sought, where possible, to convert TDA units to TOE status. Units defined by a TOE typically have alpahnumeric designators, while TDA units do not.

TDAs form the infrastructure of the Army. They are generally non-combat, non-deployable workload based units. AUGTDAs are augmentation table of distribution and allowances units. MTOEs form the "go to war" units of the Army, whether those units are direct combat (infantry, armor, artillery), CS (engineer, signal, military police) or CSS (quartermaster, maintenance, medical) units.