MICT helps base prepare for UCI

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  • By Tech. Sgt. Scott Pryor
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PITTSBURGH IAP ARS --  Imagine preparing for an inspection when you discover that there is more than one checklist available, and that there are differences between those checklists.
To clear up the confusion, all available checklists -- from local to Air Force Reserve Command level - are being consolidated under the Management Internal Control Toolset. Some checklists outside of the Unit Compliance Inspection, such as the Health Services Inspection and the Logistics Compliance Assessment Program, remain outside of MICT, but are gradually being integrated into the process. MICT is an interactive application that will help AFRC units manage various inspections.

"There was some confusion because members wondered which checklists they should use to prepare for the UCI," said Lt. Col. Bob Wolff, who is assigned, along with Capt. Tanaka Dunn, as wing process manager for the 911th Airlift Wing. "Now we have one consolidated checklist we can use. MICT checklists are about an 85% solution to the UCI ....but if someone really does their MICT checklists thoroughly and uses the Notes text box to explain the who, what, where, when, why and how they can answer Yes/Comply.....MICT is closer to a 100 percent solution."

Leaders at all levels can track and manage programs and discrepancies. Starting from the lowest level, program administrators and their assigned assistants can access appropriate checklists and program requirements. They can conduct their self-inspection checklists for later viewing by unit leadership and inspection teams.
Colonel Wolff said, "We have to use the tool for the right purpose. We need to be brutally honest about what areas need improvement. If we're not in compliance we need to admit it and come up with a plan."
During the May Unit Training Assembly, two MICT training sessions were held, with most units sending two representatives. The training helped to ensure that representatives could sign on to the program, look at checklists and start the process. Questions not addressed at the training will be answered through follow-on e-mails.
Since MICT is web-based, inspectors can access a particular base's checklist in preparation for the inspections.

"Inspectors can see what you're doing well and what you need to correct before they even arrive. This helps to streamline the inspection and results in the need for fewer inspectors. They can be more focused once they get here," said Colonel Wolff.
The base will undergo its UCI in April 2011. Colonel Wolff said the base will conduct multiple self-inspections before the UCI and will conduct self-inspections twice a year after the inspection.