printing form, with the cover and contents
printed simultaneously. Printing costs,
therefore, are lower and the cost of a separate
cover is eliminated. Care should be taken,
however, to use a good paper stock so that the
printing won’t show through pages which are
printed front and back.
Separate Cover: This makes it possible to
use coated paper stock for the cover and a
cheaper grade of paper for the inside pages.
However, the cost of printing and binding is
more expensive for this type of brochure.
Colored paper stock may be used effectively
for sketches and illustrations. Strive for
originality in the cover—avoid such cover
designs as a giant replica of the ship or unit
insignia. For the sake of economy, use both
sides of the front and back covers.
SIZE AND FORMAT: You can save a lot of
time and unnecessary expense by discussing the
size and format of the brochure with the printer
BEFORE you start to put it together. The
following points should be taken into considera-
tion:
Content. Content should always be deter-
mined and approved by the command chaplain
who is ultimately responsible for the content and
the issuance of religious program materials.
Size. Small, pocket-sized brochures seem
to work best. If the brochure is too big, the re-
cipient may be tempted to discard it rather than
carry it home. A small brochure is easy to carry
as it fits comfortably in the handbag or pocket.
Number of Pages. This is determined by
what needs to be said and how much room it will
take to say it. Eight to twelve pages is normally
sufficient for “welcome aboard” brochures. It
is also a good practice to plan the brochure so
that it contains pages in multiples of four. By
doing this, the wasted cost of blank pages can be
avoided as well as the extra expense of assem-
bling and binding loose pages.
Paper. Paper is manufactured in various
colors, weights, and finishes. Select the paper
which is most economical and best suits your
needs.
Printing Process. The printer will provide
advice as to the printing process that is most
economical and best suited to the brochure to be
produced.
Requests for Printing
Procedures for handling requests for print-
ing vary from one type of command to another.
On some ships, all printing requests must be
approved by the repair officer or the ship’s
secretary; at shore commands, requests are
usually approved by the administrative officer,
Within the Marine Corps, almost all Marine
Corps printing requests are approved by the
officer in charge of the local Marine Corps
reproduction office. You should be familiar
with the printing officer’s policy on accepting
work. You should make sure that all requests are
routed through the proper channels—as re-
quested by the printing officer.
The RP who is requesting the printing fur-
nishes the printer with a requisition form similar
to those shown in figures 6-7A and B, or else the
request may be submitted in the form of a
memorandum. In any case, the form should sup-
ply instructions as to the size, quantity, color of
ink, kind of stock, date needed, and other perti-
nent information.
The instructions should be double checked to
ensure that they are complete and that all
necessary information has been furnished. In
requesting information from the chaplain,
remember to get as complete a picture of the job
as possible. It is better to get more information
than is needed than to end up with too little in-
formation.
Once all the information has been provided,
the printer assigns a serial number to the printing
request form DD 844 or DD 282. Printing re-
quests are generally prepared in duplicate. One
copy is filed, while the other copy accompanies
the job until it is completed. Printing re-
quirements should be anticipated as early as
possible in order to provide the printer with the
necessary lead time to complete printing by the
desired date.
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