MIL-STD-962-SUP Defense Standards Format and ContentThis standard establishes the format and content requirements for the preparation of standards prepared either by DoD activities or by contractors for the DoD.

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MIL-STD-962D

5.2.2  Design criteria standards.  Design criteria standards shall specify military-unique design or functional criteria that must be adhered to in the development of systems, subsystems, equipment, assemblies, components, items, or parts, but do not relate to interface requirement discussed in 5.2.1.

5.2.3  Test method standards.  Test method standards shall specify the procedures or criteria for measuring, identifying, or evaluating qualities, characteristics, performance, and properties of a product or process.

5.2.4  Standard practices.  Standard practices shall specify procedures on how to conduct non-manufacturing functions that, at least some of the time, are obtained via contract from private sector firms.

5.2.5  Manufacturing process standards.  In general, the DoD should not develop manufacturing process standards.  However, on rare occasions, it may be necessary for the DoD to develop a standard that specifies manufacturing processes where the DoD alone has a need and the knowledge to specify such processes.  A manufacturing process standard shall specify the desired outcome of a manufacturing process or specific procedures or criteria on how to perform a manufacturing process.

5.3  Organization of standards.  Standards shall be organized as shown below.  Every element and section, unless it is followed by the words "if applicable," shall be included in a standard.  If there is no information pertinent to any of the six sections, the following shall appear below the section heading:  "This section is not applicable to this standard."

a.  Self-cover (see 5.4). b.  Foreword (see 5.5).

c.  Contents page (see 5.6).

d.  Section 1:  Scope (see 5.7).

e.  Section 2:  Applicable documents (see 5.8). f.  Section 3:  Definitions (see 5.9).

g.  Section 4:  General requirements (see 5.10). h.  Section 5:  Detailed requirements (see 5.11). i.  Section 6:  Notes (see 5.12).

J.  Individual numbered tasks, requirements, and test methods, if applicable (see 5.11.1).

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