Definition (1):
Cross-leveling— at the theater strategic and operational levels, it is the process of diverting en route or in-theater materiel from one military element to meet the higher priority of another within the combatant commander’s directive authority for logistics. The Department of Defence standardizes military vocabulary in the United States. The United States Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy use these terms.
Definition (2):
Cross-leveling is the ability and authority for shifting material inventory from an owner to meet the need of another. It is the diverting process of in-theater or en-route material from a military element for meeting the greater priority of another within the combatant commander at the operational level and theater strategic level. These plans must consist of particular reimbursement procedures.
Definition (3):
Cross-leveling does not refer to a way of a resupply but a technique for making supplies last for a longer time. It is the supplies’ even distribution throughout the platoon. Platoon sergeants and section leaders do it automatically after each action in the areas of assembly. Generally, it occurs between the team and section members but is used between platoons and sections too. It is performed for all types of supply and repair parts.