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NAVADMIN 031/24



NAVADMIN 197/23
 
Policy or Initiative Update Description

Navy Uniform Policy and Uniform Initiative Update. Female Combination Cover, Tiara, Physical Training Uniform, Grooming, False Eyelashes, Officer Headgear Cap Insignia, Chaplain Religious Faith Emblem, Surface Chaplain Officer Qualification Insignia, Aerial Vehicle Pilot, Female T-shirts, Personal Appearance, and Backpacks.

Navy Working Uniform Type III Wear in the National Capital Region
NAVADMIN 176/23 Navy Uniform Maternity Pilot Program Enhancement (Select Your Seabag)

NAVADMIN 285/22
 

Navy Uniform Policy Update. Black cold weather parka, Dinner Dress Blue and White Jacket, updated female Sailor earring policy, female officer/CPO belted white skirt, alternate designed Physical Training Uniform fitness jacket and pants, Navy Security Force (NSF) identification badge, NSF qualification breast insignia, introduction of the I-Boot-5 and development of the improved black fleece liner and maternity Service Dress Blue coat. 
   
NAVADMIN 124/22 Navy Uniform and Grooming Policy Update. Female Hosiery, Female Officer/CPO Summer White Uniform, Female Officer/CPO Service Dress White Uniform, Rank Insignia Worn on Rank Tabs, Retired Male Sailor Grooming Standards, and NWU Type III Maternity Top
 
NAVADMIN 094/22 NAVY SECURITY FORCE QUALIFICATION PROGRAM
NAVADMIN 064/22
PSEUDOFOLLICULITIS BARBAE (PFB) Update
NAVADMIN 284/21 Navy Maternity Uniform Pilot Program
NAVADMIN 183/21 Navy Uniform Policy Update. Earrings, Male Hair Grooming, Medical and Religious Waivered Beards, Female Hair Grooming, Medically-Prescribed Head Coverings, Accented Names, NWU II/III Shoulder Patches Manner and Occasion of Wear, Military Covers Worn in Privately Owned Vehicles (POV), Female Dress Shoes (Pumps), Male Swimwear, Command Insignia, Dual ID Badges, Prescription Eyeglasses and Sunglasses
 
NAVADMIN 134/21 Cancellation of NAVADMIN 073/20, and rescinding the authority granted to commanding officers to optionally relax hair grooming standards.
 
NAVADMIN 095/21 Interim Update on DOD Mask Guidance
NAVADMIN 072/21 NAVPERS 15665I Verbiage Change
NAVADMIN 059/21 Use of Masks and other Public Health Measures During COVID-19 Pandemic
NAVADMIN 298/20 US Navy COVID-19 Standardized Operational Guidance Version 3.1.
(Face coverings with an exhaust valve, bandana and neck gaiter style face coverings).
 
NAVADMIN 292/20 ​Navy Uniform Policy Update.  Optional wear of the Cold Weather Parka black slip-on rank insignia with NWU Type III Shirt, NWU Type III Parka, and Black Fleece Liner.
 
NAVADMIN 196/20 ​Navy Working Uniform Type III and Flight Suit Wear Restriction in the National Capital Region.
 
NAVADMIN 194/20 Face Coverings in Uniform.
 
NAVADMIN 186/20 Uniform Policy Update Surface Warfare Officer Leather Jacket.
 
NAVADMIN 100/20 Navy Guidance on the Use of Face Coverings.
 
NAVADMIN 073/20 Temporary Relaxation of Hair Grooming Standards in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak.
 
NAVADMIN 004/20 OPNAVINST 10126.5 Management and Control of the Surface Warfare Officer Leather Jacket.
 
NAVADMIN 282/19 ​Navy Uniform Policy and Uniform Initiative Update.  Gold Star Lapel Button/Next of Kin Lapel Button, Black Neck Gaiter, Optional PRT Swim Wear, Acoustic Technician Chief Warrant Officer Insignia, Summer White/Service Dress White Maternity Shirt, Improved Black Fleece Liner, MyNavy UNIFORMS App, I-Boot 5.
 
NAVADMIN 231/19 BUPERSINST 1000.22C Management of Navy Uniformed Personnel Diagnosed with Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB).
 
NAVADMIN 075/19 Navy Uniform Policy and Uniform Initiative Update.  Navy Working Uniform Type II and III manner of wear, enlisted gold rating badges and service stripes, female officer/chief petty officer Service Uniform slacks and skirts, female Service and Dress Uniform footwear (flats), female hair grooming standards, nursing T-shirts, Joint/Unified command identification badges, Service Dress White Choker Coat collar fit, I-Boot 4, OPTU.
 
NAVADMIN 233/18 ​Navy Uniform Policy and Uniform Initiative Update.  Post-tour command insignia manner of wear, coyote brown ball cap occasion for wear, Working Uniform undershirt (command logos), grooming standards (locks, rings, bracelets, fingernails), grooming standards for Sailors wearing U.S. Marine Corps uniforms, Officer and chief petty officer female slacks and skirts, I-Boot 4, Uniform mobile application.
 
COMUSFLTFORCOM R DTG 171859Z JUL 18 ​Improved Flame Resistant Variant (IFRV) Coverall Manner of Wear Guidance Update and Closeout of the FRV Coverall.
 

NAVADMIN 163/18
​Navy Uniform Policy and Uniform Initiative Update.  Black Relax-Fit Jacket unisex designation, identification badge optional manner of wear (females), Optional Physical Training Uniform Shirt and Shorts, Defense Contracting Management Agency (DCMA) and Allied Submarine Command (ASC) Identification Badges, expanded female hair grooming standards, Navy Uniform mobile application expansion, female officer and chief petty officer slacks and skirts, black leather safety boots.
 
COMUSFLTFORCOM R  DTG 051859Z FEB 18 ​Introduction of the Improved Flame Resistant Variant Coverall and Manner of Wear Promulgation.
 
NAVADMIN 310/17 ​Engineering Duty Officer (EDO) Qualification Insignia, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) identification Badge, Navy Working Uniform (NWU) Type II and III shoulder patches, Navy Career Counselor Identification Badge, Black V-neck Pullover Sweater unisex designation, revised occasion for wear of the NWU, Submarine Sweater manner of wear, dress shoes defect mitigation, Physical Training Uniform.
 
NAVADMIN 214/17 ​Navy Working Uniform Type III rollout, Working Uniform Footwear (Boots) update, official Navy Uniform mobile application.
 
NAVADMIN 146/17 ​Expanded female grooming standards (hair bun with ball cap, pearl and diamond earrings), Defense Health Agency (DHA) and Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identification badges, NWU Maternity Uniforms, Standard Prisoner Uniform.​
 
NAVADMIN 125/17 ​Navy Fitness Suit, female officer/chief petty officer Service Dress White Choker Coat.
 
NAVADMIN 015/17 ​Navy Security Force (NSF) identification badges/patches, Navy Fitness Suit, female Sailor dress covers mandatory wear date extension, female officer/chief petty officer Service Dress Blue pants/slacks expanded manner of wear, Working Uniform safety boot wear, Coyote Brown Command Ball Cap, Cold Weather Parka rank insignia, female Service Dress Blue Jumper availability, Uniform Regulations update.
 
COMUSFLTFORCOM 191900Z JAN 17 ​Announcing approval of the Improved Flame Resistant Variant (IFRV) Coverall.
 
NAVADMIN 174/16 ​Navy Working Uniform (NWU) Type III announcement, Navy outerwear (Black Cold Weather Parka, All Weather Coat, Peacoat, Reefer), NWU Type II and III shoulder patches, Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman (SWCC) insignias, Navy Sweat Shirt and Pants logo change, female Service Khaki optional wear of male trousers, IFRV coverall initiative, delayed introduction of male E1-E6 Service Dress Blue uniform.
 
NAVADMIN 082/16 ​Navy tattoo policy update, and NWU Type II and III coyote brown command ball cap, Navy command ball cap policy.
 
NAVADMIN 236/15 New designation of the male officer/chief petty officer combination cover and enlisted white hat, female handbag policy, Alternate Combination Cover (ACC), female officer/CPO Service Dress White (officer/CPO SDW) coat, male and female E1-E6 Service Dress Blue and Service Dress White uniforms, Navy Fitness Suit, Lightweight Navy Working Uniform Type I (LNWU1).
 
NAVADMIN 208/15 Navy Working Uniform Type I (NWU1), Navy blue Coveralls, Navy All Weather Coat, Cold Weather Parka (CWP), Navy Knit Watch Cap (black), Boat Cloak and Capes, Tiara, Beret, Overshoes, Khaki Windbreaker, Command-at-Sea and Command Ashore/Project Manager insignia.
 
NAVADMIN 271/14 ​Uniform Update Female Hair Grooming Policy.
 
NAVADMIN 200/14 Expansion of Navy/Command Ball Cap Policy.
 
NAVADMIN 025/14 Navy Uniform Regulations Update (NWU Type II/III Chaplain Staff Corps Insignia, NESCO Warfare Insignia, NSF Badge Update, NWU Type III Authorization for wear update).
 
NAVADMIN 127/13 Women's Uniform Survey.
 
NAVADMIN 084/13 NWU Type I Update​.
 
NAVADMIN 388/12 NWU Type I Uniform Safety​.
 
NAVADMIN 360/12 ​Optional Double Breasted All Weather Coat (AWC), Evaluation/Wear test for 2 types of Cold Weather Parkas (CWP).
 
NAVADMIN 314/12 Uniform Board Update, Service Dress Khaki (SDK)​.
 
NAVADMIN 164/12 Navy Security Force Badge, Strategic Sealift Officer Warfare Insignia (SSOWI), USCYBERCOM Identification Badge, Marine Corps Combatant Diver (MCD) Breast Insignia, Service Dress Khaki, E1-E6 SDB/SDW Improved Design, Khaki Maternity Blouse, Flight Suit Revised Manner of Wear, NWU Type I Parka, Rigger's Belt, Gortex trousers, NWU Type III authorization to wear.
 
NAVADMIN 154/12 Women's Uniform Initiatives​.
 
NAVADMIN 366/11 ​NWU Expanded Wear Update.
 
NAVADMIN 260/11 ​Revised Handbag, Nuclear Security (NWS) Breast Insignia, Service Dress Khaki Update.
 
NAVADMIN 259/11 NWU I, II and III, CUU​.
 
NAVADMIN 238/11 ​Minimalist Footwear.
 
NAVADMIN 081/11 Navy Uniform Update - NWU Update.
 
NAVADMIN 075/11 Uniform Board Update - Update to NAVADMIN 070/11​.  Update to policy on portable electronic devices, wear of khaki overblouse for female officers and chief petty officers, flight suit manner of wear during centennial of naval aviation celebrations.
 
NAVADMIN 070/11 Uniform Board Update - Chief petty officer cutlass design, Portable Communication Devices, Khaki Overblouse.
 
NAVADMIN 025/11 ​Uniform Board Update - CNO Approved Uniform Policy Changes.  Chief petty officer cutlass design, Portable Communication Devices, Khaki Overblouse.
 
NAVADMIN 358/10 Navy Working Uniform One-Time Targeted Clothing Replacement Allowance​.
 
NAVADMIN 299/10 ​Navy Uniform Update - Navy Working Uniforms (NWU).
 
NAVADMIN 118/10 ​CPO Cutlass, Post Tour Command Senior Enlisted Leader Identification Badge, Navy and Command Ball Caps, Navy Blue Coverall, Blue "T" Shirt, Backpacks, Service Garrison Cap Occasion for Wear.
 
NAVADMIN 116/10 Special Uniform Situations for Navy Personnel Assigned to and Serving with an Army Unit​.
 
NAVADMIN 058/10 Information Dominance Corps Warfare Insignia​.
 
NAVADMIN 042/10 Special Uniform Situations for Navy Personnel Assigned to and Serving with an Army Unit​.
 
NAVADMIN 020/10 ​Service Dress Khaki.
 
NAVADMIN 015/10 ​NWU T-Shirt.
 
NAVADMIN 304/09 Cosmetic Policy Update​.
 
NAVADMIN 271/09 Report of the 30 July 2009 Navy Uniform Board, Naval Aircrew (NAC) Designation, Removal of limit for 1 Warfare insignia in a category, Navy Cosmetics Policy, US AFRICOM Staff Identification Badge, Aviation Flight Deck Boots​.
 
NAVADMIN 188/09 Navy Uniform Update [Revised NWU/CUU Occasion for Wear Policy]​
 
NAVADMIN 186/09 Navy Uniform Update [SU Rollout Availability, Gen 2 PTU, NWU QA ICO Buttons & Boots]​
 
NAVADMIN 149/09 Report of the 26 March 2009 Navy Uniform Board and Uniform Updates.  Service Khaki Maternity Blouse, USAF Space Badge, High Performance PTU, PTU Fitness Suit, NUB Membership update, NWU Availability/Wear​.
 
NAVADMIN 051/09 Report of the [13 Nov 08] Navy Uniform Board and Uniform Updates.  NSA/CSS Service Badge, PAMO Designation Insignia, Revised Phased Availability for E1-E6 SU.​
 
Fleet Rollout of the new Navy Working Uniform (NWU).​
 
NAVADMIN 312/08 Fleet Distribution of the E1-E6 Service Uniform (SU) and Report of the 12 Aug 08 Navy Uniform Board.  Command Ball Cap and Navy Sweat Suit authorized with PTU, Female Hair in PTU, Wear Test of Digital Desert/Woodland Working Uniform.​
 
NAVADMIN 193/08 ​Report and Convening of the [10 Mar 08] Navy Uniform Board.  CUU Optional Uniform Components.
 
NAVADMIN 191/08 Physical Training Uniform (PTU) Manner of Wear. ​
 
NAVADMIN 190/08 Fleet Rollout and Manner of Wear of the new E-1 to E-6 Service Uniform (SU).​
 
NAVADMIN 094/08 Navy-wide distribution plan for the new Physical Training Uniform (PTU). ​
 
NAVADMIN 004/08 ​Revised implementation plan for the new Navy Working Uniform (NWU), E6 and below Service Uniform (SU), and Physical Training Uniform (PTU).
 
NAVADMIN 311/07 FY08 Annual Clothing Replacement Allowance for E1-E9. 
 
NAVADMIN 310/07 Task Force Uniform is disestablished.  New Navy Uniform Board is implemented. ​
 
NAVADMIN 217/07 Chief of Naval Operations approved Navy Physical Training Uniform (PTU) for all Sailors E-1 through O-10. ​
 
NAVADMIN 038/07 Reiterates Navy policies regarding the wearing of Navy Camouflage Utility Uniforms and special uniform situations for Navy personnel assigned to and serving with an Army unit. ​
 
NAVADMIN 351/06 Announces the implementation plan for the new E-1 through O-10 Navy Working Uniform and the E-1 through E-6 year round Service Uniform.​
 
NAVADMIN 274/06 ​Announces revised policy for the wear of the Command Senior Enlisted Leader Identification Badge.
 
NAVADMIN 165/06 Desert Camouflage Uniform (DCU).
 
NAVADMIN 110/06  Amplifies the Navy's Personal Appearance Policy with regards to tattoos, body art, brands, mutilations and dental ornamentation. 
 
NAVADMIN 070/06 Announces the approval of the new Navy Working Uniform and Service Uniform concepts.
 
NAVADMIN 197/05 Announces TFU fleet-wide survey and revised Navy Uniform Regulations chapter three. 
 
NAVADMIN 156/05 Civilian Clothing Reimbursement Procedures for Sailors injured/in support of Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
 
NAVADMIN 209/04 Announces TFU wear test and Navy uniform changes.  
 
NAVADMIN 021/03 Establishment of the Tattoo Policy for Navy Personnel and Clarification of Personal Appearance Policy with Regards to Mutilation and Dental Ornamentation.
 
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