RTAUZYUW RUEWMFU7707 2272333-UUUU--RUCRNAD. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUENAAA7707 2272333 R 152332Z AUG 05 PSN 506258K26 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN ZEN/NAVADMIN @ AL NAVADMIN(UC) INFO ZEN/CNO CNO BT UNCLAS //N01020// NAVADMIN 197/05 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/AUG// SUBJ/TASK FORCE UNIFORM// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IN 2003, CNO DIRECTED TASK FORCE UNIFORM TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF NAVY UNIFORMS AND NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS. THE PRESIDENT OF THE NAVY UNIFORM BOARD, VADM HOEWING, CHIEF OF NAVAL PERSONNEL, AND MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE NAVY (SS/AW) SCOTT, LED THIS FLEET-WIDE INITIATIVE, WHICH INCLUDED A SIX-MONTH, FLEET-WIDE WEAR TEST AND EVALUATION PERIOD. SOON A PROPOSAL AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WILL BE DELIVERED FOR A NEW SET OF NAVY UNIFORMS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. 2. AS THE SIX-MONTH FLEET-WIDE WEAR TEST AND EVALUATION PERIOD FOR THE NEW CONCEPT UNIFORMS DRAWS TO AN END, TASK FORCE UNIFORM HAS DEVELOPED A WEB-BASED SURVEY TO CAPTURE THE FLEETS PERSPECTIVE ON THESE POSSIBLE NEW UNIFORM OPTIONS. 3. FLEET-WIDE SURVEY PARTICIPATION IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE OPINIONS OF THE FLEET ARE CAPTURED AND TO ENSURE THAT UNIFORM SELECTIONS REFLECT THE NEEDS OF OUR SAILORS. 4. REVIEW OF THE NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS AND INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE TASK FORCE UNIFORM WEB SITE WILL ASSIST IN COMPLETING THE SURVEY. THE SURVEY IS AVAILABLE ON THE BUPERS WEBSITE WWW.BOL.NAVY.MIL, UNTIL 31 AUGUST 2005. SURVEY INSTRUCTIONS ARE INCLUDED ON THE WEBSITE. 5. IN ADDITION, THE TASK FORCE REVISION OF CHAPTER THREE OF THE NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS, WHICH CONTAINS SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT REGULATION CHANGES, IS COMPLETE AND READY FOR FLEET REVIEW. ACCESS FOR REVIEW AND EVALUATION IS AT THE TASK FORCE UNIFORM WEB SITE: WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/COMMANDSUPPORT/USNAVYUNIFORMS/TASKFORCEUNIFORM 6. POC: CNOCM ROBERT CARROLL, (703) 614-5076/DSN 224. 7. RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1NT.// BT #7707 NNNN