RATUZYUW RUWDQAA6984 0452223-UUUU--RUCRNAD. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RHHMMCA6277 0460259 R 142223Z FEB 07 ZUI ASN-PCC045000906 PSN 529978K40 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO ZEN/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS //N10120// NAVADMIN 038/07 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/FEB// SUBJ/WEARING OF NAVY CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY UNIFORM AND SPECIAL UNIFORM SITUATIONS FOR NAVY PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO AND SERVING WITH AN ARMY UNIT//. REMARKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN 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. 2. THE CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY UNIFORM IS ORGANIZATIONAL CLOTHING; INITIAL ISSUE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CLOTHING ITEMS, THE REQUIRED ACCOUTREMENTS (INCLUDING NAMETAGS, COLLAR AND RANK DEVICES, FORCE BADGES, PRIMARY BREAST INSIGNIA, AND OTHER AUTHORIZED DEVICES), AND THE SEWING OF THE ACCOUTREMENTS ON THE UNIFORMS ARE FUNDED BY THE AUTHORIZING COMMAND. ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SURVEY OF UNSERVICEABLE ORGANIZATIONAL CLOTHING ITEMS RESULTING FROM NORMAL USE AND WEAR, AND THE REISSUE ON A ONE-FOR-ONE REPLACEMENT BASIS, ARE BORNE BY THE AUTHORIZING COMMAND. INDIVIDUALS ISSUED CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY UNIFORMS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE ITEMS LOST OR RENDERED UNSERVICEABLE DUE TO NEGLIGENCE. REQUIRING MEMBERS TO PURCHASE AND WEAR THE CAMOUFLAGED UTILITY UNIFORM AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE IS NOT AUTHORIZED. AUTHORITY TO WEAR CAMOUFLAGE UNIFORMS MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS. 3. THE CAMOUFLAGE WOODLAND BATTLE DRESS UNIFORM (BDU) AND DESERT CAMOUFLAGE UNIFORM (DCU) UTILITY UNIFORMS ARE INTENDED FOR NAVY PERSONNEL DEPLOYED ASHORE, EMPLOYED IN COMBAT/HOSTILE FIRE ZONES, WORKING UNDER ARDUOUS FIELD CONDITIONS, OR SERVING WITH SELECTED JOINT COMMANDS. 4. WHEN WEARING THE BDU OR DCU, ALL AUTHORIZED ACCOUTREMENTS WILL BE EMBROIDERED ONTO A CLOTH BACKGROUND (BDU, OLIVE DRAB FABRIC/DCU, KHAKI DRAB FABRIC). APPROVED FORCE INSIGNIA WILL BE CENTERED ON THE LEFT BREAST POCKET AND EMBROIDERED DIRECTLY INTO THE FABRIC. IRON-ON, MOLDED, STENCILED, OR PIN-ON ACCOUTREMENTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED. UNIT PATCHES AND FLAGS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED. THE CORRECT MANNER OF WEAR AND COMPONENTS AUTHORIZED TO BE WORN ARE PRESCRIBED IN NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS CHAPTER SIX, SECTION EIGHT. 5. NAVY PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO AND EMBEDDED IN AN ARMY UNIT THAT MEETS THE CRITERIA OF SPECIAL UNIFORM SITUATIONS (NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS, NAVPERS 156651, CHAPTER SIX, SECTION FIVE) ARE AUTHORIZED TO WEAR THE ARMY COMBAT UNIFORM (ACU). SAILORS WEARING THE ACU WILL DO SO IN ACCORDANCE WITH U.S. ARMY UNIFORM REGULATIONS. THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS APPLY TO NAVY PERSONNEL WEARING THE ACU: A. HEADGEAR: SAILORS SHALL ONLY WEAR THE PATROL CAP OR ACU SUN (BOONIE) HAT AS AUTHORIZED HEADGEAR WHEN NOT WEARING THE KEVLAR HELMET. B. NAME, INSIGNIA AND SERVICE NAME TAPES SHALL BE MADE WITH UNIVERSAL CAMOUFLAGE BACKGROUND. THE PLACING OF RANK INSIGNIA WILL FOLLOW ARMY GUIDELINES. NAME TAPE IS AUTHORIZED ON THE PATROL CAP. C. SKILL BADGES/SKILL TABS, AND IDENTIFICATION BADGES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED. D. UNIT PATCHES AND INSIGNIA, PIN-ON AND SEWN-ON DEVICES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR NAVY PERSONNEL. E. SHOULDER SLEEVE INSIGNIA FORMER WARTIME SERVICE - COMBAT PATCH: AS AUTHORIZED BY LOCAL ARMY COMMANDER. F. U.S. FLAG INSIGNIA SHALL BE WORN IN ACCORDANCE WITH U.S. ARMY UNIFORM REGULATIONS. G. FOOTWEAR: AS AUTHORIZED BY LOCAL U.S. ARMY COMMANDER. H. HANDBAGS: AS AUTHORIZED PER LOCAL U.S. ARMY COMMANDER. I. OPTIONAL OUTERWEAR: BLACK FLEECE LINER OF THE GORTEX COLD WEATHER COAT IS AUTHORIZED. 6. SAILORS MAY REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL COSTS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED TO REQUIRED PURCHASE OF UNIFORM ITEMS NOT PREVIOUSLY ISSUED BY SUBMITTING FORM SF 1164 VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND. 7. WHEN AVAILABLE LOCAL RESOURCES EXIST AND IT IS LOGICAL TO DO SO, LEADERSHIP MAY RE-ISSUE THE DCU TO THOSE SAILORS CURRENTLY WEARING THE ACU BUT NOT MEETING THE CRITERIA OF PARAGRAPH 5. 8. POINT OF CONTACT: - CNOCM(SS) ROBERT CARROLL, N131U, (703)614-5076 OR E-MAIL AT ROBERT.B.CARROLL@NAVY.MIL 9. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1.// BT #6984 NNNN