RAAUZYUW RUEWMCS0000 1401422-UUUU--RUCRNAD ZNR UUUUU R 201422Z MAY 09 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS//N01020// NAVADMIN 149/09 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAY// SUBJ/REPORT OF THE 26 MARCH 2009 NAVY UNIFORM BOARD AND UNIFORM UPDATES// REF/A/DOC/DOD FMR/SEP08// REF/B/DOC/NAVPERS 15665I/01JAN03/ REF/C/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/092051ZJUL08// REF/D/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/050024ZNOV08// REF/E/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/021922ZDEC08// NARR/ REF A IS DOD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION (DOD-FMR), VOLUME 7A, CHAPTER 29. REF B IS U.S. NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS. REF C IS NAVADMIN 191/08, NAVY UNIFORMS. REF D IS NAVADMIN 312/08, NAVY UNIFORM UPDATE. REF E IS NAVADMIN 343/08, UNIFORM UPDATE.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (CNO) APPROVED UNIFORM POLICY CHANGES PROPOSED BY THE 26 MARCH 2009 NAVY UNIFORM BOARD, CHANGES TO PLANNED PHASED FLEET AVAILABILITY OF THE NAVY WORKING UNIFORM (NWU), AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ON EXISTING CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY UNIFORM (CUU) AUTHORIZATION FOR WEAR POLICY. CNO APPROVED UNIFORM CHANGES INCLUDE: A. SERVICE KHAKI MATERNITY BLOUSE - EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, E1-E6 FEMALES ARE AUTHORIZED TO WEAR THE CURRENT E-7 TO O-10 SERVICE KHAKI (100 PERCENT CNT) MATERNITY BLOUSE WITH WINTER BLUE MATERNITY SLACK/SKIRT AS THE NEW SERVICE MATERNITY UNIFORM. THIS IS AN INTERIM AUTHORIZATION EFFECTIVE UNTIL INTRODUCTION OF AN IMPROVED SINGLE DESIGN KHAKI MATERNITY BLOUSE (E-1 TO O-10) IN FY-10. THIS POLICY WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH DOD MATERNITY UNIFORM ALLOWANCE POLICIES AS OUTLINED IN ARTICLE 290402 OF REF A. IT DOES NOT AUTHORIZE AN ADDITIONAL MATERNITY ALLOWANCE FOR THOSE SAILORS WHO HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED THEIR MATERNITY ALLOWANCE IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE CURRENT KHAKI MATERNITY BLOUSE IS AVAILABLE AT SELECT NEX UNIFORM CENTERS, NEX UNIFORM SUPPORT CENTER AT 800-368- 4088 OR 757-502-7450, AND NEX UNIFORM ONLINE WEB-STORE. B. U.S. AIR FORCE (USAF) SPACE BADGE - EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, NAVY PERSONNEL ARE NO LONGER AUTHORIZED TO WEAR THE USAF SPACE BADGE NOTED IN ARTICLE 5201.2.A.(15) OF REF B. THE SPACE BADGE HAS BEEN REDESIGNED AND RECLASSIFIED AS A USAF QUALIFICATION/WARFARE INSIGNIA. THE ABILITY TO QUALIFY FOR THE NEW INSIGNIA IS NOT AVAILABLE TO NAVY PERSONNEL. C. HIGH PERFORMANCE PHYSICAL TRAINING UNIFORM (PTU) - THE DEVELOPMENT AND FLEET INTRODUCTION IN WINTER 2009 OF HIGH PERFORMANCE "NAME BRAND" MANUFACTURED PTU SHIRT AND SHORTS IS APPROVED. THE HIGH PERFORMANCE PTU WILL BE OPTIONAL IN LIEU OF THE STANDARD ISSUE PTU COMPONENTS. THE EXISTING MANNER AND OCCASION FOR WEAR POLICES AS STATED IN REFS B, C AND D WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT. MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE HIGH PERFORMANCE PTU WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA FUTURE NAVADMINS. D. PHYSICAL TRAINING UNIFORM FITNESS SUIT (FITNESS SUIT) - A COMPETITIVE WEAR-TEST OF TWO NAVY DESIGNED PHYSICAL TRAINING UNIFORM FITNESS SUITS WILL COMMENCE DURING THE FALL OF 2009. THESE SUITS WILL BE EVALUATED TO DETERMINE THEIR SUITABILITY AS MANDATORY PTU COMPONENTS. THE SUIT WITH THE BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE WILL BE SELECTED AS THE NAVY'S FITNESS SUIT WITH PLANS OF FLEET INTRODUCTION IN FY-11. THE FITNESS SUIT IS INTENDED TO REPLACE OR AUGMENT CURRENT NAVY SWEAT PANTS AND SHIRTS. MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE WEAR TEST WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA FUTURE NAVADMINS. E. NAVY UNIFORM BOARD MEMBERSHIP UPDATE - UNIFORM BOARD MEMBERSHIP HAS BEEN REVISED TO PROVIDE FOR ENHANCED FLEET REPRESENTATION AND TO FACILITATE IMPROVED FLEET/UNIFORM BOARD FEEDBACK, COMMUNICATION AND AWARENESS. UNIFORM BOARD MEMBERSHIP IS AS FOLLOWS: CHIEF OF NAVAL PERSONNEL (BOARD PRESIDENT); COMMANDER, NAVY EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT COMMAND; COMMANDER, NAVAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS COMMAND; DIRECTOR, MANPOWER, PERSONNEL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION (MPTE) POLICY DIVISION (OPNAV N13); DIRECTOR, MPTE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION (OPNAV N10); DIRECTOR, DIVERSITY AND WOMEN'S POLICY DIVISION (OPNAV N134); MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE NAVY; COMMANDER, U.S. FLEET FORCES COMMAND FLEET MASTER CHIEF; COMMANDER, U.S. PACIFIC FLEET FLEET MASTER CHIEF; AND CHIEF OF NAVAL PERSONNEL/DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (N1) FLEET MASTER CHIEF. NON-VOTING REPRESENTATIVES INCLUDE SUPERINTENDANT, U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY; COMMANDER, NAVY EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND; COMMANDER, NAVAL INSTALLATIONS COMMAND FORCE MASTER CHIEF; CHIEF OF NAVY RESERVE FORCE MASTER CHIEF; TWO (O5/E9) FEMALE REPRESENTATIVES FROM PACIFIC FLEET (1) AND ATLANTIC FLEET (1) (ALTERNATE ANNUALLY). F. REF E ANNOUNCED THE PLANNED PHASED FLEET AVAILABILITY OF THE NWU. THE ROLL-OUT OF THE NWU IS SCHEDULED ACCORDING TO NEXCOM DISTRIBUTION REGIONS WHICH DO NOT ALWAYS COINCIDE WITH CNIC REGIONS. THEREFORE, SOME REGIONS EXPERIENCE A DIFFERENT ROLL-OUT TIMELINE AMONG THEIR INDIVIDUAL BASES. COMMANDER NAVAL REGION SOUTH EAST REQUESTED A REVISION TO THE EXISTING ROLLOUT PLAN TO FACILITATE GULF COAST BASES BECOMING MORE CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH EASTERN FLORIDA BASES (CURRENTLY 1 YEAR APART). SINCE THERE IS NO EXCESS NWU INVENTORY TO ALLOW FOR A REGIONAL ACCELERATION, A REPRIORITIZATION OF REGIONS WAS CONSIDERED. THE APPROVED SOLUTION IS TO SWAP NAVAL DISTRICT WASHINGTON'S ROLLOUT DATE (OCTOBER 2009) WITH THE SE REGION'S GULF COAST COMMANDS (I.E. WESTERN FL, AL, MS, LA AND TX) CURRENTLY SCHEDULED APRIL 2010. THE RESULTING REVISED NWU ROLLOUT SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS: GULF COAST COMMMANDS' ROLLOUT WILL COMMENCE OCTOBER 2009, VICE APRIL 2010, AND NAVAL DISTRICT WASHINGTON'S ROLLOUT WILL COMMENCE APRIL 2010, VICE OCTOBER 2009. ALL OTHER NWU REGIONAL ROLLOUTS REMAIN AS ANNOUNCED IN REF E. SUBSEQUENT CHANGES TO THE REVISED NWU ROLLOUT PLAN WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA NAVADMIN. G. REF E GUIDANCE ON NWU OCCASION FOR WEAR POLICY DOES NOT SUPERSEDE REF B REGARDING WEAR OF CUU. SPECIFICALLY, REF B CHAPTER 6, SECTION 8 PROVIDES CNO APPROVED LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS ALLOWED TO WEAR THE CUU AS THEIR DAILY WORKING UNIFORM. 2. THESE UNIFORM POLICY CHANGES ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF FLEET FEEDBACK. THE PROCEDURES TO SUBMIT RECOMMENDED UNIFORM CHANGES CAN BE FOUND IN ARTICLE 1101.1.B.(4) OF REF B. THE NEXT NAVY UNIFORM BOARD IS SCHEDULED TO CONVENE SUMMER 2009. 3. FILE THIS NAVADMIN UNTIL CHANGES ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE QUARTERLY BUPERS DIRECTIVE CD-ROM CHANGE CONTAINING REF B. IN THE INTERIM, FOR MORE INFORMATION ON UNIFORMS AND UNIFORMS POLICY, VISIT THE NAVY UNIFORM MATTERS WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/COMMANDSUPPORT/USNAVYUNIFORMS/. 4. POINTS OF CONTACT: - MR. ROBERT B. CARROLL, HEAD, NAVY UNIFORM MATTERS OFFICE, AT (703) 614-5076/DSN 224 OR EMAIL AT ROBERT.B.CARROLL(AT)NAVY.MIL. - CMDCM(SW/AW) ART RIVERS, DEPUTY HEAD, NAVY UNIFORM MATTERS OFFICE, AT (703) 614-5075/DSN 224 OR EMAIL AT ARTHUR.RIVERS(AT)NAVY.MIL. 5. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.// BT #0000 NNNN