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ALMAR 004/08
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCUB//
SUBJ/CIVILIAN WEAR OF THE MARINE CORPS COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCUB/31MAR2003//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC L LCPD/101600ZNOV2004//
REF/C/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS/021816ZAPR2007//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC LPC/08JUL2005//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1020.34G, MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS. REF
B IS MARADMIN 496/04, CIVILIAN TECHNICIANS WEARING THE MARINE CORPS
UTILITY UNIFORM. REF C IS ALMAR 018/07, WEAR OF MARINE CORPS COMBAT
UTILITY UNIFORM (MCCUU) IN CENTCOM AREA OF OPERATIONS (AOR). REF D
IS MCO P10120.28G, INDIVIDUAL CLOTHING REGULATIONS (SHORT TITLE:
ICR)//
POC/M. BOYT/NHIII/UNIT:MCUB/-/TEL:(703)378-4607
/EMAIL:MARY.BOYT@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1. THE AUTHORITY FOR CIVILIAN TECHNICIANS (CIVIL
SERVICE AND CONTRACTOR) DEPLOYING WITH MARINE UNITS TO WEAR THE
MARINE CORPS COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM (MCCUU) GRANTED IN PARAGRAPH
8005 OF REFERENCE (A), AND IN REFRENCES (B) AND (C), IS RESCINDED.
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ARE PROHIBITED FROM WEARING THE MCCUU AS DETAILED
BELOW.
A. DEPLOYED CIVILIANS WITH AN ESTIMATED RETURN DATE OF 30 JUN 2008.
THOSE CIVILIANS CURRENTLY DEPLOYED WITH MARINE CORPS UNITS WHO WILL
COMPLETE THEIR DEPLOYMENT BY 30 JUNE 2008 ARE AUTHORIZED TO WEAR THE
MCCUU THROUGH THEIR DEPLOYMENT. STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF THE WEAR
REGULATIONS DIRECTED IN THE REFERENCES MUST BE ESTABLISHED. THOSE
INDIVIDUALS IN VIOLATION OF THESE POLICIES WILL LOSE THEIR AUTHORITY
TO WEAR THE UNIFORMS IMMEDIATELY.
B. DEPLOYED CIVILIANS WITH AN ESTIMATED RETURN DATE AFTER 30 JUN
2008: THOSE CIVILIANS WHO WILL NOT COMPLETE THEIR DEPLOYMENT BY 30
JUN 2008, MUST DO A ONE-FOR-ONE UNIFORM EXCHANGE (EXCLUDING THE
MARINE CORPS COMBAT BOOTS, WHICH MAY CONTINUE TO BE WORN/ISSUED) VIA
THEIR UNIT SUPPLY NOT LATER THAN 1 MAR 2008. THESE INDIVIDUALS
SHOULD BE ISSUED EQUIVALENT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) TACTICAL
UNIFORMS, SUCH AS THE DOD DESERT (THREE COLOR) UTILITY UNIFORM OR
THE FLIGHT SUIT, AT THE UNIT'S EXPENSE. THESE UNIFORMS MAY BE
ORDERED VIA THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DSCP) WEBSITE -
HTTPS://WARFIGHTER.DLA.MIL/NEWMENU/INDEX.JSP, UNDER PCG 02151
(TROUSERS), 02153 (COAT), 02155 (HAT, SUN) AND 02159 (CAP).
RECOUPED UNIFORMS SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF PER REFERENCE (D).
C. CIVILIANS SCHEDULED TO DEPLOY WITH MARINE UNITS (NOT YET
DEPLOYED): THOSE CIVILIANS WHO ARE PENDING DEPLOYMENT AND HAVE BEEN
ISSUED THE MCCUU MUST IMMEDIATELY REPORT TO THEIR UNIT SUPPLY TO
CONDUCT A ONE-FOR-ONE EXCHANGE OF UNIFORMS, AS DETAILED IN THE ABOVE
PARAGRAPH. THE DOD DESERT OR WOODLAND (THREE COLOR) UTILITY UNIFORM
IS NOW THE STANDARD UNIFORM ISSUE FOR CIVILIANS DEPLOYING WITH
MARINES. OTHER STANDARD DOD UNIFORMS (LIKE THE FLIGHT SUIT) MAY BE
ISSUED AS THE TACTICAL SITUATION DICTATES.
2. THE WEAR OF THE MCCUU IS RESTRICTED TO MARINES AND NAVAL
PERSONNEL PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED TO OR TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TO A
MARINE CORPS UNIT. REFERENCE (A) WILL BE CHANGED AS APPLICABLE.
3. LEADERS ARE DIRECTED TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER WEAR OF
THE MCCUU BY ALL PERSONNEL AND ENFORCE REGULATIONS CONTAINED IN THE
REFERENCES. AS ALWAYS, GOOD JUDGMENT WILL GOVERN THE APPLICATION OF
THIS POLICY IN A COMBAT ENVIRONMENT.
4. SEMPER FIDELIS, JAMES T. CONWAY, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//