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TO MARADMIN
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UNCLAS //N10120//
MARADMIN 398/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/LP/LPC-3//
SUBJ/EXTENDED LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF MALE OFFICER EVENING DRESS
/UNIFORMS//
REF/A/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/080156ZSEP00//
REF/B/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/060156ZMAR01//
REF/C/DOC/MCUB/27JAN95//
NARR/REF A IS INITIAL MARADMIN ON LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF MALE
OFFICER EVENING DRESS UNIFORMS. REF B IS UPDATED MARADMIN EXTENDING
LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF MALE EVENING DRESS UNIFORMS AND WAIVING THE
120-DAY GRACE PERIOD REQUIREMENT FOR NEWLY PROMOTED MALE MAJORS TO
PROCURE THE EVENING DRESS UNIFORM. REF C IS MCO P1020.34F, WHICH
REQUIRES NEWLY PROMOTED MAJORS TO PURCHASE THE EVENING DRESS UNIFORM
WITHIN 120 DAYS OF PROMOTION.//
RMKS/1. PURPOSE. TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION TO MALE OFFICERS THAT THE
LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF EVENING DRESS UNIFORMS HAS BEEN EXTENDED
UNTIL 15 SEP 01.
2. CONTINUED DELAYS IN FABRIC SELECTION AND APPROVAL FOR UNIFORM
FABRIC HAVE CAUSED FUTHER DELAYS IN PRODUCTION OF THE EVENING DRESS
UNIFORM.
3. EXPECTED DELIVERY DATE OF THE MALE OFFICER EVENING DRESS UNIFORM
TO THE MILITARY CLOTHING SALES STORES HAS BEEN SET FOR 10 THROUGH
13 SEP 01.
4. THE 120-DAY GRACE PERIOD REQUIREMENT FOR NEWLY PROMOTED MAJORS
TO PURCHASE THE MALE EVENING DRESS UNIFORM, PER PARAGRAPH 9107 OF
REF C, IS HEREBY WAIVED UNTIL 15 JAN 02. THIS WAIVER DOES NOT APPLY
TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
5. ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION WILL BE PUBLISHED SHOULD THE TIMELINE
FOR THE MALE OFFICER EVENING DRESS UNIFORMS AVAILABILITY CHANGE.
6. POC AT THE PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION (MR),
REPRESENTING THE MILITARY CLOTHING SALES STORES, IS MR. J. F.
ANDREOLI AT DSN 278-6332 OR COML (703) 784-6332. POCS WITH DC I&L
FOR CLOTHING POLICY ISSUES, ARE MRS. K. GRIFFE OR MR. T. A. FLORIAN,
LPC-3 AT DSN 225-8946 OR COML (703) 695-8946. POC WITH SYSCOM FOR
CLOTHING DESIGN IS LOU CURCIO AT DSN 567-6573 OR (229) 639-6573.//
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