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FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//MCUB//
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UNCLAS //N01040//
MARADMIN 026/02
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MCCDC/MCUB//
SUBJ/UNIFORM BOARD TANKER JACKET SURVEY//
POC/GS12 M. BOYT OR CAPT D. DUKES/-/MCUB/TEL:
(703)784-0661/EMAIL: BOYTMK@TECOM.USMC.MIL AND
DUKESDW@TECOM.USMC.MIL//
RMKS/1. SITUATION. PER CMC GUIDANCE THE MARINE CORPS
UNIFORM BOARD (MCUB) IS CONSIDERING A REPLACEMENT FOR THE
CURRENT TANKER JACKET. PROTOTYPES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AND
HAVE UNDERGONE PRELIMINARY PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY
EVALUATIONS. ALTHOUGH QUANTITATIVE DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED
ON THE PROTOTYPE JACKET, OVERALL MARINE OPINION OF THE
DESIGN AND APPEARANCE IS UNKNOWN. THE PROPOSED JACKET HAS
THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS:
A. SAME BASIC DESIGN AS THE CURRENT JACKET, WITH ONE
MAIN EXCEPTION OF HAVING AN EMBROIDERED EAGLE, GLOBE
AND ANCHOR ON THE LEFT BREAST.
B. THE MATERIAL WILL BE THE SAME SHADE AS THE CURRENT
COAT, BUT IS MADE OF A 85/15 POLY/NYLON MICROFIBER
BLEND, VICE THE CURRENT COAT'S 45/55 POLY/WOOL
BLEND. THE POLY/NYLON MATERIAL IS MORE WATER
RESISTENT THAN THE POLY/WOOL BLEND, BUT IS NOT
AS BREATHABLE AND HAS A SHORTER WEAR LIFE. THE NEW
JACKET TESTED WELL AND MEETS MARINE CORPS STANDARDS.
C. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE PROPOSED JACKET WILL COST
LESS THAN THE CURRENT JACKET (FINAL PRICES ARE NOT
AVAILABLE).
2. MISSION. THE MCUB SOLICITS THE MARINE CORPS' PREFERENCE
OF TANKER JACKETS IN AN ONLINE SURVEY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A
MORE COMPLETE RECOMMENDATION TO THE COMMANDANT.
3. EXECUTION. THE MCUB WILL PLACE A SURVEY ON ITS WEBSITE
TO SOLICIT MARINES' OPINION ON WHICH TANKER THEY PREFER, THE
CURRENT STYLE TANKER JACKET OR A CANDIDATE STYLE WITH
EMBROIDERED MARINE CORPS EMBLEM. MARINES WILL PROVIDE BASIC
INFORMATION ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THEN INDICATE THEIR
PREFERENCE OF JACKETS. DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF BOTH JACKETS
WILL BE PROVIDED ON THE SURVEY. THE RESULTS WILL THEN BE
COLLECTED IN A DATABASE FOR FURTHER EVALUATION BY THE MCUB.
FOLLOWING EVALUATION, THE MCUB WILL PUBLISH THE CONSOLIDATED
RESULTS FOR MARINES TO REVIEW.
A. TASKS. AT THEIR OPTION, INDIVIDUAL MARINES MAY
CONTRIBUTE THEIR PREFERENCE OF TANKER JACKETS IN AN
ONLINE SURVEY IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE MCUB'S
RECOMMENDATION TO THE COMMANDANT.
B. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
(1) MCUB WEBSITE: WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/MCUB.
(2) TIMELINE: THE SURVEY WILL BE ONLINE FROM
14 JANUARY 2002 UNTIL 25 JANUARY 2002.
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS.
A. ADMINISTRATION. INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS ARE
NOT SOLICITED ON THE SURVEY. THE MCUB STAFF DOES NOT
HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PROCESS LARGE NUMBERS OF
COMMENTS. SURVEY COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS OR OTHER
INQUIRIES WILL BE SUBMITTED VIA CHAIN OF COMMAND TO THE
MCUB POC.
B. LOGISTICS. COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ASSIST MARINES
WITH INTERNET ACCESS TO ENSURE FULL PARTICIPATION.
DELAYS IN SURVEY UPLOAD MAY BE EXPERIENCED DUE TO
SERVER LIMITATIONS. THE MCUB MAY ALSO TAKE THE SURVEY
OFF-LINE IF SUBMISSION VOLUME SURPASSES TARGET VOLUME
CEILING.
6. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS
MARADMIN SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE POC.//
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