R 161512Z JUN 17
MARADMIN 312/17
MSGID/GENADMIN/COMMARCORSYSCOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/FEMALE DRESS BLUE COAT SURVEY//
REF/A/MCO P1020.34G, MARINE CORPS UNIFORM MANUAL//
REF/B/MSGID: MSG/COMMARCORSYSCOM IWS QUANTICO VA/221236Z MAY 17//
POC/LOUIS CURCIO/CIV/PM ICE/TEL: 703-432-5672/EMAIL: LOUIS.CURCIO@USMC.MIL//
POC/JENNIFER FERNALD/CIV/NATICK/TEL: 508-233-5449/EMAIL: JENNIFER.L.FERNALD.CIV@MAIL.MIL//
1. GENTEXT/REMARKS/ REQUEST WIDEST FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN THE ON-LINE FEMALE DRESS BLUE COAT SURVEY. FEEDBACK FROM THE FDBC SURVEY WILL BE USED TO FORMULATE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CMC.
2. BACKGROUND. THE CMC-DIRECTED EFFORT TO REVIEW THE FDBC BEGAN IN FY14.  REF B PARA 6A ADDRESSES ON-SITE SURVEYS AND FOCUS GROUPS CONDUCTED TO DATE.  CMC DESIRES A FINAL SURVEY ON LEVEL OF ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO FDBC.
3. ACTION. AN ON-LINE FDBC SURVEY WILL BE OPEN FROM 16 JUN 2017 THROUGH 22 SEPT 2017. ALL MARINES MAY VIEW THE SURVEY, BUT ONLY FEMALE MARINES WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT USER FEEDBACK IN THE ON-LINE SURVEY.  SURVEY RESPONSES ARE LIMITED TO ONE PER FEMALE MARINE.
3.A. THE SURVEY WILL INCLUDE PHOTOS OF THE CURRENT UNIFORMS, AND PHOTOS AND VIDEO OF MARINE PERSONNEL WEARING THE PROTOTYPE UNIFORMS TO ENABLE VIEWING OF CURRENT AND POTENTIAL FDBC.
3.B. A CAC IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE ON-LINE SURVEY AND VIEWING OF THE VIDEO WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE THE SURVEY CAN BE TAKEN.
3.C. THE URL IS LOCATED AT HTTPS://USMCSURVEYS.NATICK.ARMY.MIL.
4. DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS TO THE MESSAGE POINTS OF CONTACT.
5. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. F. SHRADER, COMMARCORSYSCOM.//