CHANGE TO THE MANDATORY POSSESSION DATE FOR THE FEMALE DRESS BLUE COAT

MARADMINS : 548/23

R 271600Z OCT 23 MARADMIN 548/23 MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA// SUBJ/CHANGE TO THE MANDATORY POSSESSION DATE FOR THE FEMALE DRESS BLUE COAT// REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CMC/MCUB/27AUG2023/REF/B/MSGID: DOC/MCUB/12SEP2023// NARR/REFERENCE A IS MARADMIN 596/18, MARINE CORPS UNIFORM BOARD WEAR REGULATION UPDATES. REFERENCE B IS MARADMIN 543/22, FEMALE DRESS BLUE COAT MANDATORY POSSESSION DATE EXTENSION.// POC/M. BOYT/GS13/MCUB/TEL: 703-784-6889/EMAIL: MARY.BOYT@USMCU.EDU// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. New Female Dress Blue Coat (FDBC). Reference (a) established 1 October 2022 as the mandatory possession date for the new FDBC. Reference (b) extended the mandatory possession date to 1 April 2023 due to supply chain issues. Due to continued supply chain issues, mandatory possession date for the new FDBC is extended until 1 July 2024. Marines may wear either the old dress blue coat or the new FDBC until the new mandatory possession date. 2. Release authorized by Lieutenant General Kevin M. Iiams, Commanding General, Training and Education Command.//