UNCLAS 222154Z AUG 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
MARADMIN 504/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC MCUB//
SUBJ/PROCEEDINGS OF MARINE CORPS UNIFORM BOARD (MCUB) NO. 209 AND /OTHER
UNIFORM ISSUES//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCUB/06FEB2007//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCUB/31MAR2003//
NARR/REF A IS CMC DECISION MEMORANDUM FOR MCUB NO. 209. REF B IS MCO P1020.34G CHANGE 1-4,
MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS.//
POC/M. BOYT/YA2/MCUB/-/TEL:(703)432-4607 /TEL:DSN 378-4607 /EMAIL:MARY.BOYT@USMC.MIL //
POC/MR. R. SLOAN/-/MCUB/-/TEL:(703)432-4754 /TEL:DSN 378-4754 /EMAIL:RONALD.SLOAN.CTR@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/RMKS/
1.  ON 11 JUL 2007, CMC RENDERED DECISIONS ON THE 36 RECOMMENDATIONS OF MCUB NO. 209.
2.  PER REF (A), EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE MARINE CORPS GROOMING AND CIVILIAN CLOTHING REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN REORGANIZED AND UPDATED. A COMPLETE LIST OF THE GROOMING REGULATION CHANGES MAY BE FOUND AT WWW.MARCORSYSCOM.USMC.MIL/SITES/MCUB. THE CHANGES TO REF (B) ARE SIGNIFICANT AND MAY REQUIRE INDIVIDUALS TO CHANGE PERSONAL GROOMING HABITS (E.G., HAIR STYLE, MANICURES, USE OF CELLULAR PHONES, ETC), AND/OR THEIR CIVILIAN ATTIRE WARDROBE.
3.  OTHER UNIFORM ISSUES
A.  8TH & I OVERCOAT FOR RECRUITERS. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, CMC HAS AUTHORIZED THE ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUE OF THE 8TH & I OVERCOAT TO RECRUITERS, AS NEEDED. RECRUITING UNITS THAT DESIRE TO ISSUE THE COAT MUST ADD THE ITEM TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL ALLOWANCE LIST VIA A UNIVERSAL NEEDS STATEMENT PER MCO P10120.28G. ONCE APPROVED, THE COATS WILL BE ISSUED AND MAINTAINED AT THE UNIT LEVEL. COATS MAY BE ORDERED COMMERCIALLY THROUGH THE NEPTUNE GARMENT
COMPANY AT 1-800-320-3980 (POC: MR. JOHN KINDREGAN). THIS IS NOT A PERSONALLY OWNED ITEM OR A LEAVE AND LIBERTY ITEM.
B.  FEMALE FRAME CAP. ON 14 MAY 2007, CMC APPROVED ADOPTION OF THE FEMALE FRAME CAP. THE NEW CAP, LIKE THE MALE CAP, WILL HAVE ONE FRAME SYSTEM (DIFFERENT FRAME FOR ENLISTED, COMPANY GRADE OFFICERS, AND FIELD GRADE OFFICERS) WITH INTERCHANGEABLE WHITE AND GREEN CLOTH CROWNS. GRAPHICS OF THE NEW CAP MAY BE VIEWED ON THE UNIFORM BOARD WEBSITE AT THE ABOVE WEB LINK. THE NEW CAPS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE/ISSUE UNTIL FY09.
THE MANDATORY POSSESSION DATE FOR THE NEW CAP AND OBSOLETION DATE FOR THE OLD CAPS IS 1 OCT 2012. REGULATIONS FOR WEAR OF THE NEW CAP WILL BE FORETHCOMING VIA SEPCOR.
C.  DESERT MATERNITY WORK UNIFORM. PER ALMAR 35/07, MARCORSYSCOM IS DEVELOPING A DESERT MATERNITY WORK UNIFORM. IT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR INTRODUCTION IN 2D QUARTER FY08. DETAILS WILL BE FORTHCOMING. UNTIL IT IS AVAILABLE, PREGNANT MARINES WILL BE AUTHORIZED TO WEAR THE WOODLAND MARPAT MATERNITY WORK UNIFORM AND THE SERVICE MATERNITY UNIFORM.
D.  DRESS BLUE ISSUE. PER CMC DECISION, RECRUITS WILL START RECEIVING THE DRESS BLUE UNIFORM VIA INITIAL ISSUE DURING 1ST QUARTER FY08. THOSE ENLISTED MARINES WHO ENTERED THE MARINE CORPS BEFORE 1 OCT 2007 AND/OR DID NOT RECEIVE THE ISSUE DURING RECRUIT TRAINING WILL BEGIN RECEIVING AN INCREASE TO THEIR ANNUAL CLOTHING REPLACEMENT ALLOWANCE BEGINNING 1 OCT 2007 TO COVER THE COST OF THESE UNIFORMS, BUT WILL NOT ACCRUE ENOUGH MONEY TO PURCHASE THE UNIFORMS FOR 4 YEARS. THE MANDATORY POSSESSION DATE FOR THE
DRESS BLUE ALLOWANCE WILL BE 1 OCT 2011 (THIS DATE IS APPLICABLE TO DRILLING RESERVISTS, TO INCLUDE SMCR/IMA/AR MARINES).
4.  QUESTIONS MAY BE REFERRED TO YA-2 M. BOYT, PROJECT MANAGER, MCUB (EMAIL MARY.BOYT@USMC.MIL), AT DSN 378-4607/COMM 703-432-4607; OR MR. RONALD SLOAN (EMAIL RONALD.SLOAN.CTR@USMC.MIL), AT DSN 378-4754/COMM 703-432-4754.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN R. S. KRAMLICH, DIRECTOR, MARINE CORPS
STAFF.//