MARADMINS : 146/04
R 311313Z MAR 04
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TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
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MARADMIN 146/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC IL//
SUBJ/ORGANIZATIONAL UTILITY UNIFORM AND BOOT GUIDANCE FOR FUTURE
/OPERATIONS//
REF/A/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/201130ZMAY2002//
REF/B/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC, MCUB/261200ZJUN2003//
REF/C/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/160156ZJUN2003//
REF/D/DOC/CMC/21JUN1999//
NARR/REF A IS ALMAR 028/02 ENTITLED COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM AND BOOT
GUIDANCE. REF B IS MARADMIN 310/03 ENTITLED CORRECTED COPY TO THE
MANDATORY POSSESSION DATES FOR THE MARINE CORPS COMBAT BOOT (MCCB)
AND THE MARINE CORPS COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM (MCCUU) WOODLAND MARINE
PATTERN (MARPAT). REF C IS MARADMIN 285/03 ENTITLED MARKING OF
ORGANIZATIONAL CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT. REF D IS MCO P4400.150E W/
ERRATUM AND CH1-2 THE CONSUMER-LEVEL SUPPLY POLICY MANUAL.//
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. REF A AND B PROVIDED THE FIELDING PLAN FOR THE
NEW MARINE CORPS COMBAT BOOTS (MCCB'S), HOT WEATHER (HW) AND
TEMPERATE WEATHER (TW), BY 1 OCT 04 AND THE NEW MARINE CORPS COMBAT
UTILITY UNIFORM (MCCUU) BY 1 0CT 06. THESE NEW ITEMS REPLACE SOME
CURRENT GENERATION TAM TYPE 3 ORGANIZATIONAL CLOTHING ITEMS. TAM
TYPE 3 ALLOWANCES ARE ESTABLISHED BY MARFOR COMMANDERS AND LOADED TO
IDENTIFIED EQUIPMENT ALLOWANCE FILES (EAF'S) BY MCCDC.
2. BECAUSE COMPLETE FIELDING WILL NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED UNTIL 1 OCT
06 AND IT IS CONCEIVEABLE THAT (1) PAIR OF EACH STYLE OF MCCB AND
(2) SETS OF EACH MARINE PATTERN (MARPAT) MCCUU (WOODLAND AND DESERT)
MAY BE INSUFFICIENT FOR PROTRACTED CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS, MCCB'S
AND MCCUU'S MAY BE ISSUED AS ORGANIZATIONAL CLOTHING.
3. SINCE MCCB'S AND MCCUU'S ARE ALSO ISSUED IN-KIND AS PART OF THE
CLOTHING MONETARY ALLOWANCE (CMA) SYSTEM (AKA SEABAG) TO ALL NEW
RECRUITS, OFFICER CANDIDATES, SAILORS SERVING WITH THE MARINE CORPS,
AND OTHER AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AS SUPPLEMENTARY ALLOWANCES, STRICT
ADHERENCE TO ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUE POLICY IS REQUIRED TO AVOID WASTE,
FRAUD, AND/OR ABUSE.
A. ORGANIZATIONAL CLOTHING SHOULD BE ISSUED ONLY ON A LOAN
BASIS AND REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF THE ISSUING UNIT.
B. ORGANIZATIONAL CLOTHING MUST BE MARKED, PER REF C, SO AS TO
IDENTIFY IT AS GOVERNMENT OWNED PROPERTY AND TO SEGREGATE IT FROM
INDIVIDUALLY ISSUED IN-KIND OR PERSONALLY OWNED CLOTHING.
C. ORGANIZATIONAL CLOTHING, EXCEPT HEAD GEAR, UNDERWEAR, AND
FOOTWEAR, WILL BE RECOVERED PRIOR TO THE REASSIGNMENT OF THE
INDIVIDUAL TO OTHER DUTIES, PER REF D. RECOVERED ORGANIZATIONAL
CLOTHING WILL BE PROCESSED FOR REISSUE OR DISPOSED OF IN THE BEST
INTEREST OF THE GOVERNMENT, IF THE CONDITION SO WARRANTS.
D. ONLY OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS (O&MMC)
APPROPRIATIONS MAY BE USED TO PURCHASE ORGANIZATIOAL CLOTHING. "AS
REQUIRED ONLY" REQUISITIONS/ISSUES SHOULD BE CONDUCTED BY THE
SUPPORTING CONTINGENCY TRAINING EQUIPMENT POOL (CTEP), PRIOR TO
DEPLOYMENT, AND BY THE SUPPORTING COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT ELEMENT
(CSSE) FOR SUSTAINMENT DURING DEPLOYMENT. AT LOCATIONS WHERE NO
CTEP IS AVAILABLE FOR THE REQUISITION AND ISSUE OF TAM TYPE 3
ORGANIZATIONAL CLOTHING, INDIVIDUAL REQUISITIONS FOR AUTHORIZED
PERSONNEL MAY BE PROCESSED THROUGH A SUPPORTING SUPPLY ORGANIZATION,
A RETAIL CLOTHING OUTLET (RCO), OR A MILITARY CLOTHING SALES STORE
(MCSS). ANY AUTHORIZED METHOD THAT PROVIDES LOCAL O&MMC
APPROPRIATION DATA FOR THE PURCHASE MAY BE USED, INCLUDING FORMS
NAVMC 604/604B. HOWEVER, PROCEDURES MUST BE PUT IN PLACE TO ACCOUNT
FOR THESE ISSUES PER PARAGRAPH 3 PRECEEDING.
4. SINCE THE SUMMER OF 2002, ALL NEW RECRUITS, OFFICERS, AND
APPLICABLE SAILORS HAVE BEEN ISSUED THE NEW MCCB'S AND MCCUU'S, SO
THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO ISSUE ORGANIZATIONALLY TO ALL DEPLOYING
PERSONNEL.
5. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE
WHICH ALREADY PROVIDES FOR ORGANIZATIONAL IN-KIND ISSUE OF MCCUU'S,
MCCB'S, AND OTHER SEABAG ITEMS.//