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MARADMIN 231/03
MSGID/MARADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MCUB//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1020 REGULATIONS FOR WEAR OF THE COMBAT UTILITY
UNIFORM BY NAVY PERSONNEL SERVING WITH MARINE CORPS
UNITS//
REF/A/ALMAR/CMC(MCUB)/130810ZMAR02//
REF/B/MCO/CMC(MCUB)/25 JAN 95//
REF/C/GENADMIN/MARCORSYCOM(ICE)/R181911ZDEC02//
REF/D/MARADMIN/CMC(MCUB/261202ZAPR01//
NARR/REF IS ALMAR 015/02, UNIFORM REGULATIONS FOR THE NEW
COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM AND NEW MARINE CORPS COMBAT BOOTS
(MCCB'S). REF B IS MCO P1020.34F, MARINE CORPS UNIFORM
REGULATIONS. REF C IS MESSAGE DETAILING CURRENT FIELD
STATUS AND ADJUSTED TIMELINE FOR THE COMBAT UTILITY
UNIFORM. REF D IS MARADMIN 200/01, MARINE CORPS UNIFORM
BOARD PROCEEDINGS AND CMC DECISIONS FOR MEETING NO. 201.//
RMKS/1. PURPOSE. TO PROVIDE UNIFORM REGULATIONS AND
INTERIM GUIDANCE FOR WEAR OF THE COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM BY
NAVY PERSONNEL SERVING WITH MARINE UNITS.
2. BACKGROUND. REF (A) PROVIDES REGULATIONS FOR THE
COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM FOR MARINES. THE BELOW INFORMATION
IS SPECIFIC TO NAVAL PERSONNEL WEARING THE NEW UNIFORM.
A. NAVY PERSONNEL WILL WEAR THE NEW UNIFORM WITH THE
MARINE CORPS EMBLEM EMBROIDERED ON THE LEFT BREAST POCKET,
INTEGRATED INTO THE DIGITAL CAMOUFLAGE PATTERN, AND HEAT
EMBOSSED ON THE MCCB(TW) AND MCCB(HW) BOOTS.
B. NAVY PERSONNEL WILL WEAR COMBAT UTILITY GARRISON CAPS
(8-POINT 'BLOCK COVERS') WITHOUT THE MARINE CORPS EMBLEM
EMBROIDERED ON THE FRONT WITH THE COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM.
NAVY OFFICERS WILL WEAR THE APPROPRIATE SUBDUED, PIN-ON
CAP DEVICES, WHILE CHIEF PETTY OFFICER AND PETTY OFFICERS
WILL WEAR THE APPROPRIATE SUBDUED PIN-ON INSIGNIA OF GRADE
AT THE POSITION ON THE CAP WHERE THE MARINE CORPS EMBLEM
IS NORMALLY STENCILED OR EMBROIDERED (EXCEPT ON THE COMBAT
UTILITY FIELD HAT). ENLISTED SAILORS, E-1 TO E-3, WILL
NOT WEAR INSIGNIA OF GRADE ON UTILITY CAPS.
C. NAVY PERSONNEL WILL WEAR COMBAT UTILITY FIELD HATS
('BOONIE COVERS' WITH FULL HAT BRIM) WITH THE MARINE CORPS
EMBLEM EMBROIDERED ON THE FRONT OF THE HAT WHEN PRESCRIBED
BY THE COMMANDER. NO INSIGNIA WILL BE WORN ON THE HAT.
D. INTERIM UTILITY CAP GUIDANCE. UNTIL THE CAP INSIGNIA
IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT ALL LOCATIONS, NAVY PERSONNEL
WILL OBSERVE THE REGULATION CHANGES AS DETAILED IN
PARAGRAPH 3, BELOW, EXCEPT:
(1) NEW COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM. AT THE COMMANDER'S
DISCRETION, NAVY PERSONNEL MAY WEAR EITHER THE COMBAT
UTILITY GARRISON CAP WITH THE EMBROIDERED MARINE CORPS
EMBLEM OR THE CAP WITHOUT THE EMBLEM BUT WITH THE
APPROPRIATE INSIGNIA. AT NO TIME WILL SAILORS WEAR THEIR
INSIGNIA ON CAPS WITH THE EMBROIDERED EMBLEM. AS OF 1 OCT
03, THE WEAR OF THE APPROPRIATE CAP SIZED INSIGNIA ON THE
COMBAT UTILITY GARRISON CAP WITHOUT EMBROIDERED EMBLEM IS
MANDATORY FOR ALL NAVY PERSONNEL (E-4 AND UP).
(2) OLD CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY UNIFORM. AT THE COMMANDER'S
DISCRETION, NAVY PERSONNEL MAY CONTINUE TO WEAR THE
CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY CAP WITHOUT CAP INSIGNIA UNTIL THE
INSIGNIA BECOMES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. NAVY PERSONNEL
WILL NOT WEAR CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY CAPS WITH THE MARINE
CORPS EMBLEM IRON-ON DECAL OR EMBROIDERED. THE WEAR OF
THE MARINE CORPS EMBLEM ON THE LEFT BREAST POCKET OF THE
CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY COAT REMAINS UNAUTHORIZED FOR NAVY
PERSONNEL.
3. ACTION. THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO REF (B),
WITH THE ABOVE INTERIM GUIDANCE FOR WEAR OF UTILITY CAPS
IN EFFECT UNTIL COMMANDERS HAVE TRANSITIONED THEIR NAVY
PERSONNEL TO THE NEW REGULATIONS.
A. DELETE PARAGRAPH 8001.2 AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING
CHANGE:
"8001.2. UTILITY UNIFORMS. THE MARINE CORPS ISSUES THE
UTILITY UNIFORM TO ALL NAVY HOSPITAL CORPSMEN, DENTAL
TECHNICIANS, OR RELIGIOUS PROGRAM SPECIALISTS WITH MARINE
CORPS UNITS AND TO NAVY COUNSELORS, YEOMEN, PERSONNELMEN
AND DISBURSING CLERKS ASSIGNED TO MARINE UNITS. THE
UTILITY UNIFORM, WHEN IT IS ISSUED BY AND AT THE EXPENSE
OF THE MARINE CORPS, SHALL BE WORN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS MANUAL. THERE ARE TWO UTILITY
UNIFORMS, AS DESCRIBED BY PARAGRAPHS 2007 AND 2008. THE
CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY UNIFORM IS A STANDARD UNIFORM
AUTHORIZED BY THE U.S. NAVY AND THE U.S. MARINE CORPS, BUT
THE NAVY ISSUES IT ONLY TO SAILORS IN CERTAIN SPECIALTIES.
THE COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM IS UNIQUE TO THE MARINE CORPS
AND MAY BE WORN BY SAILORS WHEN THEY ARE SERVING
WITH MARINE UNITS. THE WEAR OF THE UTILITY UNIFORM BY
NAVY PERSONNEL SERVING WITH MARINE CORPS UNITS WILL BE AS
FOLLOWS:
A. OFFICERS. NAVY OFFICERS DO NOT RECEIVE A UNIFORM
ALLOWANCE AND THEREFORE WILL NOT BE MANDATED TO WEAR
THE UTILITY UNIFORM, BUT THEY MAY PURCHASE AND
WEAR UTILITY UNIFORMS AT THEIR OPTION. WHEN CAMOUFLAGE
UTILITIES ARE WORN, NAVY OFFICERS MAY ELECT TO ABIDE
BY EITHER NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS OR MARINE AS DESCRIBED
BY THIS MANUAL. HOWEVER, WHEN SERVING WITH THE MARINE
CORPS EMBROIDERED INSIGNIA WILL NOT BE WORN ON THE
CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY UNIFORM, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER NAVY OR
MARINE CORPS REGULATIONS ARE FOLLOWED. WHEN COMBAT
UTILITIES ARE WORN, NAVY OFFICERS WILL ABIDE BY MARINE
CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS, AS OUTLINED BELOW.
B. ENLISTED
(1) THOSE NAVY ENLISTED PERSONNEL WHO ELECT TO WEAR
MARINE CORPS SERVICE UNIFORMS ARE ALSO ISSUED UTILITY
UNIFORMS. WHEN WORN BY THESE PERSONNEL, THE UTILITY
UNIFORM IS CONSIDERED TO BE A MARINE CORPS UNIFORM AND
WILL BE WORN WITH THE SAME REQUIRED/OPTIONAL COMPONENTS
AND IN THE SAME MANNER AS PRESCRIBED FOR MARINES, EXCEPT
AS OTHERWISE PRESCRIBED IN THIS CHAPTER. MARINE CORPS
GROOMING AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE STANDARDS WILL APPLY.
(2) THOSE NAVY ENLISTED PERSONNEL WHO DO NOT ELECT TO
WEAR THE MARINE CORPS SERVICE UNIFORM, BUT ARE ISSUED THE
UTILITY UNIFORM AT MARINE CORPS EXPENSE, SHALL WEAR THE
UTILITY UNIFORM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS MANUAL, WITH THE
FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS:
(A) NAVY APPEARANCE STANDARDS MAY APPLY AT THE OPTION OF
THE INDIVIDUAL.
(B) EITHER NAVY OR MARINE CORPS UNIFORM ACCESSORIES
(E.G., BELT, BUCKLE, UNDERSHIRT, AND OUTERWEAR) MAY BE
WORN AT THE INDIVIDUAL'S OPTION, HOWEVER, THOSE MARINE
CORPS ITEMS NOT ISSUED MUST BE PURCHASED AT THE
INDIVIDUAL'S EXPENSE.
C. GENERAL. THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS APPLY TO THE WEAR
OF UTILITY UNIFORMS WORN BY NAVY PERSONNEL SERVING WITH
MARINE UNITS:
(1) NAME AND SERVICE TAPES WILL BE WORN ON UTILITY
UNIFORMS. TAPES WILL BE WORN ON THE UTILITY COAT AND
TROUSERS AS PRESCRIBED FOR MARINES IN CHAPTER 3, EXCEPT
THAT SERVICE TAPES WILL BE INSCRIBED WITH "U.S. NAVY" IN
UPPER CASE LETTERS WITH A SPACE BEFORE "NAVY."
(2) THE LEFT BREAST POCKET OF THE CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY COAT
WILL NOT HAVE IRON ON DECALS OR EMBROIDERY. THE LEFT
BREAST POCKET OF THE COMBAT UTILITY COAT WILL HAVE THE
EMBROIDERED MARINE CORPS EMBLEM. NO ALTERATIONS OF THE
UTILITY UNIFORM WORN BY NAVY PERSONNEL IS PERMITTED UNLESS
OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY THIS MANUAL.
(3) IF THE WEAR OF A CAMOUFLAGE HELMET IS REQUIRED AND
ISSUED BY THE MARINE CORPS, NAVY PERSONNEL WILL WEAR A
HELMET COVER WITH A MARINE CORPS EMBLEM DECAL.
(4) THE EXTENDED COLD WEATHER CLOTHING SYSTEM (ECWCS)
PARKA IS NORMALLY ISSUED TO SAILORS, AND WHEN ISSUED AS AN
ORGANIZATIONAL ITEM, WILL BE WORN IN ACCORDANCE WITH
REGULATIONS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER 7 OF THIS MANUAL. THE
ECWCS PARKA MAY ALSO BE PURCHASED BY THE INDIVIDUAL AS AN
OPTIONAL UNIFORM ITEM AND WORN WITH UTILITIES, EXCEPT WHEN
SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED BY THE COMMANDER FOR REASONS OF
UNIFORMITY. WHENEVER THE ORGANIZATIONAL OR OPTIONAL ECWCS
PARKA IS WORN, COLLAR GRADE INSIGNIA WILL BE WORN CENTERED
ON THE ZIPPER FLAP IN THE SPACE PROVIDED.
3. INSIGNIA. WHEN NAVY PERSONNEL WEAR THE MARINE CORPS
SERVICE UNIFORM OR MARINE CORPS UTILITY UNIFORM, BRANCH OF
SERVICE INSIGNIA, INSIGNIA OF GRADE, AND STAFF CORPS
INSIGNIA WILL BE WORN ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING:
A. CAPS (SERVICE, GARRISON, AND UTILITY)
(1) NAVY OFFICERS AND CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS WILL WEAR
THEIR BLACK, MINIATURE CAP DEVICE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE
GARRISON CAP IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS 4004
AND 4005 OF THESE REGULATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, NAVY OFFICER
COLLAR GRADE INSIGNIA WILL BE WORN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF
THE GARRISON CAP. PERSONNEL BELOW THE GRADE OF CHIEF PETTY
OFFICER WILL WEAR ENLISTED MARINE CORPS BRANCH OF SERVICE
INSIGNIA ON THE GARRISON CAP, AS PRESCRIBED IN
SUBPARAGRAPH 4001.2. IF THE SERVICE FRAME CAP IS WORN,
MARINE CORPS SERVICE CAP INSIGNIA WILL BE WORN CENTERED
VERTICALLY IN THE EYELET PROVIDED.
(2) THE UTILITY CAP WILL NOT BE STENCILED OR EMBROIDERED
WITH THE MARINE CORPS EMBLEM, BUT THE COMBAT UTILITY FIELD
HAT WILL HAVE THE MARINE CORPS EMBLEM EMBROIDERED ON THE
CENTER PANEL (AS SOLD/ISSUED THROUGH APPROVED SOURCES).
NAVY OFFICERS WILL WEAR THE APPROPRIATE SUBDUED, PIN-ON
CAP DEVICES, WHILE CHIEF PETTY OFFICER AND PETTY OFFICERS
WILL WEAR THE APPROPRIATE SUBDUED PIN-ON INSIGNIA OF GRADE
AT THE POSITION ON THE CAP WHERE THE MARINE CORPS EMBLEM
IS NORMALLY STENCILED OR EMBROIDERED (EXCEPT ON THE COMBAT
UTILITY FIELD HAT). ENLISTED SAILORS, E-1
TO E-3, WILL NOT WEAR INSIGNIA OF GRADE ON UTILITY CAPS."
B. DELETE PARAGRAPH 8001.4B (AS REVISED BY REF (D)) AND
REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGE:
"B BREAST AND OTHER INSIGNIA.
(1) WARFARE/QUALIFICATION BREAST INSIGNIA. ALL
ACCOUTERMENTS IDENTIFIED AS WARFARE AND OTHER
QUALIFICATION BREAST INSIGNIA IN THE CURRENT EDITION OF
THE NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS OR AS IDENTIFIED IN THESE
REGULATIONS MAY BE WORN; BUT THE MANNER OF WEAR WILL BE
CONSISTENT WITH PARAGRAPH 4002 OF THESE REGULATIONS.
EMBROIDERED BREAST INSIGNIA WILL NOT BE WORN.
(2) OTHER INSIGNIA. NAVAL OFFICERS SERVING IN THE
CAPACITY OF COMMAND MAY WEAR THE APPROPRIATE COMMAND
INSIGNIA. INCUMBENT COMMAND INSIGNIA WILL BE WORN OVER
THE RIGHT BREAST POCKET AND POST TOUR INSIGNIA WILL BE
WORN OVER THE LEFT BREAST POCKET IN A MANNER CONSISTENT
WITH PARAGRAPH 4002 OF THESE REGULATIONS. WHILE SERVING
IN THE CAPACITY OF COMMAND MASTER CHIEF, SENIOR CHIEF, OR
CHIEF, DESIGNATED PERSONNEL WILL WEAR THE APPROPRIATE
IDENTIFICATION BADGE CENTERED ON THE RIGHT BREAST POCKET.
(3) NO OTHER NAVY IDENTIFICATION OR COMMAND INSIGNIA NOT
IDENTIFIED BY CHAPTER 4 OR CHAPTER 8 OF THIS MANUAL IS
ALLOWED FOR WEAR ON THE MARINE CORPS UNIFORM."
4. THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
5. POINTS OF CONTACT. THE MARINE CORPS UNIFORM BOARD
POINTS OF CONTACT ARE MS. M. BOYT, AT (703) 432-4607/DSN:
378-4607/BOYTMK@MCSC.USMC.MIL; OR CAPT D. W. DUKES, (703)
432-4608/DSN: 378-4608/DUKESDW@MCSC.USMC.MIL.//