PROCEEDINGS OF MARINE CORPS UNIFORM BOARD NO. 205
Date Signed: 11/4/2003 | MARADMINS Number: 509/03
MARADMINS : 509/03
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MARADMIN 509/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCUB//
SUBJ/PROCEEDINGS OF MARINE CORPS UNIFORM BOARD NO. 205//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/16 JUN 03//
REF/B/MCO P1020.34G//
NARR/REF A IS CMC DECISION MEMORANDUM FOR MCUB NO. 205. REF B IS
THE MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS.//
POC/GS12 M. BOYT/-/MCUB/TEL: (703)432-4607 OR DSN 378-4607/
EMAIL: BOYTMK@MCSC.USMC.MIL//
RMKS/1.  SITUATION.  ON 28 JUL 2003, CMC DECISIONED UNIFORM BOARD
NO. 205.
2.  MISSION.  TO ANNOUNCE THE CMC DECISIONS FOR UNIFORM BOARD NO.
205.
3.  EXECUTION.  PER REF (A) THE BELOW ISSUES FROM UNIFORM BOARD
NO. 205 WERE REVIEWED AND DECISIONED BY CMC:
A.  ISSUE:  EXTENDED RED PIPING FOR FEMALE DRESS BLUE UNIFORM.
-RECOMMENDATION:  DO NOT ADOPT THE EXTENDED RED PIPING
MODIFICATION TO THE ENLISTED FEMALE DRESS BLUE UNIFORM.
-CMC DECISION:  CONCUR. 
B.  ISSUE:  WEAR OF WHITE BELT WITH THE ENLISTED FEMALE DRESS BLUE
UNIFORM
-RECOMMENDATION:  DO NOT APPROVE THE WEAR OF THE WHITE BELT AND
WAIST PLATE WITH THE ENLISTED FEMALE DRESS BLUE UNIFORM.
-CMC DECISION:  CONCUR.
-COMMENT:  THE WEAR OF THE WHITE BELT AND WAIST PLATE MAY BE MAN-
DATED FOR CEREMONIAL PURPOSES, BUT MUST BE ISSUED ORGANIZATIONALLY
BY THE COMMAND.
C.  ISSUE:  MATERNITY JUMPER
-RECOMMENDATION:  DECLARE THE MATERNITY JUMPER OBSOLETE AND NO
LONGER AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR.
CMC DECISION:  CONCUR.
-COMMENT:  WHILE THE MATERNITY JUMPER IS NO LONGER AUTHORIZED FOR
ISSUE/SALE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, IT MAY CONTINUE TO BE WORN UNTIL
1 DECEMBER 03.
D.  ISSUE:  RUFFLED FEMALE EVENING DRESS SHIRT
-RECOMMENDATION:  DECLARE THE RUFFLED FEMALE EVENING DRESS SHIRT
OBSOLETE AND NO LONGER AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR, AND REPLACE IT WITH
THE PLEATED EVENING DRESS SHIRT.
-CMC DECISION:  CONCUR.
-COMMENT:  THE PLEATED EVENING DRESS SHIRTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR
PURCHASE VIA MCCS, NLT 1 OCTOBER 2004.  THE RUFFLED SHIRT MAY
CONTINUE TO BE WORN UNTIL 1 OCTOBER 2005, AT WHICH TIME IT IS
DEEMED OBSOLETE AND MUST BE REPLACED WITH THE PLEATED SHIRT.
E.  ISSUE:  IMPROVED COYOTE GREEN GENERAL PURPOSE TRUNKS
-RECOMMENDATION:  REPLACE THE CURRENT OLIVE GREEN GENERAL PURPOSE
TRUNKS WITH THE IMPROVED GREEN GENERAL PURPOSE TRUNKS.
-CMC DECISION:  CMC TABLED THE DECISION PENDING COMPETITION IN THE
POM 06 PROCESS.
-COMMENT:  IF THE IMPROVED SHORTS ARE APPROVED BY THE POM 06
PROCESS, THE EARLIEST IT WILL BE INTRODUCED VIA INITIAL ISSUE (THE
SEABAG) IS 1 OCTOBER 2005 (FY 06).  THE RESULTS OF THE POM 06
UNIFORM BOARD ISSUES REVIEW WILL BE RELEASED VIA SEPARATE MARADMIN
WITH INTRODUCTION/MANDATORY POSSESSION DATES, IF APPROPRIATE.
F.  ISSUE:  IMPROVED LONG AND SHORT SLEEVE COYOTE BROWN
UNDERSHIRTS
-RECOMMENDATION:  REPLACE THE CURRENT ISSUE/REQUIREMENT OF 6 SHORT
SLEEVE OLIVE GREEN UNDERSHIRTS WITH A MIX OF IMPROVED LONG SLEEVE
(QTY 2) AND SHORT SLEEVE (QTY 4) COYOTE BROWN SHIRTS.
-CMC DECISION:  CMC TABLED THE DECISION PENDING COMPETITION IN THE
POM 06 PROCESS.
-COMMENT:  IF THE IMPROVED SHIRTS ARE APPROVED BY THE POM 06
PROCESS, THE EARLIEST THEY WILL BE INTRODUCED VIA INITIAL ISSUE
(THE SEABAG) IS 1 OCTOBER 2005 (FY 06).  THE RESULTS OF THE POM 06
UNIFORM BOARD ISSUES REVIEW WILL BE RELEASED VIA SEPARATE MARADMIN
WITH INTRODUCTION/MANDATORY POSSESSION DATES, IF APPROPRIATE.
G.  ISSUE:  IMPROVED COLD WEATHER PT UNIFORM
-RECOMMENDATION:  ADD THE IMPROVED COLD WEATHER PT UNIFORM TO THE
INTIAL ISSUE (SEABAG) AS A ONE-TIME ISSUE OPTIONAL UNIFORM
AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR AS APPROPRIATE CIVILIAN ATTIRE.
-CMC DECISION:  NON-CONCUR.
H.  THE FOLLOWING ISSUES WERE PENDING FROM OTHER BOARDS THAT HAVE
RECENTLY BEEN RESOLVED;
(1) ISSUE:  PUBLICATION OF MCO P1020.34G
COMMENT:  THE "G" VERSION OF THE UNIFORM REGULATIONS HAS BEEN
SIGNED AND PUBLISHED.  IT MAY BE VIEWED AT EITHER THE UNIFORM
BOARD WEBSITE "WWW.MARCORSYSCOM.USMC.MIL/SITES/MCUB" OR THE
PUBLICATIONS HYPERLINK AT "WWW.USMC.MIL."  EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY,
MCO P1020.34F IS CANCELED.
(2) ISSUE:  REGULATIONS FOR WEAR OF THE COMBAT FIELD CAP (BOONIE
HAT)
- COMMENT:  CHANGE THE BOONIE HAT REGULATIONS (PARAGRAPH 3038.4
OF REFERENCE (B)) TO READ:
THE COMBAT UTILITY FIELD CAP MAY BE WORN DURING FIELD TYPE
EXERCISES ONLY, AND MAY NOT BE PRESCRIBED FOR PARADES, REVIEWS OR
OTHER CEREMONIES.  WHEN WORN, THE COMBAT UTILITY FIELD CAP BRIM
WILL BE WORN STRAIGHT OR ANGLED SLIGHTLY DOWN.
(3) ISSUE:  BRIGADIER GENERAL OFFICER COLLAR INSIGNIA
-COMMENT:  CHANGE PARAGRAPH 4005.2.D OF REFERENCE (B) TO READ:
D.  BRIGADIER GENERAL.  ONE SILVER-COLORED STAR (SAME TYPE AS
ABOVE).  ADDITIONALLY, THE 5/8-INCH INSIGNIA IS AUTHORIZED FOR
WEAR AS LONG AS THE SAME SIZE INSIGNIA IS WORN ON BOTH COLLARS.
(4) ISSUE:  PER CMC DECISION MEMO 1020 MCUB OF 23 JUN 03, THE
WOODLAND MARPAT MATERNITY WORK UNIFORM WAS APPROVED AS A
REPLACEMENT UNIFORM FOR THE WOODLAND CAMOUFLAGE MATERNITY WORK
UNIFORM.
-COMMENT:  THE MARPAT MATERNITY WORK UNIFORM IS AVAILABLE FOR
ISSUE NOW.  THE CAMOUFLAGE MATERNITY WORK UNIFORM IS NO LONGER
AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUE/SALE, BUT MAY CONTINUE TO BE WORN UNTIL 1 OCT
2006, AT WHICH TIME IT WILL BE REPLACED WITH THE MARPAT MATERNITY
WORK UNIFORM.
(5) ISSUE:  PER CMC DECISION MEMO 1020 MCUB OF 8 DEC 2002, CMC
AUTHORIZED THE REMOVAL OF THE FAUX POCKET FROM THE WOMEN S SERVICE
UNIFORM COAT.
-COMMENT:  DURING THE SECOND QUARTER FY04 FEMALE SERVICE COATS
WILL BEGIN BEING ISSUED/SOLD WITHOUT THE FAUX POCKET.  EXISTING
COATS WITH THE FAUX POCKET MAY CONTINUE TO BE WORN UNTIL NO LONGER
SERVICEABLE.  THE FAUX POCKET MAY BE REMOVED FROM EXISTING COATS
BY A QUALIFIED TAILOR IF THE REMOVAL DOES NOT RESULT IN A
DISCERNABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE COLOR OF THE FABRIC IN THE LOCATION
WHERE THE FAUX POCKET WAS LOCATED.  ADDITIONALLY, THE FOLLOWING
CHANGES TO REFERENCE B ARE REQUIRED:
(A) PARAGRAPH 5301.8, WEARING OF RIBBONS:
ON WOMEN S KHAKI SHIRTS AND COATS WITHOUT THE FAUX POCKET,
RIBBON BARS WILL BE PLACED EVEN WITH OR UP TWO INCHES ABOVE THE
FIRST VISIBLE BUTTON
(B) PARAGRAPH 5501.5, REGULATIONS FOR WEAR (SHOOTING BADGES)
ON WOMEN S KHAKI SHIRTS AND COATS WITHOUT THE FAUX POCKET,
BADGES ARE PLACED EVEN WITH OR UP TO TWO INCHES ABOVE THE FIRST
VISIBLE BUTTON
(6) ISSUE:  IMPROVED BOOT SOCKS (COYOTE COLORED)
COMMENT:  DURING FY04 IMPROVED COYOTE BOOT SOCKS WILL BE
INTRODUCED TO THE SEABAG.  BLACK AND GREEN BOOT SOCKS MAY
CONTINUE TO BE WORN UNTIL NO LONGER SERVICEABLE, AT WHICH TIME
THEY WILL BE REPLACED BY THE COYOTE SOCKS, IF AVAILABLE.  AS
SUCH, PARAGRAPH 3029.3 OF REFERENCE (B) IS CHANGED TO READ:
3.  COYOTE BROWN CUSHION SOCKS WILL BE STANDARD AS ISSUED GREEN
CUSHION AND BLACK CUSHION SOLE SOCKS MAY CONTINUE TO BE WORN UNTIL
REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED.
4.  ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS.
A.  ADMINISTRATION.  THIS ALMAR CONSTITUTES AUTHORITY TO CHANGE
REF (B) AS DIRECTED IN PARAGRAPH 3.
B.  LOGISTICS.  N/A.
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.
A.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
B.  SUBSEQUENT BULLETINS CHANGING, CORRECTING, OR AMPLIFYING THIS
OR THE REFERENCES WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA MARADMIN.
C.  QUESTIONS MAY BE REFERRED TO GS12 M. BOYT, PROJECT OFFICER,
MCUB (EMAIL "BOYTMK@MCSC.USMC.MIL"), AT DSN 378-4607.//