R 231414Z NOV 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 511/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC L/LPCD//
SUBJ/UNIFORM CLOTHING MINIMUM COMBAT LOAD (MCL) ISSUE DURING
/MOBILIZATION//
REF/A/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/030156ZJUN2002//
REF/B/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC /130156ZFEB2003//
REF/C/DOC/CMC LPC-3 26SEP04//
POC/T.A. FLORIAN/GS13/LPC-3 DSN 225-8926/-/TEL:703 695-8926
/EMAIL:FLORIANTA@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 306/02 UNIFORM CLOTHING REPLACEMENT GUIDANCE
FOR MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION IN SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS NOBLE
EAGLE AND ENDURING FREEDOM. REF B IS MARADMIN 058/03 AMPLIFIED
UNIFORM CLOTHING AND INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT ISSUE GUIDANCE FOR
MOBILIZATION/ACTIVATION OF RESERVE OR OTHER PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF
OPERATIONS INVOLVED WITH GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM. REF C IS THE FY
2005 INDIVIDUAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCES (MCBUL 10120)//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MESSAGE CHANGES THE MINIMUM COMBAT LOAD
(MCL) IDENTIFIED IN REFS A AND B FOR UNIFORM CLOTHING REPLACEMENT
ISSUES TO MOBILIZED INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR), INDIVIDUAL
MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA), AND RECALLED RETIRED PERSONNEL. ALL
RESPONSIBILITIES REMAIN AS INDICATED IN REFS A AND B.
2. THE MCL IS A SUBSET OF THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS LIST (MRL)
DETAILED IN REF C. THE MCL REDUCES THE REQUIREMENT TO ISSUE AN
ENTIRE INITIAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE/MRL TO MOBILIZED PERSONNEL, IF THE
ENTIRE MRL IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE INDIVIDUAL'S ASSIGNED MISSION.
3. SUBJECT TO THE COMMANDER'S DETERMINATION OF FAULT OR NEGLIGENCE
ON THE PART OF THE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS DEFICIENT MANDATORY POSSESSION
CLOTHING ITEMS, THE FOLLOWING MCL SHOULD BE ISSUED PER REFS A AND B:
BAG, DUFFEL (1)
BELT, WEB, KHAKI OR APPLICABLE MARTIAL ARTS BELT (2)
BOOT, COMBAT TEMPERATE WEATHER (1) PAIR
BOOT, COMBAT HOT WEATHER (1) PAIR
BUCKLE, F/ BELT, WEB, KHAKI (2) (NO BUCKLE ISSUED IF MARTIAL
ARTS BELT IS ISSUED)
CAP, COMBAT UTILITY, GARRISON, WOODLAND OR DESERT MARINE
PATTERN (MARPAT) (1)
CAP, COMBAT UTILITY, FIELD, WOODLAND OR DESERT MARPAT (1)
COAT, COMBAT UTILITY, WOODLAND OR DESERT MARPAT W/ NAME &
SERVICE TAPES (2)
SOCKS, BOOT (4) PAIR
TROUSERS, COMBAT UTILITY, WOODLAND OR DESERT MARPAT W/ NAME
TAPES (2)
UNDERSHIRT, COTTON, GREEN (6)
4. AS INDICATED, EITHER WOODLAND OR DESERT MARPAT UTILITY ITEMS, OR
ONE SET OF EACH, MAY BE ISSUED DEPENDING ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S
ASSIGNED MISSION.
5. PER REFS A AND B, ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF REQUIRED UNIFORM
CLOTHING ITEMS CAN BE ISSUED AT THE COMMANDER'S DISCRETION UP TO THE
ACTIVE DUTY MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS LIST (MRL) LISTED IN REF C, IF THE
MISSION OR ORDERS SO DICTATE. IF ADDITIONAL UTILITY UNIFORM ITEMS
ARE REQUIRED (UP TO THE CURRENT MRL), ONLY MARPAT UTILITY ITEMS WILL
BE ISSUED.
6. INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN MOBILIZED FOR LESS THAN TWO YEARS AND
WERE ISSUED THE OLD STYLE UTILITIES AND/OR BOOTS UPON MOBILIZATION
SHOULD BE ISSUED ONE SET OF EACH MARPAT UTILITY UNIFORM (WOODLAND
AND DESERT) AND ONE PAIR OF EACH MARINE CORPS COMBAT BOOT (HOT
WEATHER AND TEMPERATE WEATHER) TO BRING THE INDIVIDUAL UP TO THE
CURRENT ACTIVE DUTY MRL, PER REF C.
7. MPMC APPROPRIATION DATA IS PROVIDED IN REFS A AND B TO FUND
ISSUES WHEN NO FAULT OR NEGLIGENCE IS DETERMINED. FUNCTIONAL
ACCOUNT NUMBER (FAN) 72060 MUST BE USED ON ALL NAVMC 604/604B FORMS
FOR INITIAL AND REPLACEMENT CLOTHING ISSUES TO MOBILIZED PERSONNEL