MARADMINS : 299/14
R 201056Z JUN 14
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 299/14
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/FIELDING INFORMATION FOR THE RUGGED ALL TERRAIN BOOT//
REF/A/DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCUB/25JUN2009//
REF/B/DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCUB/18MAR2008//
NARR/REF A IS CMC DECISION MEMORANDUM FOR THE RUGGED ALL TERRAIN (RAT) BOOT. REF B IS MCO P1020.34G WITH CHANGES 1-5, MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS.//
POC/NH3 M. BOYT/-/MCUB/TEL: (703)432-3573 OR DSN 378-3573/ OR MR. R. SLOAN/-/MCUB/TEL: (703)432-3667 OR DSN 378-3667/EMAIL: MARY.BOYT(AT)USMC.MIL OR RONALD.SLOAN.CTR(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1. PER REFERENCE (A), THE HOT WEATHER AND TEMPERATE WEATHER MARINE CORPS COMBAT BOOTS (MCCB) WILL BE REPLACED BY THE HOT WEATHER AND TEMPERATE WEATHER RUGGED ALL TERRAIN (RAT) BOOT BEGINNING FISCAL YEAR 2015. THE INTRODUCTION OF THE RAT BOOTS WAS DELAYED IN ORDER TO RESOLVE QUALITY AND CONTRACTUAL ISSUES. THE FOLLOWING FIELDING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED.
A. HOT WEATHER AND TEMPERATE WEATHER RAT BOOTS WILL BE ISSUED TO RECRUITS VIA THE SEABAG AND TO OFFICER CANDIDATES BEGINNING OCTOBER 2014.
B. BEGINNING 1 OCTOBER 2016, THE CLOTHING REPLACEMENT ALLOWANCE (CRA) FOR ENLISTED MARINES WILL BE CHANGED TO REFLECT THE PRICE DIFFERENCE AND LONGER USEFUL LIFE OF THE RAT BOOT. BECAUSE THE RAT BOOT USEFUL LIFE IS LONGER THAN THE MCCB'S, THE ANNUAL CRA WILL DECREASE $31.07 PER ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED MARINE.
C. THE MANDATORY POSSESSION DATE FOR BOTH THE HOT WEATHER AND TEMPERATE WEATHER RAT BOOTS IS 1 OCTOBER 2016. THE HOT WEATHER AND TEMPERATE WEATHER RAT BOOTS MAY BE WORN IMMEDIATELY AND DO MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT.
D. MARINE FORCES RESERVE WILL BEGIN ISSUING THE RAT BOOTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2015 AND WILL COMPLETE THE ISSUE BY THE MANDATORY POSSESION DATE.
2. THE HOT WEATHER AND TEMPERATE WEATHER MCCB'S WILL BE DEEMED OBSOLETE ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2016.
3. PARAGRAPH 3012.2 OF REFRENCE (B) IS CHANGED TO READ: "3012. FOOTWEAR ...
2. COMBAT BOOTS ... AUTHORIZED BOOTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. MARINE CORPS COMBAT BOOTS, TEMPERATE WEATHER (MCCB (TW)) AND HOT WEATHER (MCCB (HW)). THE STANDARD MCCB'S (HW AND TW) ARE THE BROWN ROUGH-SIDE-OUT LEATHER BOOTS, AND WILL BE WORN AS ISSUED/SOLD THROUGH THE DOD SUPPLY SYSTEM/RETAIL CLOTHING OUTLET AND THOSE PRIVATE VENDORS WHO HAVE AUTHORITY TO SELL THE PATENTED BOOTS. A MARINE CORPS EMBLEM HEAT-EMBOSSED ON THE OUTER ANKLE IDENTIFIES MCCB'S AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR BY MARINES. MCCB'S (HW AND TW) ARE DEEMED OBSOLETE AS OF 1 OCTOBER 2016.
B. RUGGED ALL TERRAIN (RAT) BOOTS, TEMPERATE WEATHER (RAT (TW)) AND HOT WEATHER (RAT (HW)). THE STANDARD RAT BOOTS (TW AND HW) ARE BROWN ROUGH-SIDE-OUT LEATHER BOOTS WITH A REINFORCED HEEL AND TOE AND A WIDER PLATFORM FOR BETTER WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION. THEY WILL BE WORN AS ISSUED/SOLD THROUGH THE DOD SUPPLY SYSTEM/RETAIL CLOTHING OUTLET AND THOSE PRIVATE VENDORS WHO HAVE AUTHORITY TO SELL THE PATENTED BOOTS. A MARINE CORPS EMBLEM HEAT-EMBOSSED ON THE OUTER ANKLE IDENTIFIES THE RAT BOOTS AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR BY MARINES.
C. OPTIONAL BOOTS. OPTIONAL MCCB'S AND RAT BOOTS WITH A MARINE CORPS APPROVAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (SEE FIG. 1-4) AND MARINE CORPS EMBLEM ON THE OUTSIDE HEEL OF THE BOOT ARE AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR WITH THE UTILITY UNIFORM AND WILL MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT. OPTIONAL MCCB'S MAY ONLY BE WORN UNTIL THE MCCB'S ARE DEEMED OBSOLETE."
4. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJOR GENERAL M. R. REGNER, STAFF DIRECTOR, HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS.//