R 102029Z MAR 16
MARADMIN 143/16
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/WHITE UNDERSHIRTS AUTHORIZED FOR OPTIONAL WEAR BY FEMALE MARINES//
REF/A/DOC/MCUB/18 MAR 2008//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1020.34G CHANGE 1-5, THE MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS.//
POC/YA2 M. BOYT/-/MCUB/-/TEL: (703)432-3573 OR DSN 378-3573/EMAIL MARY.BOYT(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Per CMC guidance, female Marines are now authorized to wear the white crew-neck undershirt with the dress and service uniforms at their option.
    a.  As such, paragraphs 3036.1.b and 3036.3 of the reference are changed to read: "b.  The white crew-neck or the V-neck undershirt is authorized with the service and dress uniforms at the individual(apostrophe)s option. Marines may wear short-sleeve crew-neck or V-neck undershirts of any material as long as it meets the command(apostrophe)s minimum safety standards and have a Marine Corps approval identification number.  Whether an undershirt is worn is at the individual(apostrophe)s option except that the crew-neck undershirt will be worn when required by the commander when uniformity is considered essential such as at formations, ceremonies, or parades."
    "3.  Undergarments (Females).  Females will wear adequate undergarments, (e.g., slip, bra, camisole, girdle, etc.) to ensure proper fit, appearance, and opaqueness of the uniform.  Undergarments will be worn so that they are not conspicuously visible.  The white v-neck or crew-neck undershirts are authorized for wear with the service and dress uniform at the individual(apostrophe)s option."
    b.  Tables 2-3 and 2-5 of the reference will be adjusted accordingly.
2.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General James B. Laster, Director, Marine Corps Staff.//