ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 021106Z JUN 00 ZYB MIN PSN 115103J11
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N09B//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS  //N01020//
NAVADMIN 140/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO N09BU//
 
SUBJ/CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY UNIFORMS [CUU]//
 
REF/A/DOC/CHNAVPERS/01APR00//
 
AMPN/REF A IS U.S. NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS, NAVPERS 15665 ON APR 00
BUPERS DIRECTIVE CD-ROM.//
POC/B. C. CRUSE/BMCM/PRIPHN:703-614-5075/-/NAVY ANNEX//
 
RMKS/1.  THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS APPROVED SIGNIFICANT
REVISIONS TO THE POLICY ON PROPER WEAR OF CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY UNIFORMS
[CUU].  THE REVISIONS INCLUDE:
    A.  ESTABLISHING GENERIC POLICY FOR ALL NAVY PERSONNEL WHO WEAR
CUUS, BOTH WOODLAND AND DESERT.
    B.  CLARIFYING COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ISSUING AND
MAINTAINING CUUS.
    C.  IDENTIFYING PROPER PLACEMENT OF ACCOUTREMENTS ON CUU
MATERNITY WEAR.
    D.  REQUIRING EMBROIDERY FOR ALL INSIGNIA AND ACCOUTREMENTS.
THE TRANSITION PERIOD TO CONVERT FROM METAL INSIGNIA AND BADGES TO
EMBROIDERY WILL END 1 JAN 01.  PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES AND STOCK
NUMBERS FOR EMBROIDERED INSIGNIA AND BADGES WILL BE PROMULGATED BY
MESSAGE FROM COMMANDER, NAVAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS COMMAND IN COORDINATION
WITH DEFENSE SUPPLY CENTER PHILADELPHIA NOT LATER THAN SEP 00.  ALL
OTHER ASPECTS OF THIS POLICY REVISION BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
 
2.  DUE TO LENGTH OF THESE REVISIONS TO THE NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS,
ARTICLES 6801 (ORGANIZATIONAL CLOTHING) AND 6802 [CUU] ARE POSTED ON
THE WEB AT  HTTP://WWW.BUPERS.NAVY.MIL/UNIFORM/UNIFORM.HTML
 
3.  FILE THIS NAVADMIN UNTIL REVISION IS INCORPORATED INTO THE OCT 00
QUARTERLY BUPERS DIRECTIVE CD-ROM CHANGE CONTAINING REF A.  CANCELED
FOR RECORD PURPOSES 01 JAN 01.
 
4.  RELEASED BY RADM G. L. TALBOT, JR., DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.//
 
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