ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
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R 141859Z FEB 01 ZYB MIN PSN 773499J39
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N09B//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01020//
NAVADMIN 035/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO N09BU//
 
SUBJ/NAVY UNIFORMS ONLINE WEB SITE//
 
REF/A/DOC/WWW.NAVY-NEX.COM/DTIME:060201//
 
AMPN/REF A IS THE NAVY EXCHANGE WEB SITE HOMEPAGE//
POC/STEPHEN BROOKS/CAPT/NAVY EXCHANGE SERVICE/-/TEL:757-631-3601//
 
RMKS/1.  AS OF 15 JANUARY 2001, THE NAVY EXCHANGE HAS
ADDED A NAVY UNIFORMS ONLINE MODULE TO ITS WEB SITE LOCATED
AT WWW.NAVY-NEX.COM.  NAVY UNIFORMS ONLINE IS A HOT BUTTON
LINK ON THE HOME PAGE OF THE NAVY EXCHANGE.  AUTHORIZED
PATRONS MAY NOW ORDER UNIFORMS AND ACCESSORIES VIA THE INTERNET.
THE NEW LINK PERMITS THE SECURE USE OF CREDIT CARDS INCLUDING
THE MILITARY STAR CARD.  THE SITE FEATURES A HIGHLY SECURE
ORDERING PROCESS USING 128-BIT ENCRYPTION.  TO ORDER, YOU MUST
USE EITHER NETSCAPE COMMUNICATOR (VERSION 4 OR LATER) OR INTERNET
EXPLORER (VERSION 5 OR LATER).  THE SHOPPING SITE CONTAINS
LINKS FOR FREE DOWNLOADS OF THESE UPDATED BROWSERS.
 
2.  THE NEW UNIFORMS ONLINE WEB SITE CONTAINS WINTER AND OPTIONAL
UNIFORMS.  ADDITIONAL UNIFORM ITEMS WILL BE ADDED TO THE WEB SITE
UNTIL ALL UNIFORM AND SELECTED NAVY PRIDE ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE.  IN
ADDITION TO ORDERING FROM THE ONLINE CATALOG, CUSTOMERS MAY CHECK
THE STATUS OF ORDERS, ACCESS NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS, AND SEND
E-MAILS TO THE NAVY UNIFORM CENTER.
 
3.  WE WELCOME COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS.  IN THE FUTURE, THE SITE
WILL INCLUDE A UNIFORM QUALITY SURVEY.  UNTIL THEN, PLEASE MAKE
COMMENTS ON UNIFORM QUALITY BY CLICKING ON THE "CONTACT US" SECTION
LOCATED ON THE NAVY EXCHANGE WEB SITE HOMEPAGE.  IF YOU ARE WRITING
ABOUT A UNIFORM QUALITY PROBLEM, DESCRIBE THE ITEM, DATE OF
PURCHASE, MANUFACTURER AND SPECIFIC DETAILS ON THE QUALITY PROBLEM.
PROVIDE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS SO THAT THE NAVY EXCHANGE CAN PROMPTLY
RESPOND.
 
4.  CUSTOMERS MAY STILL ORDER VIA THE NAVY UNIFORM CENTERS TOLL FREE
NUMBER 1-800-368-4088.  (ADDITIONAL PHONE NUMBERS FOR
CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE CONUS ARE LISTED ON THE WEB SITE)
 
5.  OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, CUSTOMERS WILL SEE A SERIES OF
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WEB SITE IN BOTH FORMAT AND CONTENT.  COMMENTS
ON THE NEW WEB SITE MAY BE DIRECTED TO MR. WILLIAM
HARPER, NAVY EXCHANGE SERVICE COMMAND, USING THE WEB SITES E-MAIL
FUNCTION, BY CALLING THE SAME TOLL FREE NUMBER (1-800-368-4088), OR
BY E-MAIL ADDRESSED TO CONTACT_UNIFORMS@NAVY-NEX.COM.
 
6. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION WITHIN NAVY COMMANDS.
 
7.  RELEASED BY RADM G. L. TALBOT, JR., DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF (N09B).
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