ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 261459Z AUG 02 ZYB MIN PSN 800385J24 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N4// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N01020// NAVADMIN 300/02 MSGID/GENADMIN/N4// SUBJ/NAVY UNIFORMS// REF/A/DOC/CHNAVPERS/01APR2002// AMPN/REF A IS U.S. NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS, NAVPERS 15665 ON JUL 02 BUPERS DIRECTIVE CD ROM.// POC/K. D. WILLIAMS/SKCM/PRIPHN:703-614-5075/-/NAVY ANNEX// RMKS/1. THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS HAS APPROVED THE FOLLOWING UNIFORM REVISION TO NAVY UNIFORMS. A. ANODIZED E-4 TO E-6 COLLAR INSIGNIA AND HAT DEVICES. ANODIZED (HIGHLY POLISHED) COLLAR DEVICES ARE APPROVED FOR PHASE IN AND ARE AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR ON E-4 TO E-6 BLACK JACKETS AND BLUE ALL-WEATHER COATS. ANODIZED (HIGHLY POLISHED) CAP DEVICES FOR E-1 TO E-6 PERSONNEL ARE AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR ON ENLISTED WOMEN'S COMBINATION HAT, TROPICAL HELMET AND ENLISTED WOMEN'S BERET. NON-ANODIZED (FLAT FINISH) PEWTER COLLAR AND HAT INSIGNIA WILL BE PHASED OUT EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 2005. 2. FILE THIS NAVADMIN UNTIL REVISIONS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE JAN 03 QUARTERLY BUPERS DIRECTIVE CD-ROM CHANGE CONTAINING REF A. 3. RELEASED BY VADM C. W. MOORE, JR., ACTING DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.// BT