NAVADMIN 015-10
Navy Uniform Update
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R 152122Z JAN 10
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
TO NAVADMIN
INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
NAVADMIN 015/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JAN//
SUBJ/NAVY UNIFORM UPDATE//
REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/021922ZDEC08//
REF/B/DOC/NAVPERS 15665I/01JAN2003/
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 343/08, UNIFORM UPDATE. REF B IS UNITED STATES NAVY
UNIFORM REGULATIONS.//
RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN PROVIDES NOTIFICATION TO THE FLEET OF THE MARKETING OF
A NON-REGULATION UNIFORM COMPONENT FOR THE NAVY WORKING UNIFORM (NWU) BY
NEXCOM UNIFORM CENTERS.
2. NAVY EXCHANGE COMMAND (NEXCOM) UNIFORM CENTERS HAVE BEEN MARKETING A
50/50
COTTON/POLYESTER VERSION OF THE BLUE T-SHIRT FOR THE NWU (IDENTIFIED BY
?SOFFE? IN RED LETTERS ON COLLAR LABEL). REF A PROVIDED THE INITIAL
DESCRIPTION OF THE NWU UNIFORM COMPONENTS AND REB B STATES THAT ONLY THOSE
FABRICS WHICH ARE APPROVED BY THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS ARE AUTHORIZED
FOR
MANUFACTURE. ADDITIONALLY REF B LISTS THE COTTON VERSION AS THE ONLY
AUTHORIZED MATERIAL FOR THE NWU BLUE T-SHIRT.
3. THE 50/50 COTTON/POLYESTER VERSION OF THE BLUE T-SHIRT IS NOT AUTHORIZED
FOR WEAR WITH THE NWU AND NEXCOM HAS CEASED MARKETING THIS VERSION IN ITS
UNIFORM CENTERS. UNWORN 50/50 VERSION T-SHIRTS CAN BE RETURNED TO NEXCOM
UNIFORM CENTERS FOR A REFUND (WITH RECEIPT) OR FOR STORE CREDIT (WITHOUT
RECEIPT). ALTHOUGH NOT AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR, SAILORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
RETAIN
(BUT NOT WEAR) THE 50/50 VERSION AND AWAIT THE OUTCOME OF A STUDY TO DETERMINE
IF IT IS SUITABLE FOR WEAR IN ALL/ANY ENVIRONMENTS.
4. FILE THIS NAVADMIN UNTIL CHANGES ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE QUARTERLY
BUPERS DIRECTIVE CD-ROM CHANGE CONTAINING REF B. IN THE INTERIM, FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON UNIFORMS AND UNIFORMS POLICY, VISIT THE NAVY UNIFORM MATTERS
WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/COMMANDSUPPORT/USNAVYUNIFORMS/.
5. POINTS OF CONTACT:
- HEAD, NAVY UNIFORM MATTERS OFFICE: MR. ROBERT B. CARROLL, AT
(703) 614-5076/DSN 224 OR EMAIL AT ROBERT.B.CARROLL(AT)NAVY.MIL.
- ASSISTANT HEAD, NAVY UNIFORM MATTERS OFFICE: CMDCM(SW) JERRY FEATHERSTONE,
AT (703) 614-5075 OR EMAIL AT JERRY.FEATHERSTONE(AT)NAVY.MIL.
- NEXCOM: MR. GENE GONZALEZ, (757) 631-4125 OR EMAIL AT
EUGENE_GONZALEZ(AT)NEXWEB.ORG.
6. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.//
Additional NAVADMINS can be found at www.navynavadmin.wordpress.com
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
TO NAVADMIN
INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
NAVADMIN 015/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JAN//
SUBJ/NAVY UNIFORM UPDATE//
REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/021922ZDEC08//
REF/B/DOC/NAVPERS 15665I/01JAN2003/
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 343/08, UNIFORM UPDATE. REF B IS UNITED STATES NAVY
UNIFORM REGULATIONS.//
RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN PROVIDES NOTIFICATION TO THE FLEET OF THE MARKETING OF
A NON-REGULATION UNIFORM COMPONENT FOR THE NAVY WORKING UNIFORM (NWU) BY
NEXCOM UNIFORM CENTERS.
2. NAVY EXCHANGE COMMAND (NEXCOM) UNIFORM CENTERS HAVE BEEN MARKETING A
50/50
COTTON/POLYESTER VERSION OF THE BLUE T-SHIRT FOR THE NWU (IDENTIFIED BY
?SOFFE? IN RED LETTERS ON COLLAR LABEL). REF A PROVIDED THE INITIAL
DESCRIPTION OF THE NWU UNIFORM COMPONENTS AND REB B STATES THAT ONLY THOSE
FABRICS WHICH ARE APPROVED BY THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS ARE AUTHORIZED
FOR
MANUFACTURE. ADDITIONALLY REF B LISTS THE COTTON VERSION AS THE ONLY
AUTHORIZED MATERIAL FOR THE NWU BLUE T-SHIRT.
3. THE 50/50 COTTON/POLYESTER VERSION OF THE BLUE T-SHIRT IS NOT AUTHORIZED
FOR WEAR WITH THE NWU AND NEXCOM HAS CEASED MARKETING THIS VERSION IN ITS
UNIFORM CENTERS. UNWORN 50/50 VERSION T-SHIRTS CAN BE RETURNED TO NEXCOM
UNIFORM CENTERS FOR A REFUND (WITH RECEIPT) OR FOR STORE CREDIT (WITHOUT
RECEIPT). ALTHOUGH NOT AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR, SAILORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
RETAIN
(BUT NOT WEAR) THE 50/50 VERSION AND AWAIT THE OUTCOME OF A STUDY TO DETERMINE
IF IT IS SUITABLE FOR WEAR IN ALL/ANY ENVIRONMENTS.
4. FILE THIS NAVADMIN UNTIL CHANGES ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE QUARTERLY
BUPERS DIRECTIVE CD-ROM CHANGE CONTAINING REF B. IN THE INTERIM, FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON UNIFORMS AND UNIFORMS POLICY, VISIT THE NAVY UNIFORM MATTERS
WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/COMMANDSUPPORT/USNAVYUNIFORMS/.
5. POINTS OF CONTACT:
- HEAD, NAVY UNIFORM MATTERS OFFICE: MR. ROBERT B. CARROLL, AT
(703) 614-5076/DSN 224 OR EMAIL AT ROBERT.B.CARROLL(AT)NAVY.MIL.
- ASSISTANT HEAD, NAVY UNIFORM MATTERS OFFICE: CMDCM(SW) JERRY FEATHERSTONE,
AT (703) 614-5075 OR EMAIL AT JERRY.FEATHERSTONE(AT)NAVY.MIL.
- NEXCOM: MR. GENE GONZALEZ, (757) 631-4125 OR EMAIL AT
EUGENE_GONZALEZ(AT)NEXWEB.ORG.
6. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.//
Additional NAVADMINS can be found at www.navynavadmin.wordpress.com