NAVADMIN 209/04
Compiling the Navy's guidance and regulations on the New Navy Uniform fleet implimintation process
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1. THE CNO HAS APPROVED WEAR TEST STUDIES OF PROPOSED NEW UNIFORMS FOR
OFFICERS AND ENLISTED AND APPROVED SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT REGULATION CHANGES
TO EXISTING UNIFORMS. THE PROPOSED NEW UNIFORMS, DEVELOPED WITH SAILORS
INPUT THROUGH TASK FORCE UNIFORM, WILL SOON BEGIN WEAR TESTING TO
DETERMINE FEASIBILITY FOR NAVY USE. THE UNIFORM WEAR TESTS DO NOT HOWEVER
CONSTITUDE APPROVAL OF THE CONCEPT UNIFORMS.
2. THE UNIFORMS TO BE TESTED ARE FOUR VARIATIONS OF THE NAVY
WORKING UNIFORM (NWU) THAT WILL BE WORN BY E-1 THROUGH O-10, TWO
VARIATIONS OF A YEAR ROUND SERVICE UNIFORM (SERVICE BLUE) FOR E-6
AND BELOW, TWO VARIATIONS OF PULLOVER JERSEY SWEATERS, SEVERAL
REDESIGNED UNISEX GARRISON CAPS AND A SMALLER VERSION (2/3 SIZE) OF
NAVY IDENTIFICATION BADGES. IF APPROVED, THE NWU WILL REPLACE THE
UTILITY, WORKING KHAKI, COVERALL (WITH ACCOUTREMENTS), TROPICAL
KHAKI, TROPICAL UTILITY, WINTER WORKING BLUE, AVIATION GREEN AND
CAMOUFLAGE (NON-TACTICAL ENVIRONMENT) WORKING UNIFORMS. SERVICE
BLUE WILL REPLACE SUMMER WHITE AND WINTER BLUE UNIFORMS; PULLOVER
JERSEY SWEATER WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT ALL WOOL SWEATER; AND THE
REDESIGNED GARRISON CAP WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT GARRISON CAPS. THE
BLACK GARRISON CAP WILL ALSO BE EVALUATED FOR USE AS AN OPTIONAL
COVER IN LIEU OF THE COMBINATION CAP FOR E-7 AND ABOVE WEARING THE
SERVICE DRESS BLUE UNIFORM. FLEET, FORCE, AND CNO DIRECTED COMMAND
MASTER CHIEFS WILL NOMINATE PARTICIPANTS FROM A VARIETY OF COMMANDS,
WARFARE COMMUNITIES, AND LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE FLEET. A FUTURE
NAVADMIN WILL FURTHER DEFINE PARTICIPATING COMMANDS AND LOGISTIC
REQUIREMENTS TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF THIS INITIATIVE.
3. UNIFORM REGULATION CHANGES INCLUDE WOMEN'S SKIRTS, COMMAND
SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER IDENTIFICATION BADGES, CIVILIAN BAGS, WOMEN'S
HANDBAGS, COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND BREAST INSIGNIA. THE FOLLOWING
UNIFORM POLICY CHANGES WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE AS FOLLOWS:
A. WOMEN'S SKIRTS: EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 04, SKIRTS WILL BE AN
OPTIONAL UNIFORM COMPONENT AND MAY NO LONGER BE PRESCRIBED.
GABARDINE AND POLY WOOL SKIRTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED UNTIL 1
OCT 05. THE CNT AND POLY/COTTON WHITE SKIRTS WILL NO LONGER BE
ISSUED. FY-05 CLOTHING REPLACEMENT ALLOWANCES WILL BE ADJUSTED TO
REFLECT THIS CHANGE.
B. COMMAND SENIOR ENLISTED IDENTIFICATION BADGES: EFFECTIVE
1 OCT 04, AUTHORIZED TO WEAR INSIGNIA: MCPON, FLEET MASTER CHIEF,
FORCE MASTER CHIEF, CNO-DIRECTED COMMAND MASTER CHIEF, COMMAND
MASTER CHIEF, AND CHIEF OF THE BOAT.
(1) THE MINIATURE COMMAND SENIOR ENLISTED IDENTIFICATION
BADGE WILL BE WORN WITH ALL UNIFORMS EXCEPT FULL DRESS UNIFORMS.
(A) INCUMBENTS WEAR THE MINIATURE SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER
BADGE ON THE RIGHT BREAST CENTERED 1/4 INCH ABOVE THE POCKET. ON
UNIFORMS WITHOUT BREAST POCKETS PLACE THE BADGE IN THE SAME RELATIVE
POSITIONS AS RIBBONS/MEDALS.
(B) WHEN WEARING A NAMETAG, CENTER THE DEVICE 1/4 INCH
ABOVE THE NAMETAG.
(C) ON DINNER DRESS AND FORMAL UNIFORMS, MEN WEAR THE
MINIATURE COMMAND SENIOR LEADER BADGE ON THE RIGHT LAPEL 3 INCHES
BELOW THE NOTCH AND WOMEN WEAR IT ON THE RIGHT LAPEL DOWN 1/3 THE
DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SHOULDER SEAM AND COAT HEM.
(D) WHEN WEARING FULL DRESS UNIFORMS, CENTER THE FULL
SIZE COMMAND SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER BADGE 1/4 INCH ABOVE THE RIBBONS.
(E) ONLY ONE ADDITIONAL IDENTIFICATION BADGE MAY BE WORN
WITH THE COMMAND SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER BADGE. MEN CENTER THE
SECONDARY BADGE ON THE LEFT BREAST POCKET. WOMEN CENTER THE
SECONDARY BADGE 1/4 INCH ABOVE THE LEFT POCKET, RIBBONS, OR PRIMARY
(2) POST TOUR SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERS HOLDING A VALID
OFFICERS AND ENLISTED AND APPROVED SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT REGULATION CHANGES
TO EXISTING UNIFORMS. THE PROPOSED NEW UNIFORMS, DEVELOPED WITH SAILORS
INPUT THROUGH TASK FORCE UNIFORM, WILL SOON BEGIN WEAR TESTING TO
DETERMINE FEASIBILITY FOR NAVY USE. THE UNIFORM WEAR TESTS DO NOT HOWEVER
CONSTITUDE APPROVAL OF THE CONCEPT UNIFORMS.
2. THE UNIFORMS TO BE TESTED ARE FOUR VARIATIONS OF THE NAVY
WORKING UNIFORM (NWU) THAT WILL BE WORN BY E-1 THROUGH O-10, TWO
VARIATIONS OF A YEAR ROUND SERVICE UNIFORM (SERVICE BLUE) FOR E-6
AND BELOW, TWO VARIATIONS OF PULLOVER JERSEY SWEATERS, SEVERAL
REDESIGNED UNISEX GARRISON CAPS AND A SMALLER VERSION (2/3 SIZE) OF
NAVY IDENTIFICATION BADGES. IF APPROVED, THE NWU WILL REPLACE THE
UTILITY, WORKING KHAKI, COVERALL (WITH ACCOUTREMENTS), TROPICAL
KHAKI, TROPICAL UTILITY, WINTER WORKING BLUE, AVIATION GREEN AND
CAMOUFLAGE (NON-TACTICAL ENVIRONMENT) WORKING UNIFORMS. SERVICE
BLUE WILL REPLACE SUMMER WHITE AND WINTER BLUE UNIFORMS; PULLOVER
JERSEY SWEATER WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT ALL WOOL SWEATER; AND THE
REDESIGNED GARRISON CAP WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT GARRISON CAPS. THE
BLACK GARRISON CAP WILL ALSO BE EVALUATED FOR USE AS AN OPTIONAL
COVER IN LIEU OF THE COMBINATION CAP FOR E-7 AND ABOVE WEARING THE
SERVICE DRESS BLUE UNIFORM. FLEET, FORCE, AND CNO DIRECTED COMMAND
MASTER CHIEFS WILL NOMINATE PARTICIPANTS FROM A VARIETY OF COMMANDS,
WARFARE COMMUNITIES, AND LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE FLEET. A FUTURE
NAVADMIN WILL FURTHER DEFINE PARTICIPATING COMMANDS AND LOGISTIC
REQUIREMENTS TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF THIS INITIATIVE.
3. UNIFORM REGULATION CHANGES INCLUDE WOMEN'S SKIRTS, COMMAND
SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER IDENTIFICATION BADGES, CIVILIAN BAGS, WOMEN'S
HANDBAGS, COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND BREAST INSIGNIA. THE FOLLOWING
UNIFORM POLICY CHANGES WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE AS FOLLOWS:
A. WOMEN'S SKIRTS: EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 04, SKIRTS WILL BE AN
OPTIONAL UNIFORM COMPONENT AND MAY NO LONGER BE PRESCRIBED.
GABARDINE AND POLY WOOL SKIRTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED UNTIL 1
OCT 05. THE CNT AND POLY/COTTON WHITE SKIRTS WILL NO LONGER BE
ISSUED. FY-05 CLOTHING REPLACEMENT ALLOWANCES WILL BE ADJUSTED TO
REFLECT THIS CHANGE.
B. COMMAND SENIOR ENLISTED IDENTIFICATION BADGES: EFFECTIVE
1 OCT 04, AUTHORIZED TO WEAR INSIGNIA: MCPON, FLEET MASTER CHIEF,
FORCE MASTER CHIEF, CNO-DIRECTED COMMAND MASTER CHIEF, COMMAND
MASTER CHIEF, AND CHIEF OF THE BOAT.
(1) THE MINIATURE COMMAND SENIOR ENLISTED IDENTIFICATION
BADGE WILL BE WORN WITH ALL UNIFORMS EXCEPT FULL DRESS UNIFORMS.
(A) INCUMBENTS WEAR THE MINIATURE SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER
BADGE ON THE RIGHT BREAST CENTERED 1/4 INCH ABOVE THE POCKET. ON
UNIFORMS WITHOUT BREAST POCKETS PLACE THE BADGE IN THE SAME RELATIVE
POSITIONS AS RIBBONS/MEDALS.
(B) WHEN WEARING A NAMETAG, CENTER THE DEVICE 1/4 INCH
ABOVE THE NAMETAG.
(C) ON DINNER DRESS AND FORMAL UNIFORMS, MEN WEAR THE
MINIATURE COMMAND SENIOR LEADER BADGE ON THE RIGHT LAPEL 3 INCHES
BELOW THE NOTCH AND WOMEN WEAR IT ON THE RIGHT LAPEL DOWN 1/3 THE
DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SHOULDER SEAM AND COAT HEM.
(D) WHEN WEARING FULL DRESS UNIFORMS, CENTER THE FULL
SIZE COMMAND SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER BADGE 1/4 INCH ABOVE THE RIBBONS.
(E) ONLY ONE ADDITIONAL IDENTIFICATION BADGE MAY BE WORN
WITH THE COMMAND SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER BADGE. MEN CENTER THE
SECONDARY BADGE ON THE LEFT BREAST POCKET. WOMEN CENTER THE
SECONDARY BADGE 1/4 INCH ABOVE THE LEFT POCKET, RIBBONS, OR PRIMARY
(2) POST TOUR SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERS HOLDING A VALID