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
9580/9579 NEC WHO ARE NOT ASSIGNED TO A 9580/9579 BILLET MAY WEAR
THE MINIATURE COMMAND SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER BADGE AS FOLLOWS:
(A) CENTER THE BADGE ON THE LEFT BREAST POCKET 1/4 INCH
BELOW THE TOP POCKET/FLAP.
(B) IF QUALIFIED TO WEAR TWO BREAST INSIGNIAS AND OR TWO
IDENTIFICATION BADGES ONLY THE SECONDARY BREAST INSIGNIA OR POST
TOUR SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER BADGE MAY BE WORN ON THE LEFT POCKET
FLAP.
(C) WHEN WEARING MINIATURE MEDALS, IF QUALIFIED TO WEAR
TWO BREAST INSIGNIAS, EITHER WEAR THE POST TOUR SENIOR ENLISTED
BADGE OR SECONDARY BREAST INSIGNIA CENTERED 1/4 INCH BELOW THE
MEDALS.
(D) WHEN WEARING FULL DRESS UNIFORMS, MEN CENTER THE
FULL SIZE SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER BADGE 1/4 INCH BELOW THE LOWER OF
EITHER THE MEDALS OR SECONDARY BREAST INSIGNIA. WOMEN, CENTER THE
BADGE 1/4 INCH ABOVE THE LEFT POCKET, MEDALS OR PRIMARY BREAST
INSIGNIA.
(E) WHEN WEARING FULL DRESS WHITE, THE COMBINATION OF
BREAST INSIGNIA, MEDALS, AND IDENTIFICATION BADGES SHALL NOT EXTEND
BELOW THE LOWER SEAM OF THE POCKET.
C. CIVILIAN BAGS: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY CIVILIAN BAGS (E.G.,
COMPUTER BAGS/BRIEFCASES, GYM BAGS, BACKPACKS, GARMENT BAGS, ETC.,
THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE WOMEN'S HANDBAGS/PURSES) MAY BE WORN WITH THE
WORKING AND SERVICE UNIFORMS AS PRESCRIBED IN THE MANNER BELOW:
(1) COMPUTER BAG/BRIEF CASE AND BACKPACKS: MAY BE WORN
ACROSS THE LEFT SHOULDER OF SERVICE AND WORKING UNIFORMS TO
FACILITATE SALUTING. WHEN WEARING A BAG, THE STRAP MUST BE WORN
ACROSS THE LEFT SHOULDER (FORE AND AFT) WITH THE BAG HANGING ON THE
SAME SIDE OF THE BODY. THE CASE OR BAG WILL NOT BE WORN WITH THE
STRAP AND BAG ON THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE BODY. BACK PACKS MAY
ALSO BE WORN OVER BOTH SHOULDERS WHEN WEARING THE WORKING UNIFORM
(E.G., COVERALLS AND UTILITIES).
(2) ALL BAGS WORN WITH THE UNIFORM MUST CONCEAL THE
CONTENTS AND BE EITHER SOLID BLACK OR NAVY BLUE IN COLOR. THERE
SHALL BE NO PERSONAL ORNAMENTATION ATTACHED ON OR TO THE BAG.
(3) WHILE IN DRESS UNIFORM, CIVILIAN BAGS WILL BE HAND
CARRIED ONLY.
D. HANDBAGS: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, HANDBAGS WILL BE OPTIONAL
UNIFORM COMPONENTS FOR WOMEN UNIFORMS AND MAY NO LONGER BE
PRESCRIBED. WOMEN MAY WEAR CIVILIAN HANDBAGS WHILE IN UNIFORM IN
THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BELOW:
(1) THE HANDBAG MUST BE OF PLAIN BLACK, BROWN, OR WHITE
NATURAL GRAIN LEATHER OR SYNTHETIC LEATHER, RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE AND
DESIGNED WITH A FLAP. THE COLOR OF HANDBAG WILL MATCH THE COLOR OF
SHOES WORN. DIMENSIONS MUST BE BETWEEN 7 1/2 TO 12 INCHES IN WIDTH,
5 1/2 TO 8 INCHES IN HEIGHT AND 3 1/2 TO 2 INCHES DEEP. EXOTIC
MATERIALS SUCH AS EEL SKIN, ALLIGATOR, OR OSTRICH ARE NOT
AUTHORIZED. THE HANDBAG MAY NOT HAVE ANY VISIBLE ORNAMENTATION,
DECORATIVE STITCHING, EMBOSSED DESIGN, OR MANUFACTURER'S LOGO.
(2) THE CLOSURE HARDWARE WILL BE BRASS-PLATED OR
GOLD-COLORED. IF THE FLAP HAS A CLOSURE, IT MUST BE A CLASP (NO
BUCKLES, ZIPPERS OR STRING TIES ARE ALLOWED).
(3) THE STRAP WILL BE OF THE SAME MATERIAL AS THE PURSE AND
MAY HAVE A GOLD-COLORED OR BLACK-COATED BUCKLE. HANDBAGS MAY BE
PROCURED FROM COMMERCIAL SOURCES PROVIDED THEY MEET THE ABOVE
CRITERIA.
(4) THE HANDBAG SHALL BE CARRIED/WORN OVER THE LEFT
SHOULDER OR FOREARM, PLACING THE TOP OF THE HANDBAG AT WAIST LEVEL.
E. COMMUNICATION DEVICES: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY,
COMMUNICATION DEVICES ISSUED FOR OFFICIAL BUSINESS MAY BE WORN ON
THE UNIFORM IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BELOW:
(1) WORKING AND SERVICE UNIFORMS: ONE WIRELESS
COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE (E.G., CELL PHONE, PERSONAL DIGITAL
ASSISTANT (PDA), PAGERS, ETC.) MAY BE WORN ON THE BELT, EITHER SIDE
OF THE BODY AND AFT OF THE ELBOW. DEVICES WILL NOT BE VISIBLE FROM
THE FRONT AND WORN IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO IMPEDE THE NORMAL WEAR AND
APPEARANCE OF THE UNIFORM (E.G., SAGGING, BUNCHING, ETC.).
(2) SERVICE DRESS AND ABOVE UNIFORMS: WIRELESS
COMMUNICATION DEVICES ARE NOT TO BE WORN IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO BE
VISIBLE (I.E., FRONT, SIDE OR REAR, BULGING, OR PROTRUDING) WHEN
WEARING DRESS UNIFORMS.
(3) USE OF THESE DEVICES WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE PROPER
RENDERING OF MILITARY COURTESIES AND HONORS.
(4) WHENEVER THERE IS A CONCERN FOR OPERATIONAL SECURITY,
THE AUTHORIZED WEARING OF THESE DEVICES WILL BE AT THE COMMANDING
OFFICERS DISCRETION.
F. BREAST INSIGNIA: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY PIN ON ANODIZED
(SHINY) OR OXIDIZED (PEWTER IN APPEARANCE) SILVER BREAST INSIGNIA
MAY BE WORN IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BELOW:
(1) SILVER BREAST INSIGNIAS WILL HAVE EITHER AN ANODIZED OR
OXIDIZED FINISH. PERSONNEL QUALIFIED TO WEAR MULTIPLE BREAST
INSIGNIAS ARE AUTHORIZED TO WEAR DEVICES OF THE SAME FINISH
(ANODIZED OR OXIDIZE). WEARING BREAST INSIGNIAS OF DIFFERENT
FINISHES (I.E., ANODIZED AND OXIDIZED) IS PROHIBITED.
(2) HAND POLISHING OF BREAST INSIGNIAS IS AUTHORIZED
BUT NOT TO THE DEGREE OF ALTERING THE GENERAL APPEARANCE, FINISH, OR
DETAIL OF THE DEVICE.
4. FILE THIS NAVADMIN WITH U.S. NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS, NAVPERS
15665 ON OCT 03 BUPERS DIRECTIVE CD ROM UNTIL REVISIONS ARE
INCORPORATED INTO THE OCT 04 QUARTERLY BUPERS DIRECTIVE CD-ROM
CHANGE.
5. POC: CNOCM R. B. CARROLL, N135, AT (703) 614-5076/DSN 224,
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
9580/9579 NEC WHO ARE NOT ASSIGNED TO A 9580/9579 BILLET MAY WEAR
THE MINIATURE COMMAND SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER BADGE AS FOLLOWS:
(A) CENTER THE BADGE ON THE LEFT BREAST POCKET 1/4 INCH
BELOW THE TOP POCKET/FLAP.
(B) IF QUALIFIED TO WEAR TWO BREAST INSIGNIAS AND OR TWO
IDENTIFICATION BADGES ONLY THE SECONDARY BREAST INSIGNIA OR POST
TOUR SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER BADGE MAY BE WORN ON THE LEFT POCKET
FLAP.
(C) WHEN WEARING MINIATURE MEDALS, IF QUALIFIED TO WEAR
TWO BREAST INSIGNIAS, EITHER WEAR THE POST TOUR SENIOR ENLISTED
BADGE OR SECONDARY BREAST INSIGNIA CENTERED 1/4 INCH BELOW THE
MEDALS.
(D) WHEN WEARING FULL DRESS UNIFORMS, MEN CENTER THE
FULL SIZE SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER BADGE 1/4 INCH BELOW THE LOWER OF
EITHER THE MEDALS OR SECONDARY BREAST INSIGNIA. WOMEN, CENTER THE
BADGE 1/4 INCH ABOVE THE LEFT POCKET, MEDALS OR PRIMARY BREAST
INSIGNIA.
(E) WHEN WEARING FULL DRESS WHITE, THE COMBINATION OF
BREAST INSIGNIA, MEDALS, AND IDENTIFICATION BADGES SHALL NOT EXTEND
BELOW THE LOWER SEAM OF THE POCKET.
C. CIVILIAN BAGS: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY CIVILIAN BAGS (E.G.,
COMPUTER BAGS/BRIEFCASES, GYM BAGS, BACKPACKS, GARMENT BAGS, ETC.,
THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE WOMEN'S HANDBAGS/PURSES) MAY BE WORN WITH THE
WORKING AND SERVICE UNIFORMS AS PRESCRIBED IN THE MANNER BELOW:
(1) COMPUTER BAG/BRIEF CASE AND BACKPACKS: MAY BE WORN
ACROSS THE LEFT SHOULDER OF SERVICE AND WORKING UNIFORMS TO
FACILITATE SALUTING. WHEN WEARING A BAG, THE STRAP MUST BE WORN
ACROSS THE LEFT SHOULDER (FORE AND AFT) WITH THE BAG HANGING ON THE
SAME SIDE OF THE BODY. THE CASE OR BAG WILL NOT BE WORN WITH THE
STRAP AND BAG ON THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE BODY. BACK PACKS MAY
ALSO BE WORN OVER BOTH SHOULDERS WHEN WEARING THE WORKING UNIFORM
(E.G., COVERALLS AND UTILITIES).
(2) ALL BAGS WORN WITH THE UNIFORM MUST CONCEAL THE
CONTENTS AND BE EITHER SOLID BLACK OR NAVY BLUE IN COLOR. THERE
SHALL BE NO PERSONAL ORNAMENTATION ATTACHED ON OR TO THE BAG.
(3) WHILE IN DRESS UNIFORM, CIVILIAN BAGS WILL BE HAND
CARRIED ONLY.
D. HANDBAGS: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, HANDBAGS WILL BE OPTIONAL
UNIFORM COMPONENTS FOR WOMEN UNIFORMS AND MAY NO LONGER BE
PRESCRIBED. WOMEN MAY WEAR CIVILIAN HANDBAGS WHILE IN UNIFORM IN
THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BELOW:
(1) THE HANDBAG MUST BE OF PLAIN BLACK, BROWN, OR WHITE
NATURAL GRAIN LEATHER OR SYNTHETIC LEATHER, RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE AND
DESIGNED WITH A FLAP. THE COLOR OF HANDBAG WILL MATCH THE COLOR OF
SHOES WORN. DIMENSIONS MUST BE BETWEEN 7 1/2 TO 12 INCHES IN WIDTH,
5 1/2 TO 8 INCHES IN HEIGHT AND 3 1/2 TO 2 INCHES DEEP. EXOTIC
MATERIALS SUCH AS EEL SKIN, ALLIGATOR, OR OSTRICH ARE NOT
AUTHORIZED. THE HANDBAG MAY NOT HAVE ANY VISIBLE ORNAMENTATION,
DECORATIVE STITCHING, EMBOSSED DESIGN, OR MANUFACTURER'S LOGO.
(2) THE CLOSURE HARDWARE WILL BE BRASS-PLATED OR
GOLD-COLORED. IF THE FLAP HAS A CLOSURE, IT MUST BE A CLASP (NO
BUCKLES, ZIPPERS OR STRING TIES ARE ALLOWED).
(3) THE STRAP WILL BE OF THE SAME MATERIAL AS THE PURSE AND
MAY HAVE A GOLD-COLORED OR BLACK-COATED BUCKLE. HANDBAGS MAY BE
PROCURED FROM COMMERCIAL SOURCES PROVIDED THEY MEET THE ABOVE
CRITERIA.
(4) THE HANDBAG SHALL BE CARRIED/WORN OVER THE LEFT
SHOULDER OR FOREARM, PLACING THE TOP OF THE HANDBAG AT WAIST LEVEL.
E. COMMUNICATION DEVICES: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY,
COMMUNICATION DEVICES ISSUED FOR OFFICIAL BUSINESS MAY BE WORN ON
THE UNIFORM IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BELOW:
(1) WORKING AND SERVICE UNIFORMS: ONE WIRELESS
COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE (E.G., CELL PHONE, PERSONAL DIGITAL
ASSISTANT (PDA), PAGERS, ETC.) MAY BE WORN ON THE BELT, EITHER SIDE
OF THE BODY AND AFT OF THE ELBOW. DEVICES WILL NOT BE VISIBLE FROM
THE FRONT AND WORN IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO IMPEDE THE NORMAL WEAR AND
APPEARANCE OF THE UNIFORM (E.G., SAGGING, BUNCHING, ETC.).
(2) SERVICE DRESS AND ABOVE UNIFORMS: WIRELESS
COMMUNICATION DEVICES ARE NOT TO BE WORN IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO BE
VISIBLE (I.E., FRONT, SIDE OR REAR, BULGING, OR PROTRUDING) WHEN
WEARING DRESS UNIFORMS.
(3) USE OF THESE DEVICES WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE PROPER
RENDERING OF MILITARY COURTESIES AND HONORS.
(4) WHENEVER THERE IS A CONCERN FOR OPERATIONAL SECURITY,
THE AUTHORIZED WEARING OF THESE DEVICES WILL BE AT THE COMMANDING
OFFICERS DISCRETION.
F. BREAST INSIGNIA: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY PIN ON ANODIZED
(SHINY) OR OXIDIZED (PEWTER IN APPEARANCE) SILVER BREAST INSIGNIA
MAY BE WORN IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BELOW:
(1) SILVER BREAST INSIGNIAS WILL HAVE EITHER AN ANODIZED OR
OXIDIZED FINISH. PERSONNEL QUALIFIED TO WEAR MULTIPLE BREAST
INSIGNIAS ARE AUTHORIZED TO WEAR DEVICES OF THE SAME FINISH
(ANODIZED OR OXIDIZE). WEARING BREAST INSIGNIAS OF DIFFERENT
FINISHES (I.E., ANODIZED AND OXIDIZED) IS PROHIBITED.
(2) HAND POLISHING OF BREAST INSIGNIAS IS AUTHORIZED
BUT NOT TO THE DEGREE OF ALTERING THE GENERAL APPEARANCE, FINISH, OR
DETAIL OF THE DEVICE.
4. FILE THIS NAVADMIN WITH U.S. NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS, NAVPERS
15665 ON OCT 03 BUPERS DIRECTIVE CD ROM UNTIL REVISIONS ARE
INCORPORATED INTO THE OCT 04 QUARTERLY BUPERS DIRECTIVE CD-ROM
CHANGE.
5. POC: CNOCM R. B. CARROLL, N135, AT (703) 614-5076/DSN 224,