Navy Uniform Message NAVADMIN: 094/08
April 17, 2008 by Da-Chief
Filed under Message Traffic, Ships Library
BT UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N01020// NAVADMIN 094/08 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/APR// SUBJ/NAVY UNIFORMS// REF/A/GENADMIN/CNO/N1/232224ZAUG07// REF/B/DOC/NAVPERS 15665/01JAN2003// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 217/07 (NAVY UNIFORMS). REF B IS NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS.// RMKS/1. REF A ANNOUNCED THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS APPROVAL OF THE ADOPTION OF THE NEW NAVY PHYSICAL TRAINING UNIFORM (PTU) FOR ALL SAILORS E-1 THROUGH O-10. THE PTU IS DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR GROUP/ UNIT PHYSICAL TRAINING (PT) ACTIVITIES AND THE SEMI-ANNUAL PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST. THE PTU REQUIREMENT CONSISTS OF TWO GOLD SHIRTS WITH REFLECTIVE NAVY LETTERING AND TWO NAVY BLUE SHORTS WITH NAVY LETTERING AND REFLECTIVE MARKINGS. COMPLETE MANNER OF WEAR REQUIREMENTS WILL BE RELEASED SOON IN A SEPARATE NAVADMIN AND INCLUDED IN THE NEXT UPDATE OF THE NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS CD ROM. 2. THE NAVY-WIDE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PTU WILL OCCUR INCREMENTALLY OVER A SIX-MONTH PERIOD. RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND WILL BEGIN ISSUING THE PTU IN APRIL 2008. REGIONAL AVAILABILITY TO THE FLEET WILL BE VIA NAVY EXCHANGE UNIFORM CENTERS IN THREE WAVE INCREMENTS. WAVE ONE BEGINS MAY 2008 AND INCLUDES TIDEWATER, SOUTHWEST REGION, AND NAVAL DISTRICT WASHINGTON. RECRUITERS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS WAVE, BUT MUST USE THE CALL CENTER BY CALLING: 1-800-368-4088; ITALY: 8008-872441; SPAIN: 900-99-1479; JAPAN: 00531-1-14026; OR, ANYWHERE: 757-502-7450. WAVE TWO COMMENCES JUNE 2008 AND INCLUDES HAWAII, EUROPE, JAPAN, GUAM, NORTHWEST, AND SOUTHEAST. WAVE THREE COMMENCES AUGUST 2008 AND INCLUDES THE NORTHEAST AND GULF REGIONS. RESERVE COMPONENTS WILL MIRROR ACTIVE FORCE ROLLOUT PLAN VIA DEFENSE SUPPLY CENTER PHILADELPHIA, KENTUCKY LOCATION DISTRIBUTION FOR E-6 AND BELOW, AND NAVY EXCHANGE UNIFORM CENTERS FOR E-7 AND ABOVE. 3. BETWEEN DECEMBER 2007 AND SEPTEMBER 2008 ACTIVE COMPONENT ENLISTED SAILORS WILL RECEIVE AN INCREASE IN THEIR ANNUAL CLOTHING REPLACEMENT ALLOWANCE. THIS INCREASE WILL FACILITATE PURCHASING A COMPLETE SET OF PTU COMPONENTS BY 30 SEPTEMBER 2008. ENLISTED RESERVE COMPONENT SAILORS WILL RECEIVE THE PTU VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND UPON SCHEDULED AVAILABILITY. UPON COMPLETION OF THE PTU ROLLOUT, ALL COMMAND DIRECTED GROUP/UNIT PHYSICAL TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND SEMI-ANNUAL PHYSICAL FITNESS TESTS WILL BE PERFORMED IN THE PTU. 4. FILE THIS NAVADMIN WITH REF B UNTIL REVISIONS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE QUARTERLY BUPERS DIRECTIVE CD ROM CHANGE. 5. POINT OF CONTACT IS MR. ROBERT B. CARROLL, OPNAV N131U, AT (703) 614-5076/DSN 224, OR EMAIL AT ROBERT.B.CARROLL(AT)NAVY.MIL. 6. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1.// BT #0001 NNNN
