FY08 ALMARS
(in chronological order, newest to oldest)
ALMAR 019/08; REGULATIONS FOR THE WEAR OF MARINE CORPS PHSYICAL
TRAINING UNIFORMS AND THE MARINE CORPS RUNNING SUIT
R 162356Z MAY 08
ALMAR 019/08
UNCLASSIFIED//
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/REGULATIONS FOR THE WEAR OF MARINE CORPS PHSYICAL TRAINING /UNIFORMS AND
THE MARINE CORPS RUNNING SUIT// REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC
MCUB/31MAR2003//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1020.34G, THE MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS// POC/M.
BOYT/YA-2/UNIT:MCUB/NAME: (703)432-4607/TEL:(703)
432-4607 /EMAIL:MARY.BOYT@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS// RMKS/1. THIS ALMAR PUBLISHES REGULATIONS FOR THE WEAR
OF MARINE CORPS PHYSICAL TRAINING (PT) UNIFORMS AND THE MARINE CORPS RUNNING
SUIT.
2. THE RUNNING SUIT IS MEANT TO COMPLEMENT EXISTING PT UNIFORMS, NOT TAKE
THEIR PLACE. THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE APPLIES:
A. EXCEPT
FOR THE CONDUCT OF PHYSICAL TRAINING, USMC PT GEAR IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR
DURING LEAVE AND
(1) THE USMC SWEATSHIRT MAY BE
WORN DURING LEAVE AND
(2) THE USMC RUNNING SUIT JACKET
MAY BE WORN DURING LEAVE AND
B. THE USMC RUNNING SUIT CAN
BE WORN IN ANY COMBINATION WITH THE GREEN PT SHORTS AND GREEN UNDERSHIRT, HOWEVER, THE RUNNING SUIT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR
WEAR IN ANY FORM WITH THE USMC SWEAT SUIT.
3. APPLICABLE CHANGES TO THE REFERENCE MAY BE VIEWED AT
HTTP:(SLASHSLASH)WWW.MARCORSYSCOM.USMC.MIL/SITES/MCUB/PAGES/UNIFORM%20REGS%20CHAPTERS/UNIFORM%20REGS%20INDEX.ASP.
4. THESE CHANGES ARE APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5. QUESTIONS MAY BE REFERRED TO YA-2 M. BOYT, PROJECT MANAGER, MCUB
(EMAIL MARY.BOYT@USMC.MIL), AT DSN 378-4607/COMM 703-432-4607, OR MR. RONALD
SLOAN (EMAIL RONALD.SLOAN.CTR@USMC.MIL), AT DSN 378-4754/COMM 703-432-4754.
6. SEMPER FIDELIS, JAMES T. CONWAY,
ALMAR 007/08;
UNCLASSIFIED
ALMAR 007/08
R 062159Z MAR 08
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL ALMAR(UC)
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCUB//
SUBJ/U.S. MARINE CORPS SEASONAL UNIFORM CHANGE//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1020.34G MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS. REF B
IS ALMAR 035/07, WEAR OF THE MARINE CORPS COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM.//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC
POC/M. BOYT/YA2/UNIT:MCUB/-/TEL:COMM (703) 432-4607/TEL:DSN 378-4607/EMAIL:MARY.BOYT@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER THE REFERENCES, MARINES WEAR THE APPROPRIATE
SEASONAL UNIFORM OF THE DAY AS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMANDER WHEN IN
GARRISON. DURING THE SUMMER SEASON, THOSE UNIFORMS ARE THE BLUE DRESS A/B
(NCOS AND BELOW)/D, BLUE-WHITE DRESS A/B (SNCOS AND OFFICERS), SERVICE A/C, AND
THE DESERT MARPAT MARINE CORPS COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM (MCCUU) WITH SLEEVES
ROLLED UP. DURING THE WINTER
SEASON, THOSE UNIFORMS ARE THE BLUE DRESS A/B/C, SERVICE A/B, AND THE
A. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE
MARINE CORPS SEASONAL UNIFORM CHANGE WHILE IN GARRISON
WILL OCCUR WORLD-WIDE IN SYNCHRONIZATION WITH THE CHANGE TO, AND FROM, DAYLIGHT
SAVING TIME (DST) IN THE UNITED STATES.
(1) SUMMER SEASON. THE
MARINE CORPS WILL TRANSITION TO THE SUMMER SEASON UNIFORM THE DUTY DAY
FOLLOWING THE CHANGE TO DST.
(2) WINTER SEASON. THE
MARINE CORPS WILL TRANSITION TO THE WINTER SEASON UNIFORM THE DUTY DAY
FOLLOWING THE CHANGE FROM DST.
B. IN RECOGNITION OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF TEMPERATURE EXTREMES WITHIN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS AFTER CHANGING
TO/FROM DST, COMMANDERS MAY DIRECT A DEVIATION TO THE MCCUU SLEEVES UP/DOWN
POLICY AS CLIMATIC CONDITIONS WARRANT. SUCH DEVIATIONS WILL BE TEMPORARY
AND APPLY UNIFORMLY ACROSS THE COMMAND.
C. FOR COMMANDS IN GEOGRAPHIC
AREAS WITH EXTREME SEASONAL CONDITIONS/EXTENDED SEASONS (E.G., IN
2. UNITS DEPLOYED OR IN A TACTICAL/FIELD ENVIRONMENT
A. THE SEASONAL UNIFORM
GUIDELINES ABOVE DO NOT APPLY TO DEPLOYED UNITS OR UNITS IN A TACTICAL/FIELD
ENVIRONMENT, AS THE COMMANDER WILL DICTATE THE APPROPRIATE UNIFORM BASED ON THE
TACTICAL/FIELD SITUATION.
B. RESERVE MARINES AND SAILORS
IN A PRE- OR POST-DEPLOYMENT STATUS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE IN A FIELD/TRAINING
STATUS AND MAY WEAR THE UNIFORMS THEY ARE DEPLOYING WITH, SUITABLE TO THE
THEATRE OF OPERATIONS, REGARDLESS OF THE SEASON. THIS MAY RESULT IN
RESERVISTS WEARING THE DESERT MARPAT MCCUU DURING THE WINTER SEASON. IN
SUCH SITUATIONS, COMMANDERS MAY DIRECT THAT SLEEVES BE WORN UP OR DOWN IN
CORRELATION TO THE IMPENDING CLIMATE VICE THE SEASONAL UNIFORM THEY ARE WEARING
(E.G., RESERVISTS MAY BE WEARING THE DESERT MARPAT MCCUU WITH SLEEVES ROLLED
DOWN).
3. PARAGRAPH 1002 OF REF (A) WILL BE CHANGED TO REFLECT THESE
CHANGES.
4. SEMPER FIDELIS, JAMES T. CONWAY,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//
ALMAR 004/08; CIVILIAN WEAR OF THE MARINE CORPS COMBAT UTILITY
UNIFORM
301748Z JAN 08
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL ALMAR(UC)
ALMAR
BT
UNCLAS
ALMAR 004/08
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCUB//
SUBJ/CIVILIAN WEAR OF THE MARINE CORPS COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCUB/31MAR2003//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC L LCPD/101600ZNOV2004//
REF/C/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS/021816ZAPR2007//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC LPC/08JUL2005//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1020.34G, MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS. REF
B IS MARADMIN 496/04, CIVILIAN TECHNICIANS WEARING THE MARINE CORPS UTILITY
UNIFORM. REF C IS ALMAR 018/07, WEAR OF MARINE CORPS COMBAT UTILITY
UNIFORM (MCCUU) IN CENTCOM AREA OF OPERATIONS (AOR). REF D IS MCO
P10120.28G, INDIVIDUAL CLOTHING REGULATIONS (SHORT TITLE: ICR)//
POC/M. BOYT/NHIII/UNIT:MCUB/-/TEL:(703)378-4607
/EMAIL:MARY.BOYT@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1. THE AUTHORITY FOR CIVILIAN TECHNICIANS (CIVIL
SERVICE AND CONTRACTOR) DEPLOYING WITH MARINE UNITS TO WEAR THE MARINE CORPS
COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM (MCCUU) GRANTED IN PARAGRAPH 8005 OF REFERENCE (A), AND IN
REFRENCES (B) AND (C), IS RESCINDED.
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ARE PROHIBITED FROM WEARING THE MCCUU AS DETAILED
BELOW.
A. DEPLOYED CIVILIANS WITH AN
ESTIMATED RETURN DATE OF 30 JUN 2008. THOSE CIVILIANS CURRENTLY DEPLOYED
WITH MARINE CORPS UNITS WHO WILL COMPLETE THEIR DEPLOYMENT BY 30 JUNE 2008 ARE
AUTHORIZED TO WEAR THE MCCUU THROUGH THEIR DEPLOYMENT. STRICT ENFORCEMENT
OF THE WEAR REGULATIONS DIRECTED IN THE REFERENCES MUST BE ESTABLISHED.
THOSE
INDIVIDUALS IN VIOLATION OF THESE POLICIES WILL LOSE THEIR AUTHORITY TO WEAR
THE UNIFORMS IMMEDIATELY.
B. DEPLOYED CIVILIANS WITH AN
ESTIMATED RETURN DATE AFTER 30 JUN 2008: THOSE CIVILIANS
WHO WILL NOT COMPLETE THEIR DEPLOYMENT BY 30 JUN 2008, MUST DO A ONE-FOR-ONE
UNIFORM EXCHANGE (EXCLUDING THE MARINE CORPS COMBAT BOOTS, WHICH MAY CONTINUE
TO BE WORN/ISSUED) VIA THEIR UNIT SUPPLY NOT LATER THAN 1 MAR 2008. THESE
INDIVIDUALS SHOULD BE ISSUED EQUIVALENT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) TACTICAL
UNIFORMS, SUCH AS THE
THE FLIGHT SUIT, AT THE UNIT'S EXPENSE. THESE UNIFORMS MAY BE
ORDERED VIA THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DSCP) WEBSITE -
HTTPS://WARFIGHTER.DLA.MIL/NEWMENU/INDEX.JSP,
UNDER PCG 02151 (TROUSERS), 02153 (COAT), 02155 (HAT, SUN) AND 02159 (CAP).
RECOUPED UNIFORMS SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF PER REFERENCE (D).
C. CIVILIANS SCHEDULED TO
DEPLOY WITH MARINE UNITS (NOT YET DEPLOYED): THOSE CIVILIANS WHO ARE
PENDING DEPLOYMENT AND HAVE BEEN ISSUED THE MCCUU MUST IMMEDIATELY REPORT TO
THEIR UNIT SUPPLY TO CONDUCT A ONE-FOR-ONE EXCHANGE OF UNIFORMS, AS DETAILED IN
THE ABOVE PARAGRAPH. THE
2. THE WEAR OF THE MCCUU IS RESTRICTED TO MARINES AND NAVAL
PERSONNEL PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED TO OR TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TO A MARINE CORPS
UNIT. REFERENCE (A) WILL BE CHANGED AS APPLICABLE.
3. LEADERS ARE DIRECTED TO STRESS
THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER WEAR OF THE MCCUU BY ALL PERSONNEL AND ENFORCE
REGULATIONS CONTAINED IN THE REFERENCES. AS ALWAYS, GOOD JUDGMENT WILL
GOVERN THE APPLICATION OF THIS POLICY IN A COMBAT ENVIRONMENT.
4. SEMPER FIDELIS, JAMES T.
CONWAY,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//