Civilian Clothing Allowance Program

Source Documents:

• MCO P10120.28 G, chapter 2
• MCBul 10120, details the annual allowance rates in enclosure (6). This document is a Fiscal Year (FY) document, so make sure you are using the correct FY edition.
• MARADMIN 235/07 - Announced a change to the civilian clothing allowance routing process (see below notice).

*** IMPORTANT NOTICE*** Process change – effective 1 April 2007 civilian clothing allowance requests do not have to be routed through DFAS, Kansas City .  Instead, all TAD and initial civilian clothing allowance requests should be sent (after procuring all the command related endorsements) directly to the Marine Corps Uniform Board (MCUB).  Replacement allowance requests are still processed at the local command level.

Types of allowance:

This is tied to the IPDCCA. There is no CCRA associated with the TAD allowance.

This allowance is awarded annually at the 1-year and 1-day anniversary of the effective date of your initial allowance as long as you stay in the qualifying billet.

Processing - this allowance can be processed and approved at the local command level and DOES NOT have to come up to the MCUB for approval.

Note to diary clerks – use TTC 312 when processing. The "To Date" is the "effective date" as approved by the commander (should be 1-year and 1-day from the last payment). Remember, a Marine won’t get paid until you run the allowance.

If you are sent TAD for at least 15-days in a 3-year period and your uniform of the day during the TAD is civilian attire, then you will rate one of two types of allowance:

o TAD at least 15 days, but less than 30-days, in a 36-month period - the monetary amount for this allowance is approximately ½ that of the greater than 30 day TAD allowance.

o TAD greater than 30 days in a 36-month period – certain MOSs performing specific duties automatically rate this type of allowance, regardless of how often they go TAD (i.e. EOD Techs and Dog Handlers supporting Secret Service missions).

This allowance can be awarded only once in a 3-year period.

Processing – requests must be submitted to the MCUB for approval.

Note to diary clerks - use TTC 299 (unless told otherwise by the MCUB) when processing and the "To Date" is the date indicated on the approval letter as "effective date." Remember, a Marine won’t get paid until you run the allowance.

Officer Eligibility – per Title 10 U.S. Code, officers are entitled to a civilian clothing allowance only if they are permanently assigned to an overseas duty station. Being deployed to an overseas duty station (from a CONUS permanent duty station) is not sufficient.

Submission Process (click here for the flow chart)

• Name/Rank/SSN/MOS/EAS/Component/DCTB
• Type of Allowance Requested
• Statement detailing % of time
• SNM in civilian attire
• Requested effective date to qualifying assignment or TAD dates if appropriate
• Good P.O.C. (Ph# & email address)

Commandant of the Marine Corps (MCUB)
2200 Lester St
Quantico VA 22134

When in doubt call the Uniform Board at 703-432-4754/4607 or  DSN 378-4754/4607

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