NAVY UNIFORM UPDATE - NAVY WORKING UNIFORM ONE-TIME TARGETED CLOTHING REPLACEMENT ALLOWANCE:

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SUBJ/NAVY UNIFORM UPDATE - NAVY WORKING UNIFORM ONE-TIME TARGETED 
CLOTHING REPLACEMENT ALLOWANCE//

REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/030147Z SEP 10//
REF/B/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/021922Z DEC 08//
REF/C/DOC/NAVPERS 15560D/01JAN03//
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 299/10, NAVY UNIFORM UPDATE.  REF B IS NAVADMIN 
343/08, NAVY UNIFORM UPDATE.  REF C IS US NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS.

RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE PLANNED DISTRIBUTION OF A ONE -TIME 
TARGETED NWU CLOTHING REPLACEMENT ALLOWANCE (CRA) AND PROVIDES 
CLARIFYING GUIDANCE ON MANDATORY WEAR DATES OF THE NAVY WORKING UNIFORM 
(NWU), AS ANNOUNCED IN REF B.  THIS TARGETED CRA IS INTENDED TO ENSURE 
ALL WHO ENTERED RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND (RTC) DURING THE DATES 
SPECIFIED IN PARA 2 ARE FULLY AND EQUALLY COMPENSATED FOR THE PURCHASE 
OF A FULL COMPLEMENT OF NWU'S.  THIS NAVADMIN CANCELS REF A .

2.  ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC), FULL TIME SUPPORT (FTS) AND NATIONAL CALL TO 
SERVICE (NCS) SAILORS WHO ENTERED RTC GREAT LAKES BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2007 
AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2008 WILL RECEIVE A ONE-TIME TARGETED CRA OF $368.19.  
AC, FTS AND NCS SAILORS WHO ENTERED RTC GREAT LAKES BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 
2008 AND 26 APRIL 2009 WILL RECEIVE A ONE-TIME TARGETED CRA OF $524.35.  
THIS ALSO INCLUDES AC AND FTS NAVY VETERANS (NAVET) AND OTHER SERVICE 
VETERANS (OSVET) WHO ENTERED RTC DURING THIS TIME.  PAYMENT OF THIS ONE-
TIME NWU CRA WILL BEGIN AS EARLY AS 15 NOVEMBER 2010.

3.  AC, FTS AND NCS SAILORS WHO ENTERED RTC GREAT LAKES PRIOR TO 1 
OCTOBER 2007 WERE PROVIDED AN ENHANCED CRA IN FY08 AND FY09 AND CRA 
SUSTAINMENT PAYMENTS IN FY10, PROVIDING SUFFICIENT COMPENSATION FOR THE 
ENTIRE NWU ENSEMBLE.  ALL AC, FTS AND NCS SAILORS WHO ENTERED RTC GREAT 
LAKES AFTER 26 APRIL 2009 RECEIVED THE ENTIRE NWU ENSEMBLE IN THEIR 
INITIAL UNIFORM ISSUE AT RTC AND A SUSTAINMENT CRA PAYMENT IN FY10.

4.  UPON RECEIPT OF THIS TARGETED CRA, SAILORS ARE EXPECTED TO PURCHASE 
AND MAINTAIN A FULL COMPLEMENT OF NWU COMPONENTS.  FOR THOSE WHO 
PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED NWU ITEMS, THIS TARGETED CRA IS COMPENSATION FOR 
OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES, AND ALLOWS ALL SERVICE MEMBERS TO MAINTAIN THE 
REQUIRED COMPLEMENT OF SERVICEABLE NWU'S.

5.  UPDATED MANDATORY WEAR DATES:  31 DECEMBER 2010 REMAINS THE 
DEADLINE, PER REF B, FOR SAILORS NOT SPECIFIED IN PARA 2 TO PURCHASE AND 
MAINTAIN A FULL COMPLEMENT OF NWU ITEMS.  FOR SAILORS ELIGIBLE TO 
RECEIVE THE ONE-TIME NWU CRA AS SPECIFIED IN PARA 2, THE NWU MANDATORY 
WEAR DATE OF 31 DECEMBER 2010 APPLIES.  HOWEVER, THE DEADLINE TO POSSESS 
A FULL COMPLEMENT OF NWU'S IS 30 SEPTEMBER 2011.  THIS ADDITIONAL TIME 
WILL ALLOW SAILORS WITHOUT IMMEDIATE MEANS TO PURCHASE NWU'S (DUE TO 
LOCATION OR DEPLOYED STATUS) TO PURCHASE AND PREPARE THE REMAINING NWU 
COMPONENT REQUIREMENTS.  FULL NWU COMPONENT REQUIREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
    A.  FOUR NWU BLOUSES AND TROUSERS
    B.  ONE PAIR OF NWU BOOTS
    C.  TWO EIGHT-POINT UTILITY CAPS
    D.  FIVE BLUE 100 PERCENT COTTON T-SHIRTS
    E.  FIVE PAIRS OF BOOT SOCKS
    F.  ONE MOCK TURTLE NECK SWEATER
    G.  ONE FLEECE LINER
    H.  ONE GORTEX PARKA
    I.  TWO PAIR OF BLOUSING STRAPS
    J.  1 1/4 INCH UNISEX GRADE DEPENDENT (KHAKI OR BLACK) COTTON
    OR NYLON WEB BELT WITH BUCKLE (SILVER FOR E6 AND BELOW AND GOLD
    FOR E7 AND ABOVE).

6.  TO ENSURE AFFECTED SAILORS ARE AWARE OF THIS PENDING PAY 
TRANSACTION, THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION AVENUES ARE AVAILABLE:
    A.  BUPERS ONLINE (BOL).  SAILORS CAN LOG ON TO BOL AT HTTPS:
    //WWW.BOL.NAVY.MIL AND RUN AN INDIVIDUAL REVIEW TO DETERMINE IF
    THEY WILL RECEIVE A TARGETED CRA PAYMENT.  THOSE PERSONNEL WITH
    BOL COMMAND-LEVEL ACCESS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PERFORM A
    REVIEW BY UIC.  THE REVIEW HYPERLINK IS NAMED "NAVY WORKING
    UNIFORM ONE-TIME TARGETED CLOTHING REPLACEMENT ALLOWANCE
    INFORMATION."
    B.  NPC CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER (CSC).  THE NPC CSC IS
    AVAILABLE VIA E-MAIL AT cscmailbox@navy.mil TO CONDUCT A
    REVIEW.  PLACE "NAVY WORKING UNIFORM ONE-TIME TARGETED CLOTHING
    REPLACEMENT ALLOWANCE INFORMATION" IN THE SUBJECT LINE, AND THE
    E-MAIL MUST INCLUDE NAME, LAST 4 DIGITS OF SSN, UIC AND RTC
    ATTENDANCE DATES (FROM DD FORM 4/1).  ADDITIONALLY, THE NPC
    CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER IS AVAILABLE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 0800
    TO 2000 EST AT 1-866-U-ASK-NPC (866-827-5672).
    C.  LEAVE AND EARNING STATEMENT (LES).  A NOTE WILL APPEAR IN
    THE REMARKS SECTION OF AN AFFECTED SAILOR'S LES.  THIS NOTE AND
    PAYMENT WILL BE IN ADDITION TO ANY ELIGIBLE ANNIVERSARY CRA
    PAYMENTS.

7.  APPEAL PROCESS:  ANY SAILOR WHO IS ENTITLED TO THIS PAYMENT BUT NOT 
REFLECTED AS SUCH ON BOL SHOULD CONTACT THE NPC CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER 
USING THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN PARA 6.B.  THE CSC WILL VERIFY THE 
SAILOR'S BASIC TRAINING (RTC) COMMENCEMENT DATE FROM THEIR DD FORM 4/1, 
PROVIDE A RESPONSE TO THE MEMBER AND SUBMIT VALIDATED INFORMATION TO 
OPNAV N13 POC FOR PAYMENT.  OPNAV N13 WILL COORDINATE WITH DEFENSE 
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE (DFAS) FOR PAYMENT, WHICH WILL NORMALLY 
OCCUR WITHIN 30 DAYS.  COMMANDERS:  FOR UNRESOLVED DISCREPANCIES, 
CONTACT OPNAV N13 POC FOR RESOLUTION.

8.  FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS):  ACCESS THE NPC WEBSITE AT WWW 
.NPC.NAVY.MIL.  FAQS EXPLAINING THE TARGETED CRA PAYMENT WILL BE 
AVAILABLE AT THE U.S. NAVY UNIFORMS SITE UNDER THE SUPPORT AND SERVICES 
PULL DOWN MENU.

9.  NWU COMPONENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE VIA NAVY EXCHANGE UNIFORM 
CENTERS.  ACCESS THE NEX UNIFORM WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW 
.NEXNET.NEXWEB.ORG/PLS/NEXAUTH/WG_SELECT_SPEED OR AT 1-800-368 -4088.  
NAVY EXCHANGE UNIFORM SALES ASSOCIATES ARE AVAILABLE TO ENSURE PROPER 
FIT AND SIZING OF NWU COMPONENTS.

10.  POINTS OF CONTACT:
- MR. ROBERT B. CARROLL, HEAD, NAVY UNIFORM MATTERS OFFICE (OPNAV 
N131U), AT robert.b.carroll@navy.mil.
- CMDCM(AW) JERRY FEATHERSTONE, DEPUTY HEAD, NAVY UNIFORM MATTERS OFFICE 
(OPNAV N131U), AT jerry.featherstone@navy.mil.
- PSC(SW/AW) SHAWN LAFFERTY, LCPO, NAVY UNIFORM MATTERS OFFICE (OPNAV 
N131U), AT shawn.lafferty@navy.mil.
- NEXCOM UNIFORM CENTER:  MR. GENE GONZALEZ, (757) 631-4125 OR VIA E -
MAIL AT eugene_gonzalez@nexweb.org.

11.  RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.//

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