REPORT OF THE NAVY UNIFORM BOARD AND UNIFORM UPDATES:
R 102033Z FEB 09 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS//N01020// NAVADMIN 051/09 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/FEB// SUBJ/REPORT OF THE NAVY UNIFORM BOARD AND UNIFORM UPDATES// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/211455ZNOV07// REF/B/DOC/OPNAVINST 1412.11// REF/C/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/092022ZJUL08// REF/D/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/050024ZNOV08// REF/E/DOC/NAVPERS 15665I/01JAN2003/ NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 310/07, NAVY UNIFORM BOARD. REF B IS THE PROFESSIONAL AVIATION MAINTENANCE OFFICER (PAMO) QUALIFICATION AND DESIGNATION PROGRAM. REF C IS NAVADMIN 190/08, UNIFORM UPDATE. REF D IS NAVADMIN 312/08, NAVY UNIFORM UPDATE. REF E IS NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE CNO APPROVED UNIFORM POLICY CHANGES PROPOSED BY THE 13 NOVEMBER 2008 NAVY UNIFORM BOARD. THE NAVY UNIFORM BOARD IS LED BY THE CHIEF OF NAVAL PERSONNEL (PRESIDENT). THE FUNCTIONS OF THE UNIFORM BOARD ARE OUTLINED IN REF A. 2. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, SAILORS ASSIGNED TO NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL SECURITY SERVICE (NSA/CSS) FACILITIES IN CONUS AND HAWAII ARE AUTHORIZED TO WEAR THE NSA/CSS SERVICE BADGE. THE BADGE MAY BE WORN ON ALL UNIFORMS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WORKING UNIFORMS. THE BADGE IS OPTIONAL AND IS ONLY AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR DURING THE PERIOD OF ASSIGNMENT. WOMEN WEAR THE BADGE CENTERED ONE-QUARTER INCH ABOVE THE LEFT POCKET OR AUTHORIZED RIBBONS/MEDALS/BREAST INSIGNIA. MEN WEAR THE BADGE CENTERED ON THE LEFT BREAST POCKET. THE BADGE IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT NAVY EXCHANGE UNIFORM CENTERS OR VIA THE NAVY EXCHANGE UNIFORM SUPPORT CENTER AT 800-368-4088 OR 757-502-7450. 3. THE PROFESSIONAL AVIATION MAINTENANCE OFFICER (PAMO) DESIGNATION INSIGNIA DESIGN HAS BEEN APPROVED AND IS AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR BY AVIATION MAINTENANCE OFFICERS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PAMO QUALIFICATION AND DESIGNATION PROGRAM AS OUTLINED IN REF B. THE PAMO INSIGNIA IS TWO AND THREE-QUARTER INCHES BY ONE AND ONE-EIGHTH INCHES, GOLD AND SILVER METAL PIN SHOWING THE SILVER EAGLE AND SHIELD SUPERIMPOSED OVER GOLD AVIATION WINGS WITH A GOLD BANNER DEPICTING AERO MAINTENANCE, AND WILL HAVE EITHER AN ANODIZED OR OXIDIZED FINISH OF REGULAR OR MINIATURE SIZING. THE NEW INSIGNIA WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT NAVY EXCHANGE UNIFORM CENTERS OR VIA THE NAVY EXCHANGE UNIFORM SUPPORT CENTER BY FEBRUARY 2010. A GRAPHIC IMAGE OF BOTH INSIGNIAS IS AVAILABLE ON THE NAVY UNIFORM MATTERS WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/COMMANDSUPPORT/USNAVYUNIFORMS/. 4. REFS C AND D ANNOUNCED THE PLANNED PHASED FLEET AVAILABILITY OF THE E1-E6 SERVICE UNIFORM (SU). DUE TO AN INCREASE IN COMPONENT INVENTORY AVAILABILITY, THE SU WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE VIA DESIGNATED NAVY EXCHANGE UNIFORM CENTERS FOR NAVAL/CAPITAL DISTRICT WASHINGTON BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 2009 AND TIDEWATER REGION BEGINNING 1 APRIL 2009. ALL OTHER REGIONAL SU ROLLOUTS REMAIN AS ANNOUNCED IN REF D. ACCELERATION OF SUBSEQUENT REGIONAL ROLLOUTS WILL BE BASED ON FUTURE COMPONENT INVENTORY LEVELS AND WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA NAVADMIN. 5. FILE THIS NAVADMIN UNTIL REVISIONS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE QUARTERLY BUPERS DIRECTIVE CD-ROM CHANGE CONTAINING REF E. IN THE INTERIM, FOR MORE INFORMATION ON UNIFORMS AND UNIFORMS POLICY, VISIT THE NAVY UNIFORM MATTERS WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/COMMANDSUPPORT/USNAVYUNIFORMS/. 6. POINTS OF CONTACTS: - MR. ROBERT B. CARROLL AT (703) 614-5076/DSN 224 OR EMAIL AT robert.b.carroll@navy.mil. - CMDCM ART RIVERS AT (703) 614-5075 OR EMAIL AT arthur.rivers@navy.mil. PROFESSIONAL AVIATION MAINTENANCE OFFICER PROGRAM: - CDR WILLIAM EDGE, AMDO DETAILER AT (901) 874-4107/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT william.w.edge@navy.mil. - LCDR TONY JARAMILLO, AMDO COMMUNITY MANAGER AT (301) 757-8481/DSN 757 OR EMAIL AT anthony.jaramillo2@navy.mil. 7. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.// BT #0000 NNNN