NAVY UNIFORM UPDATE - NAVY WORKING UNIFORM ONE-TIME TARGETED CLOTHING REPLACEMENT ALLOWANCE:
UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 291309Z OCT 10 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO AL NAVADMIN NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS PASS TO ALL OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 358/10 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/OCT// 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.// BT #0001 NNNN