NWU REGULATIONS (Navy Working Uniform)
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The Chief of Naval Personnel released detailed information about the delivery schedule, manner of wear and occasion for wear for the Navy Working Uniform (NWU) Dec. 2 in NAVADMIN 343/08.
The NWU will replace working utilities, tropical working uniforms, wash khakis, winter working blue, aviation working green, and non-tactical/environmental usage of camouflage utility uniforms.
The NWU is designed to be worn in sea and ashore environments that do not require special clothing (e.g., flight, flight deck, engine room, etc.). Unless otherwise prescribed by the regional commander, the NWU is authorized to be worn at all facilities on base, while commuting to/from work and home via POV, public transportation, and on government/military flights to/from OCONUS locations.
Routine stops while commuting are not authorized with an exception for genuine emergencies, such as medical emergencies and vehicle breakdowns.
For environmental extremes the following modifications are authorized when granted by appropriate authority.
(1) The NWU shirt may be removed on job sites or in work spaces.
(2) NWU trousers may be worn unbloused on job sites or in workspaces.
(3) During the winter or inclement periods, the parka hood is authorized for wear in addition to head gear. Black leather gloves are authorized.
RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE REVISED NAVY WORKING UNIFORM (NWU)
AND CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY UNIFORM (CUU) OCCASION FOR WEAR POLICY.
2. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE NWU AND CUU OCCASION FOR WEAR POLICY AS
STATED IN REFS A AND B IS SUPERSEDED BY THE FOLLOWING:
A. THE NWU/CUU UNIFORMS SHALL BE WORN AS THE WORKING UNIFORM FOR OPERATIONAL FORCES, OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FORCES AND THOSE ASHORE ORGANIZATIONS REQUIRING THE USE OF CAMOUFLAGE/WORKING UNIFORMS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR OPERATIONAL DUTIES OR INVOLVED IN WORK THAT WOULD UNDULY SOIL THE PRESCRIBED UNIFORM OF THE DAY, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMANDER/COMMANDING OFFICER.
B. JOINT COMMANDERS OUTSIDE THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR) MAY AUTHORIZE SAILORS ASSIGNED TO THEIR COMMAND TO WEAR THE CUU AS A WORKING UNIFORM, AT THE JOINT COMMANDER'S EXPENSE. IF SO AUTHORIZED, SAILORS AT JOINT COMMANDS OUTSIDE THE NCR MAY WEAR THE NWU IN LIEU OF CUU.
C. ROUTINE SHORT-TERM STOPS WHILE TRANSITING BETWEEN WORK AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE VIA POV OR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN THE NWU/CUU ARE AUTHORIZED. EXAMPLES OF SHORT-TERM STOPS INCLUDE DROP OFF/PICK UP FOR CHILD CARE, DRY CLEANERS, GAS STATIONS, BANKS, AND CONVENIENCE STORES.
D. SHOPPING AT NON-MILITARY INSTALLATION RETAIL STORE OUTLETS OR MALLS OR ATTENDING OFF-BASE ENTERTAINMENT VENUES ARE CONSIDERED EXTENDED STOPS AND ARE THEREFORE NOT AUTHORIZED IN THE NWU/CUU. WEARING THE NWU/CUU IS GENERALLY NOT AUTHORIZED AT FORMAL OFF-BASE OFFICIAL NAVY OR GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS, FOR EXAMPLE: SAILOR OF THE YEAR EVENTS, NAVY LEAGUE FUNCTIONS, AWARD BANQUETS. OFF BASE WORKING PARTIES, INCLUDING COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COMREL) PROJECTS MAY BE AUTHORIZED BY COMMANDERS TO WEAR THE NWU/CUU. WEAR OF THE NWU/CUU IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR OFF BASE PERSONAL APPOINTMENTS(EXAMPLES: COURT, DMV, CIVILIAN MEDICAL VISITS, OFF-BASE EDUCATION).
E. DURING THE PRESCRIBED WORKDAY OUTSIDE THE NCR, ROUTINE SHORT-TERM STOPS AND OFF INSTALLATION DINING IN THE NWU/CUU ARE AUTHORIZED.
F. FOR PERSONNEL ASSIGNED OCONUS (TAD, IA, PCS), TRAVEL ON
MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT CONTRACTED FLIGHTS WHEN ON OFFICIAL TRAVEL ORDERS IN THE NWU/CUU IS PERMITTED IF AUTHORIZED BY THE COMBATANT COMMANDER. CONUS TRAVEL ON MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT CONTRACTED FLIGHTS IS AUTHORIZED ONLY BETWEEN MILITARY AIRFIELD INSTALLATIONS(EXAMPLE: NAS OCEANA TO NAS FALLON). PER REF C, AUTHORIZED WEAR OF CUU'S (NOT NWU) ON COMMERCIAL CONUS FLIGHTS IS LIMITED TO PERSONNEL RETURNING FROM OR DEPARTING TO THE FIFTH FLEET AOR.
G. THE OFF-BASE WEARING OF THE NWU OR CUU MUST BE COMMENSURATE WITH PROPER GROOMING STANDARDS AND SMART MILITARY APPEARANCE.UNIFORMS ARE TO BE CLEAN, NEAT AND PROFESSIONAL IN APPEARANCE. FOOTWEAR WILL BE CLEAN, IN GOOD REPAIR AND VOID OF PAINT OR APPEARANCE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR, BLACKENED OR BRUSHED AND LACED FROM INSIDE OUT THROUGH ALL EYELETS AND TIED. THE MILITARY IMAGE REFLECTED BY ATTENTION TO DETAIL, WHILE WEARING THE UNIFORM, IS A KEY ELEMENT IN THE
PUBLIC IMAGE OF THE NAVY.
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 188/09. REF B IS U.S. NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS.//
RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS APPROVAL OF THE NAVY WORKING UNIFORM (NWU) TYPE II AND III. THE NWU COLORING SCHEMES CONSIST OF TWO UNIQUE FOUR-SHADED DIGITAL CAMOUFLAGE PROFILES (DESERT AND WOODLAND) DEVELOPED BY NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) UNDER THE AUTHORITY AND GUIDANCE OF
UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND FOR NSW AND MARITIME SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES. THE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE PROVIDED BY NWU TYPE II (DESERT) AND TYPE III (WOODLAND) DIGITAL PATTERNS WILL INCREASE PROBABILITY OF MISSION SUCCESS AND SURVIVABILITY IN COMBAT AND IRREGULAR WARFARE OPERATIONS DUE TO
THE REDUCED VISUAL SIGNATURE IN THESE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS.
2. THE NWU TYPE II AND III ARE OF UNISEX DESIGN AND INCLUDES THE NAVY'S LOGO ANCHOR CONSTITUTION EAGLE (ACE) DESIGN IN THE PRINT OF THE FABRIC. THE NWU TYPE II AND III WILL UNDERGO CONFORMANCE TESTING DURING 2010 TO VALIDATE DESIGN, FIT, AND WEAR. A PHASED FLEET DISTRIBUTION WILL COMMENCE ONCE CONFORMANCE TESTING IS COMPLETE WITH PRIORITY DISTRIBUTION TO DEPLOYING COMBAT
AND DIRECT COMBAT SUPPORT COMMANDS AND UNITS.
3. OCCASION FOR WEAR:
A. THE NWU TYPE II WILL BE WORN ONLY BY NAVY SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) PERSONNEL, SAILORS ASSIGNED TO NSW UNITS, OR SAILORS ASSIGNED TO UNITS DIRECTLY SUPPORTING NSW MISSIONS WITHIN THE THEATER OF OPERATIONS. IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES, THE NWU TYPE II WILL ONLY BE WORN BY THE AFOREMENTIONED AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ON TRAINING RANGES OR DURING ACTUAL OPERATIONS REQUIRING A DESERT CAMOUFLAGE UNIFORM. ALL OTHER COMMANDS AND
INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING THE WEAR OF DESERT CAMOUFLAGE UNIFORMS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAR THE CURRENT TRI-COLOR DESERT CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY UNIFORM.
B. THE NWU TYPE III WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING TRI-COLORED WOODLAND CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY UNIFORM AND WILL BE THE STANDARD CAMOUFLAGE UNIFORM WORN IN CONUS AND CAN BE WORN DEPLOYED AS PRESCRIBED BY COMBATANT COMMANDERS. OCCASION FOR WEAR OF THE NWU TYPE III WILL BE THE SAME AS THE CURRENT WOODLAND
CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY UNIFORM PER REF A, COMMANDS AND SAILORS CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED TO WEAR THE WOODLAND CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY UNIFORM (CUU) WILL CONTINUE TO WEAR THE CUU AS THEIR PRIMARY DAILY UNIFORM UNTIL THEIR TRANSITION TO THE NEW NWU TYPE III.
C. CNIC NAVY SECURITY FORCE SAILORS, TO INCLUDE AUXILIARY SECURITY FORCES AND RESERVE SECURITY FORCES, WILL WEAR NWU TYPE I (BLUE/GREY/BLACK) UNLESS ASSIGNED TO NSW COMMANDS AS OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 3A.
4. BASIC NWU TYPE II AND III COMPONENTS INCLUDE BROWN COTTON UNDERSHIRT, BLACK BOOT SOCKS, BLOUSING STRAPS, NAVY CERTIFIED DESERT TAN OR BROWN BRUSHLESS BOOTS, 1 1/4 INCH BLACK COTTON, NYLON OR ELASTIC WOVEN WEB BELT WITH BLACK TIP AND BLACK OPEN FACE BUCKLE OR 1 3/4 INCH WIDE BLACK OR TAN ONE PIECE ADJUSTABLE NYLON WEBBING RIGGERS BELT WITH FORGED STEEL BUCKLE,D-RING AND HOOK AND LOOP FASTENER, EIGHT POINT UTILITY CAP, UNISEX BLOUSE AND TROUSERS, EMBROIDERED COLLAR DEVICES (E4 AND ABOVE), SERVICE AND NAME TAPE.
5. PRESCRIBED NWU TYPE II AND III COMPONENTS INCLUDE MATCHING PATTERN WATERPROOF AND BREATHABLE FABRIC PARKA WITH REMOVABLE TAN FLEECE LINER AND SLIP ON RANK INSIGNIA FOR EXTREME COLD WEATHER SYSTEM (ECWS) PARKAS AND BLACK
KNIT WATCH CAP.
6. OPTIONAL COMPONENTS INCLUDE SMOOTH BLACK LEATHER BOOTS, BROWN BOOT SOCKS, EARMUFFS (WITH OUTER-GARMENTS ONLY), EARRINGS (GOLD BALL FOR FEMALE E7 AND ABOVE AND SILVER BALL FOR FEMALE E6 AND BELOW), AND BLACK LEATHER GLOVES.
7. MANNER OF WEAR: THE MANNER OF WEAR OF THE NWU TYPE II AND III WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY UNIFORMS (DESERT AND WOODLAND) AS OUTLINED IN REF B. THE NWU TYPE II AND III WILL BE PROCURED AND ISSUED AS ORGANIZATIONAL CLOTHING AND WILL REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF THE ISSUING COMMAND.
8. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL AUTHORITY FOR THE NWU TYPE II AND III IS ASSIGNED TO NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND (NAVFAC). PROGRAM MANAGER AND TECHNICAL AUTHORITY FOR THE DIGITAL CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNS IS ASSIGNED TO PROGRAM MANAGER SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SURVIVAL, SUPPORT AND EQUIPMENT
SYSTEMS (PM-SOF SSES), US ARMY SOLDIER SYSTEMS CENTER, NATICK AS DIRECTED BY NSW. DISTRIBUTION AUTHORITY OF THE NWU TYPE II IS ASSIGNED TO COMMANDER, NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING AVAILABILITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE NWU TYPE II AND III WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA FUTURE
NAVADMIN.
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JAN//
SUBJ/NAVY UNIFORM UPDATE//
REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/021922ZDEC08//
REF/B/DOC/NAVPERS 15665I/01JAN2003/
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 343/08, UNIFORM UPDATE. REF B IS UNITED STATES NAVY
UNIFORM REGULATIONS.//
RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN PROVIDES NOTIFICATION TO THE FLEET OF THE MARKETING OF A NON-REGULATION UNIFORM COMPONENT FOR THE NAVY WORKING UNIFORM (NWU) BY NEXCOM UNIFORM CENTERS.
2. NAVY EXCHANGE COMMAND (NEXCOM) UNIFORM CENTERS HAVE BEEN MARKETING A 50/50 COTTON/POLYESTER VERSION OF THE BLUE T-SHIRT FOR THE NWU (IDENTIFIED BY ?SOFFE? IN RED LETTERS ON COLLAR LABEL). REF A PROVIDED THE INITIAL DESCRIPTION OF THE NWU UNIFORM COMPONENTS AND REB B STATES THAT ONLY THOSE FABRICS WHICH ARE APPROVED BY THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS ARE AUTHORIZED FOR MANUFACTURE. ADDITIONALLY REF B LISTS THE COTTON VERSION AS THE ONLY AUTHORIZED MATERIAL FOR THE NWU BLUE T-SHIRT.
3. THE 50/50 COTTON/POLYESTER VERSION OF THE BLUE T-SHIRT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR WITH THE NWU AND NEXCOM HAS CEASED MARKETING THIS VERSION IN ITS UNIFORM CENTERS. UNWORN 50/50 VERSION T-SHIRTS CAN BE RETURNED TO NEXCOM UNIFORM CENTERS FOR A REFUND (WITH RECEIPT) OR FOR STORE CREDIT (WITHOUT RECEIPT). ALTHOUGH NOT AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR, SAILORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RETAIN (BUT NOT WEAR) THE 50/50 VERSION AND AWAIT THE OUTCOME OF A STUDY TO DETERMINE IF IT IS SUITABLE FOR WEAR IN ALL/ANY ENVIRONMENTS.
4. FILE THIS NAVADMIN UNTIL CHANGES ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE QUARTERLY BUPERS DIRECTIVE CD-ROM CHANGE CONTAINING REF B. IN THE INTERIM, FOR MORE INFORMATION ON UNIFORMS AND UNIFORMS POLICY, VISIT THE NAVY UNIFORM MATTERS
WEBSITE WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/COMMANDSUPPORT/USNAVYUNIFORMS/.
Resources for Sailors
NAVADMIN 188/09
NAVADMIN 374/09
NAVADMIN 015/10
NWU Fit Guide
Posted by JWB at 9/18/2010 9:24 PM 
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