Navy Uniform Available July 31

Week of July 21, 2008

The Navy's new E1-E6 Service Uniform (SU) will be available for purchase in Great Lakes and California Navy Exchanges beginning July 31, 2008. The SU is for year-round wear and replaces the summer white and winter blue uniforms. It is authorized to be worn for office work, watch standing, liberty or business ashore when prescribed as the uniform of the day. Sailors will have up to 24 months to purchase the new uniform, depending on their duty station location. The mandatory wear date for all E1-E6 personnel is July 2010. Clothing replacement allowances for fiscal years 2008 and 2009 were increased to cover the purchasing of two sets of new uniforms by that date. For more information, visit the Navy Uniform Matters webpage.

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