I saw this - after actually seeing a young marine on out local tv news interviewed as he stepped off a Delta flight here at CVG. He was wearing his combat uniform. Looked the part. Seeing that USAF and Army aleways on commercial flights in combat uniforms, glad to see USMC was doing the right thing as well.
R 010031Z AUG 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 038/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC ACMC//
SUBJ/WEAR OF UTILITY UNIFORM IN THEATER AND TRAVELING TO
/AND FROM THEATER//
REF/A/MCUB/31MAR03/-//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1020.34G, MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS//
POC/NHIII M. BOYT/MCUB/(703) 432-4607/-/EMAIL: MARY.BOYT@USMC.MIL/-
//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SITUATION. MARINES TRAVELING TO AND FROM COMBAT
ENVIRONMENTS ARE CURRENTLY REQUIRED TO WEAR CIVILIAN ATTIRE ON
COMMERCIAL AIRLINES AND WHILE ON LIBERTY.
2. MISSION. AUTHORIZE MARINES AND SAILORS SERVING WITH THE CORPS
TO WEAR THE UTILITLY UNIFORM WHILE TRAVELING TO/FROM COMBAT ZONES.
3. EXECUTION. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE GUIDANCE PUBLISHED IN
CHAPTER 2, PARAGRAPH 2005.2 OF THE REFERENCE IS TEMPORARILY
SUSPENDED FOR MARINES AND SAILORS SERVING WITH THE MARINE CORPS WHO
ARE IN A DEPLOYED STATUS IN A COMBAT ZONE OR IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF
UNITS IN THE AREAS OF OPERATION. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE AUTHORIZED
TO WEAR THE UTILITY UNIFORM WHILE TRAVELING TO AND FROM A COMBAT
ZONE (TO INCLUDE COMMERCIAL AIR TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF THEATER) PER THE
COMMANDERS GUIDANCE. THIS AUTHORITY APPLIES TO TRAVEL ONLY. THE
UTILITY UNIFORM WILL NOT BE WORN ON LIBERTY.
4. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS. COMMARFORCENT WILL PROVIDE A COPY OF
IMPLEMENTING GUIDANCE TO HQMC (DMCS).
5. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS. N/A.
6. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL
FORCE MARINE CORPS.
7. KEEP ATTACKING, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//
R 010031Z AUG 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 038/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC ACMC//
SUBJ/WEAR OF UTILITY UNIFORM IN THEATER AND TRAVELING TO
/AND FROM THEATER//
REF/A/MCUB/31MAR03/-//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1020.34G, MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS//
POC/NHIII M. BOYT/MCUB/(703) 432-4607/-/EMAIL: MARY.BOYT@USMC.MIL/-
//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SITUATION. MARINES TRAVELING TO AND FROM COMBAT
ENVIRONMENTS ARE CURRENTLY REQUIRED TO WEAR CIVILIAN ATTIRE ON
COMMERCIAL AIRLINES AND WHILE ON LIBERTY.
2. MISSION. AUTHORIZE MARINES AND SAILORS SERVING WITH THE CORPS
TO WEAR THE UTILITLY UNIFORM WHILE TRAVELING TO/FROM COMBAT ZONES.
3. EXECUTION. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE GUIDANCE PUBLISHED IN
CHAPTER 2, PARAGRAPH 2005.2 OF THE REFERENCE IS TEMPORARILY
SUSPENDED FOR MARINES AND SAILORS SERVING WITH THE MARINE CORPS WHO
ARE IN A DEPLOYED STATUS IN A COMBAT ZONE OR IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF
UNITS IN THE AREAS OF OPERATION. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE AUTHORIZED
TO WEAR THE UTILITY UNIFORM WHILE TRAVELING TO AND FROM A COMBAT
ZONE (TO INCLUDE COMMERCIAL AIR TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF THEATER) PER THE
COMMANDERS GUIDANCE. THIS AUTHORITY APPLIES TO TRAVEL ONLY. THE
UTILITY UNIFORM WILL NOT BE WORN ON LIBERTY.
4. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS. COMMARFORCENT WILL PROVIDE A COPY OF
IMPLEMENTING GUIDANCE TO HQMC (DMCS).
5. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS. N/A.
6. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL
FORCE MARINE CORPS.
7. KEEP ATTACKING, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//
