MCBUL 1020 Regulations for Wear of the Combat Utility Uniform by Navy Personnel Serving with Marine Corps Units

1. PURPOSE. TO PROVIDE UNIFORM REGULATIONS AND 
INTERIM GUIDANCE FOR WEAR OF THE COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM BY 
NAVY PERSONNEL SERVING WITH MARINE UNITS.
2. BACKGROUND. REF (A) PROVIDES REGULATIONS FOR THE 
COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM FOR MARINES. THE BELOW INFORMATION
IS SPECIFIC TO NAVAL PERSONNEL WEARING THE NEW UNIFORM.
A. NAVY PERSONNEL WILL WEAR THE NEW UNIFORM WITH THE 
MARINE CORPS EMBLEM EMBROIDERED ON THE LEFT BREAST POCKET, 
INTEGRATED INTO THE DIGITAL CAMOUFLAGE PATTERN, AND HEAT 
EMBOSSED ON THE MCCB(TW) AND MCCB(HW) BOOTS. 
B. NAVY PERSONNEL WILL WEAR COMBAT UTILITY GARRISON CAPS 
(8-POINT 'BLOCK COVERS') WITHOUT THE MARINE CORPS EMBLEM 
EMBROIDERED ON THE FRONT WITH THE COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM. 
NAVY OFFICERS WILL WEAR THE APPROPRIATE SUBDUED, PIN-ON
CAP DEVICES, WHILE CHIEF PETTY OFFICER AND PETTY OFFICERS 
WILL WEAR THE APPROPRIATE SUBDUED PIN-ON INSIGNIA OF GRADE 
AT THE POSITION ON THE CAP WHERE THE MARINE CORPS EMBLEM 
IS NORMALLY STENCILED OR EMBROIDERED (EXCEPT ON THE COMBAT 
UTILITY FIELD HAT). ENLISTED SAILORS, E-1 TO E-3, WILL 
NOT WEAR INSIGNIA OF GRADE ON UTILITY CAPS. 
C. NAVY PERSONNEL WILL WEAR COMBAT UTILITY FIELD HATS 
('BOONIE COVERS' WITH FULL HAT BRIM) WITH THE MARINE CORPS 
EMBLEM EMBROIDERED ON THE FRONT OF THE HAT WHEN PRESCRIBED 
BY THE COMMANDER. NO INSIGNIA WILL BE WORN ON THE HAT.
D. INTERIM UTILITY CAP GUIDANCE. UNTIL THE CAP INSIGNIA 
IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT ALL LOCATIONS, NAVY PERSONNEL 
WILL OBSERVE THE REGULATION CHANGES AS DETAILED IN 
PARAGRAPH 3, BELOW, EXCEPT: 
(1) NEW COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM. AT THE COMMANDER'S 
DISCRETION, NAVY PERSONNEL MAY WEAR EITHER THE COMBAT 
UTILITY GARRISON CAP WITH THE EMBROIDERED MARINE CORPS 
EMBLEM OR THE CAP WITHOUT THE EMBLEM BUT WITH THE 
APPROPRIATE INSIGNIA. AT NO TIME WILL SAILORS WEAR THEIR 
INSIGNIA ON CAPS WITH THE EMBROIDERED EMBLEM. AS OF 1 OCT
03, THE WEAR OF THE APPROPRIATE CAP SIZED INSIGNIA ON THE 
COMBAT UTILITY GARRISON CAP WITHOUT EMBROIDERED EMBLEM IS
MANDATORY FOR ALL NAVY PERSONNEL (E-4 AND UP). 
(2) OLD CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY UNIFORM. AT THE COMMANDER'S 
DISCRETION, NAVY PERSONNEL MAY CONTINUE TO WEAR THE 
CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY CAP WITHOUT CAP INSIGNIA UNTIL THE
INSIGNIA BECOMES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. NAVY PERSONNEL 
WILL NOT WEAR CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY CAPS WITH THE MARINE 
CORPS EMBLEM IRON-ON DECAL OR EMBROIDERED. THE WEAR OF
THE MARINE CORPS EMBLEM ON THE LEFT BREAST POCKET OF THE
CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY COAT REMAINS UNAUTHORIZED FOR NAVY 
PERSONNEL.
3. ACTION. THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO REF (B), 
WITH THE ABOVE INTERIM GUIDANCE FOR WEAR OF UTILITY CAPS 
IN EFFECT UNTIL COMMANDERS HAVE TRANSITIONED THEIR NAVY 
PERSONNEL TO THE NEW REGULATIONS. 
A. DELETE PARAGRAPH 8001.2 AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING 
CHANGE:
"8001.2. UTILITY UNIFORMS. THE MARINE CORPS ISSUES THE 
UTILITY UNIFORM TO ALL NAVY HOSPITAL CORPSMEN, DENTAL 
TECHNICIANS, OR RELIGIOUS PROGRAM SPECIALISTS WITH MARINE 
CORPS UNITS AND TO NAVY COUNSELORS, YEOMEN, PERSONNELMEN 
AND DISBURSING CLERKS ASSIGNED TO MARINE UNITS. THE 
UTILITY UNIFORM, WHEN IT IS ISSUED BY AND AT THE EXPENSE 
OF THE MARINE CORPS, SHALL BE WORN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 
PROVISIONS OF THIS MANUAL. THERE ARE TWO UTILITY 
UNIFORMS, AS DESCRIBED BY PARAGRAPHS 2007 AND 2008. THE 
CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY UNIFORM IS A STANDARD UNIFORM 
AUTHORIZED BY THE U.S. NAVY AND THE U.S. MARINE CORPS, BUT 
THE NAVY ISSUES IT ONLY TO SAILORS IN CERTAIN SPECIALTIES. 
THE COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM IS UNIQUE TO THE MARINE CORPS 
AND MAY BE WORN BY SAILORS WHEN THEY ARE SERVING 
WITH MARINE UNITS. THE WEAR OF THE UTILITY UNIFORM BY 
NAVY PERSONNEL SERVING WITH MARINE CORPS UNITS WILL BE AS 
FOLLOWS:
A. OFFICERS. NAVY OFFICERS DO NOT RECEIVE A UNIFORM 
ALLOWANCE AND THEREFORE WILL NOT BE MANDATED TO WEAR 
THE UTILITY UNIFORM, BUT THEY MAY PURCHASE AND 
WEAR UTILITY UNIFORMS AT THEIR OPTION. WHEN CAMOUFLAGE
UTILITIES ARE WORN, NAVY OFFICERS MAY ELECT TO ABIDE
BY EITHER NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS OR MARINE AS DESCRIBED
BY THIS MANUAL. HOWEVER, WHEN SERVING WITH THE MARINE
CORPS EMBROIDERED INSIGNIA WILL NOT BE WORN ON THE 
CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY UNIFORM, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER NAVY OR 
MARINE CORPS REGULATIONS ARE FOLLOWED. WHEN COMBAT 
UTILITIES ARE WORN, NAVY OFFICERS WILL ABIDE BY MARINE 
CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS, AS OUTLINED BELOW.
B. ENLISTED
(1) THOSE NAVY ENLISTED PERSONNEL WHO ELECT TO WEAR 
MARINE CORPS SERVICE UNIFORMS ARE ALSO ISSUED UTILITY 
UNIFORMS. WHEN WORN BY THESE PERSONNEL, THE UTILITY 
UNIFORM IS CONSIDERED TO BE A MARINE CORPS UNIFORM AND 
WILL BE WORN WITH THE SAME REQUIRED/OPTIONAL COMPONENTS 
AND IN THE SAME MANNER AS PRESCRIBED FOR MARINES, EXCEPT 
AS OTHERWISE PRESCRIBED IN THIS CHAPTER. MARINE CORPS 
GROOMING AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE STANDARDS WILL APPLY. 
(2) THOSE NAVY ENLISTED PERSONNEL WHO DO NOT ELECT TO 
WEAR THE MARINE CORPS SERVICE UNIFORM, BUT ARE ISSUED THE 
UTILITY UNIFORM AT MARINE CORPS EXPENSE, SHALL WEAR THE 
UTILITY UNIFORM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS MANUAL, WITH THE 
FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS:
(A) NAVY APPEARANCE STANDARDS MAY APPLY AT THE OPTION OF 
THE INDIVIDUAL. 
(B) EITHER NAVY OR MARINE CORPS UNIFORM ACCESSORIES 
(E.G., BELT, BUCKLE, UNDERSHIRT, AND OUTERWEAR) MAY BE 
WORN AT THE INDIVIDUAL'S OPTION, HOWEVER, THOSE MARINE 
CORPS ITEMS NOT ISSUED MUST BE PURCHASED AT THE 
INDIVIDUAL'S EXPENSE.
C. GENERAL. THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS APPLY TO THE WEAR 
OF UTILITY UNIFORMS WORN BY NAVY PERSONNEL SERVING WITH 
MARINE UNITS:
(1) NAME AND SERVICE TAPES WILL BE WORN ON UTILITY 
UNIFORMS. TAPES WILL BE WORN ON THE UTILITY COAT AND 
TROUSERS AS PRESCRIBED FOR MARINES IN CHAPTER 3, EXCEPT 
THAT SERVICE TAPES WILL BE INSCRIBED WITH "U.S. NAVY" IN 
UPPER CASE LETTERS WITH A SPACE BEFORE "NAVY." 
(2) THE LEFT BREAST POCKET OF THE CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY COAT 
WILL NOT HAVE IRON ON DECALS OR EMBROIDERY. THE LEFT 
BREAST POCKET OF THE COMBAT UTILITY COAT WILL HAVE THE 
EMBROIDERED MARINE CORPS EMBLEM. NO ALTERATIONS OF THE 
UTILITY UNIFORM WORN BY NAVY PERSONNEL IS PERMITTED UNLESS 
OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY THIS MANUAL.
(3) IF THE WEAR OF A CAMOUFLAGE HELMET IS REQUIRED AND 
ISSUED BY THE MARINE CORPS, NAVY PERSONNEL WILL WEAR A 
HELMET COVER WITH A MARINE CORPS EMBLEM DECAL.
(4) THE EXTENDED COLD WEATHER CLOTHING SYSTEM (ECWCS) 
PARKA IS NORMALLY ISSUED TO SAILORS, AND WHEN ISSUED AS AN 
ORGANIZATIONAL ITEM, WILL BE WORN IN ACCORDANCE WITH 
REGULATIONS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER 7 OF THIS MANUAL. THE 
ECWCS PARKA MAY ALSO BE PURCHASED BY THE INDIVIDUAL AS AN 
OPTIONAL UNIFORM ITEM AND WORN WITH UTILITIES, EXCEPT WHEN 
SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED BY THE COMMANDER FOR REASONS OF 
UNIFORMITY. WHENEVER THE ORGANIZATIONAL OR OPTIONAL ECWCS 
PARKA IS WORN, COLLAR GRADE INSIGNIA WILL BE WORN CENTERED 
ON THE ZIPPER FLAP IN THE SPACE PROVIDED.
3. INSIGNIA. WHEN NAVY PERSONNEL WEAR THE MARINE CORPS 
SERVICE UNIFORM OR MARINE CORPS UTILITY UNIFORM, BRANCH OF 
SERVICE INSIGNIA, INSIGNIA OF GRADE, AND STAFF CORPS 
INSIGNIA WILL BE WORN ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING:
A. CAPS (SERVICE, GARRISON, AND UTILITY)
(1) NAVY OFFICERS AND CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS WILL WEAR 
THEIR BLACK, MINIATURE CAP DEVICE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE 
GARRISON CAP IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS 4004 
AND 4005 OF THESE REGULATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, NAVY OFFICER 
COLLAR GRADE INSIGNIA WILL BE WORN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF 
THE GARRISON CAP. PERSONNEL BELOW THE GRADE OF CHIEF PETTY 
OFFICER WILL WEAR ENLISTED MARINE CORPS BRANCH OF SERVICE 
INSIGNIA ON THE GARRISON CAP, AS PRESCRIBED IN 
SUBPARAGRAPH 4001.2. IF THE SERVICE FRAME CAP IS WORN, 
MARINE CORPS SERVICE CAP INSIGNIA WILL BE WORN CENTERED 
VERTICALLY IN THE EYELET PROVIDED.
(2) THE UTILITY CAP WILL NOT BE STENCILED OR EMBROIDERED 
WITH THE MARINE CORPS EMBLEM, BUT THE COMBAT UTILITY FIELD 
HAT WILL HAVE THE MARINE CORPS EMBLEM EMBROIDERED ON THE 
CENTER PANEL (AS SOLD/ISSUED THROUGH APPROVED SOURCES). 
NAVY OFFICERS WILL WEAR THE APPROPRIATE SUBDUED, PIN-ON
CAP DEVICES, WHILE CHIEF PETTY OFFICER AND PETTY OFFICERS 
WILL WEAR THE APPROPRIATE SUBDUED PIN-ON INSIGNIA OF GRADE 
AT THE POSITION ON THE CAP WHERE THE MARINE CORPS EMBLEM 
IS NORMALLY STENCILED OR EMBROIDERED (EXCEPT ON THE COMBAT 
UTILITY FIELD HAT). ENLISTED SAILORS, E-1 
TO E-3, WILL NOT WEAR INSIGNIA OF GRADE ON UTILITY CAPS." 
B. DELETE PARAGRAPH 8001.4B (AS REVISED BY REF (D)) AND 
REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGE:
"B BREAST AND OTHER INSIGNIA. 
(1) WARFARE/QUALIFICATION BREAST INSIGNIA. ALL 
ACCOUTERMENTS IDENTIFIED AS WARFARE AND OTHER 
QUALIFICATION BREAST INSIGNIA IN THE CURRENT EDITION OF 
THE NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS OR AS IDENTIFIED IN THESE 
REGULATIONS MAY BE WORN; BUT THE MANNER OF WEAR WILL BE 
CONSISTENT WITH PARAGRAPH 4002 OF THESE REGULATIONS. 
EMBROIDERED BREAST INSIGNIA WILL NOT BE WORN.
(2) OTHER INSIGNIA. NAVAL OFFICERS SERVING IN THE 
CAPACITY OF COMMAND MAY WEAR THE APPROPRIATE COMMAND 
INSIGNIA. INCUMBENT COMMAND INSIGNIA WILL BE WORN OVER 
THE RIGHT BREAST POCKET AND POST TOUR INSIGNIA WILL BE 
WORN OVER THE LEFT BREAST POCKET IN A MANNER CONSISTENT 
WITH PARAGRAPH 4002 OF THESE REGULATIONS. WHILE SERVING 
IN THE CAPACITY OF COMMAND MASTER CHIEF, SENIOR CHIEF, OR 
CHIEF, DESIGNATED PERSONNEL WILL WEAR THE APPROPRIATE 
IDENTIFICATION BADGE CENTERED ON THE RIGHT BREAST POCKET. 
(3) NO OTHER NAVY IDENTIFICATION OR COMMAND INSIGNIA NOT 
IDENTIFIED BY CHAPTER 4 OR CHAPTER 8 OF THIS MANUAL IS 
ALLOWED FOR WEAR ON THE MARINE CORPS UNIFORM."
4. THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
5. POINTS OF CONTACT. THE MARINE CORPS UNIFORM BOARD 
POINTS OF CONTACT ARE MS. M. BOYT, AT (703) 432-4607/DSN: 
378-4607/BOYTMK@MCSC.USMC.MIL; OR CAPT D. W. DUKES, (703) 
432-4608/DSN: 378-4608/DUKESDW@MCSC.USMC.MIL.