Clothing Replacements Incident to Combat or Training
This MARADMIN establishes procedures for replacing clothing items that are destroyed, damaged, lost, abandoned, captured, or rendered unusable incident to military training or combat operations, provided the loss was not due to the service member's fault or negligence. Unit commanders are directed to provide in-kind replacements on a case-by-case basis using Form NAVMC 604/604B, with different funding sources depending on the category of loss (combat-related, training-related, or other authorized circumstances).
Issued: June 20, 2003
1. SITUATION. REF A DIRECTS THAT SERVICE MEMBERS SHALL BE COMPENSATED FOR CLOTHING ITEMS DESTROYED, DAMAGED, LOST, ABANDONED, CAPTURED, OR OTHERWISE RENDERED UNUSABLE, INCIDENT TO MILITARY TRAINING OR SERVICE, IF THE LOSS WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANY FAULT OR NEGLIGENCE OF THE MEMBER. 2. MISSION. AS REQUIRED, UNIT COMMANDERS WILL PROVIDE IN-KIND REPLACEMENT OF CLOTHING ITEMS DESTROYED, DAMAGED, LOST, ABANDONED, CAPTURED, OR OTHERWISE RENDERED UNUSABLE, INCIDENT TO MILITARY TRAINING OR SERVICE. 3. EXECUTION. A. UNIT COMMANDERS. (1) PREPARE A FORM NAVMC 604/604B FOR PERSONNEL THAT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF CLOTHING ITEMS DESTROYED, DAMAGED, LOST, ABANDONED, CAPTURED, OR OTHERWISE RENDERED UNUSABLE, THROUGH NO FAULT OR NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF THE MEMBER, INCIDENT TO MILITARY TRAINING OR SERVICE. (2) REPLACEMENT ISSUES MUST FALL INTO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: (A) ISSUES FOR RETURNED PRISONERS OF WAR, BURIAL OF THE DEAD, CLAIMS AUTHORIZED BY THE PERSONNEL CLAIMS REGULATIONS OF THE JAG MANUAL, ABSENTEES AND DESERTERS RESTORED TO FULL TIME DUTY, TRAVELING UNIFORM FOR PRISONERS, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN REF B. (B) ISSUES INCIDENT TO MILITARY SERVICE IN A COMBAT AREA (TO INCLUDE HOSPITALIZED PERSONNEL). (C) ISSUES INCIDENT TO MILITARY TRAINING OR SERVICE OUTSIDE OF COMBAT. PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO DUTIES THAT MAY PREMATURELY DAMAGE OR DESTROY UNIFORM ITEMS SHOULD BE ISSUED COVERALLS OR OTHER PROTECTIVE OUTER GARMENTS. IF ADEQUATE PROTECTIVE GARMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, UNIFORM ITEMS MAY BE REPLACED AT UNIT EXPENSE. SPECIFIC INSTANCES WHEN THIS REPLACEMENT IS AUTHORIZED INCLUDE WHEN UNIFORMS ARE LOST OR RENDERED UNSERVICEABLE DUE TO: MILITARY CONVEYANCE, CONTAMINATION, INDIVIDUAL PHYSICAL PROFILE CHANGES DUE TO MEDICAL CONDITION, EMERGENCY FIRST AID, AND MILITARY OPERATED LAUNDRY. (2) ENSURE THAT REPLACEMENT ISSUES ARE COMPLETED ON A ONE- FOR-ONE BASIS, WITH UNSERVICEABLE ITEMS BEING TURNED IN (WHERE PRACTICABLE), IN ORDER TO LIMIT WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE. ALL REPLACEMENT ISSUES SHOULD BE DONE ONLY ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. UNIT-WIDE REPLACEMENT ISSUES IN-KIND ARE PROHIBITED. B. MSC COMMANDERS. APPROVE VALID REPLACEMENT ISSUES FOR CATEGORIES A AND B ABOVE. 4. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS. A. REPLACEMENT ISSUE IS AUTHORIZED TO BOTH OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MARINES AND NAVY PERSONNEL SERVING WITH MARINE CORPS UNITS (MARINE UNIFORM ITEMS ONLY). CLAIMS FOR ADDITIONAL ITEMS MAY BE REQUESTED PER REF C. B. CATEGORY A ISSUES WILL BE FUNDED BY MILITARY PAY MARINE CORPS (MPMC) AND FUNCTIONAL ACCOUNT NUMBER (FAN) 72048 SHOULD BE ANNOTATED ON THE NAVMC 604/604B, PER REFS D AND E. THE UNIT'S MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND (MSC) COMMANDER MUST APPROVE THESE ISSUES AND SIGN THE NAVMC 604/604B. C. CATEGORY B ISSUES WILL BE FUNDED BY MPMC USING FAN 72053. THE UNIT'S MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND (MSC) COMMANDER MUST APPROVE THESE ISSUES AND SIGN THE NAVMC 604/604B, PER REFS D AND E. D. CATEGORY C ISSUES WILL BE LOCALLY FUNDED USING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MARINE CORPS (O&MMC) FUNDS. UNIT APPROPRIATION DATA MUST BE PROVIDED ON THE NAVMC 604/604B, PER REF E. E. DOCUMENT ALL ISSUES ON FORM NAVMC 631/631A, PER REFS B AND E. 5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. POINTS OF CONTACT. A. CMC (LPC-3) CLOTHING POLICY ISSUES - MR. TIM FLORIAN, DSN 225-8946 OR COML (703) 695-8946. B. CMC (P&R, RFM), MPMC FUNDING ISSUES - MAJ ROBIN GALLANT, DSN 222-7372 OR COML (703) 692-5372.