Corrected Copy Change to the Mandatory Possession Dates for the Marine Corps Combat Boot (MCCB) Hot Weather (HW) and Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform (MCCUU) Woodland Marine Pattern (MARPAT)

1. SITUATION. THE REFERENCE PROVIDED A DETAILED OUTLINE OF THE
INTRODUCTION AND MANDATORY POSSESSION DATES FOR THE MCCB AND MCCUU.
DUE TO THE INABILITY TO ESTABLISH RETAIL ON-LINE UNIFORM SALES OF 
MCCUU ITEMS, THE MANDATORY POSSESSION DATES FOR THE FIRST REQUIRED 
SET OF MCCUU WOODLAND MARPAT AND THE MCCB (HW) WILL SHIFT AS DESCRIBED
BELOW.
2. MISSION. TO ANNOUNCE A CHANGE TO MANDATORY POSSESSION SCHEDULE
FOR THE MCCUU WOODLAND MARPAT UNIFORM AND MCCB (HW).
3. EXECUTION. THE MANDATORY POSSESSION DATE FOR BOTH ONE SET MCCUU 
WOODLAND MARPAT BY 1 OCT 2003 AND 1 PAIR MCCB (HW) BY 1 APRIL 2004
IS CHANGED TO 1 OCTOBER 2004.
A. MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO PARAGRAPH 3B OF THE REFERENCE.
(1) DELETE PRESENT SUBPARAGRAPHS 3B(2) AND 3B(3). 
(2) RENUMBER REMAINING SUBPARAGRAPHS 3B(2) THROUGH 3B(5)
APPROPRIATELY.
(3) IN THE LAST ITEM LISTED IN THE NEW SUBPARGRAPH 3B(2), ADD THE 
WORDS "GREEN AND BLACK JUNGLE BOOTS AND" IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE 
WORDS "BLACK LEATHER BOOTS (EXCEPT SAFETY BOOTS) ...".
B. THE INTRODUCTION AND MANDATORY POSSESSION DATES FOR FY06 AND FY07
WILL REMAIN AS DEPICTED IN THE NOW RENUMBERED SUBPARAGRAPHS 3B(4) AND
3B(5) OF THE REFERENCE.
C. UNLESS OTHERWISE PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMANDER FOR SPECIFIC EVENTS
(E.G. CEREMONIES, PARADES) WHERE UNIFORMITY IS REQUIRED, MARINES MAY
WEAR THE CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY UNIFORM (UNTIL PHASED OUT), MCCUU DESERT
MARPAT OR MCCUU WOODLAND MARPAT AT THEIR OWN DISCRETION.
D. MARINES WHO PURCHASE MCCUU'S/MCCB'S AHEAD OF THE SCHEDULE 
PUBLISHED IN THE REFERENCE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE CAMOUFLAGE
UTILITY UNIFORM AS LONG AS THEY MAINTAIN AT LEAST THE MINIMUM 
REQUIREMENT OF MCCUU'S/MCCB'S AND AT LEAST A TOTAL OF FOUR SETS OF
UTILITY UNIFORMS AND ONE PAIR OF HOT WEATHER AND ONE PAIR OF TEMPERATE
WEATHER BOOTS.
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS.
A. ADMINISTRATION. N/A.
B. LOGISTICS. INFORMATION REGARDING FIELDING AND WEAR OF THE MCCUU
AND MCCB WERE PUBLISHED VIA ALMAR 015/02. 
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL.
A. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE AND
OFFICERS.
B. SUBSEQUENT CHANGES, CORRECTIONS, OR AMPLIFYING INFORMATION 
REGARDING THE MCCUU, MCCB OR THE REFERENCE WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA
MARADMIN.
C. QUESTIONS MAY BE REFERRED TO GS12 M. BOYT, PROJECT OFFICER, MCUB
(EMAIL "BOYTMK@MCSC.USMC.MIL"), AT DSN 378-4607.