Proceedings of Marine Corps Uniform Board No. 207 and Miscellaneous Issues

1. SITUATION. ON 4 MAR 2005, CMC MADE DECISIONS ON
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF UNIFORM BOARD NO. 207. A COPY OF REFERENCE
(A) MAY BE VIEWED ON THE UNIFORM BOARD WEBSITE AT
WWW.MARCORSYSCOM.USMC.MIL/SITES/MCUB.
2. MISSION. TO ANNOUNCE CMC DECISIONS FOR UNIFORM BOARD NO. 207.
3. EXECUTION. PER REFERENCE (A), CMC MADE THE FOLLOWING DECISIONS
ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF UNIFORM BOARD NO. 207.
A. APPROVED RECOMMENDATIONS
(1) ISSUE: EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 05, DELETE THE DRESS BLUE UNIFORM ITEMS
FROM THE INITIAL ISSUE AND MANDATORY REQUIREMENT LISTS AND EARMARK
COST SAVINGS TO FUND OTHER CLOTHING INITIATIVES. 
(2) ISSUE: APPROVE SUPPLEMENTARY DRESS BLUE ALLOWANCES FOR
CEREMONIAL DETAILS (COLOR AND FUNERAL) FOR MCRSC (RUC 36005), MCD
FORT LEONARD WOOD (RUC 54063) AND EWTGLANT (RUC M56011), EFFECTIVE 1
OCT 2005.
(3) ISSUE: CHANGE GUIDANCE ON THE WEAR OF HEADGEAR IN POVS TO STATE
THAT IT IS NO LONGER REQUIRED.
(4) ISSUE: REQUIRE THE WEAR OF THE RED NECKTAB WITH THE FEMALE
OFFICER DRESS BLUE "A"/"B" UNIFORMS, AND THE BLACK NECKTAB WITH THE
FEMALE OFFICER DRESS BLUE "C" UNIFORMS.
(5) ISSUE: AUTHORIZE ALL FEMALE MARINES TO WEAR 6 MM WHITE DIAMOND
(OR DIAMOND-LIKE) STUD EARRINGS WITH THE EVENING DRESS UNIFORM,
WHILE STILL ALLOWING THE WEAR OF PEARL EARRINGS.
B. DISAPPROVED RECOMMENDATION. ISSUE: AUTHORIZE THE WEAR OF
GOLD-PLATED ENLISTED GRADE INSIGNIA ON THE SERVICE SWEATER WITH
EPAULETTES.
C. THE FOLLOWING MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES, PREVIOUSLY DECIDED BY CMC
BUT HELD IN ABEYANCE PENDING FUNDING, HAVE NOW BEEN FUNDED AND WILL
BE IMPLEMENTED AS FOLLOWS.
(1) SUPPLEMENTARY DRESS BLUE ALLOWANCE FOR BLOUNT ISLAND COMMAND. 
EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2005, A MEDIUM DRESS BLUE ALLOWANCE FOR 12
ENLISTED MARINES ASSIGNED TO CEREMONIAL DETAILS (COLOR GUARD AND
FUNERAL) FOR BLOUNT ISLAND COMMAND (RUC M38450) IS ESTABLISHED.
(2) SPECIAL INITIAL UTILITY UNIFORM (SIUU) ALLOWANCE TO SAILORS. 
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE SIUU FOR ENLISTED SAILORS PERMANENTLY
ASSIGNED OR TEMPORARILY SERVING WITH THE MARINE CORPS, AS DEPICTED
IN REFERENCE (B), ENCLOSURE (5), IS CHANGED TO INCLUDE ALL ENLISTED
SAILORS SERVING WITH THE MARINE CORPS, NOT JUST THOSE SERVING IN
CERTAIN JOB SPECIALTIES/RATINGS. 
D. THE MCUB WEBSITE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCORPORATE SEVERAL CHANGES
TO REFERENCE (C) THAT WERE EITHER ERRONEOUSLY OMITTED OR HAVE
RECENTLY BEEN APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT, MCUB. THESE CHANGES WILL
BE INCORPORATED INTO CHANGE 5 OF REFERENCE (C) AND DEAL WITH THE
FOLLOWING ISSUES.
(1) PARA 1000.6 - WEAR OF THE UNIFORM IS A MATTER OF PRIDE (ALMAR
299/97).
(2) PARA 1004.7C(5) - LIPSTICK WHEN WORN MUST BE IN RED SPECTRUM
(ALMAR 039/01).
(3) PARA 1005.2A - REMOVAL OF HEADGEAR INDOORS WHILE ONBOARD A
MILITARY INSTALLATION (PMCUB DECISION OF 29 JAN 04).
(4) PARA 2003 - WEAR OF BLUE-WHITE UNIFORM (ALMAR 059/01).
(5) PARA 3024 - WEAR OF PROTECTIVE MOTORCYCLE SAFETY JACKET IN
UNIFORM (PMCUB DECISION OF 4 MAR 05).
(6) PARA 4002.3B - BREAST INSIGNIA ON UTILITY UNIFORM (PMCUB
DECISION 8 OCT 03).
(7) PARA 4004.3 - WEAR OF ENLISTED RANK INSIGNIA ON SERVICE/DRESS
SWEATER (MARADMIN 059/01).
(8) PARA 4005.1 - WEAR OF SHINY/BLACK OFFICER RANK INSIGNIA (ALMAR
015/02).
(9) PARA 4005.3A AND 4005.3C - WEAR OF OFFICER RANK INSIGNIA
(MARADMIN 199/04).
(10) PARA 8005 - WEAR OF UTILITLIES BY CIVILIAN TECHNICIANS AND
CONTRACTORS (MARADMIN 496/04).
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
A. ADMINISTRATION. A FORMAL CHANGE TO REFERENCE (C) INCORPORATING
THE ABOVE WILL BE PUBLISHED SEPARATELY.
B. LOGISTICS. N/A.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL
FORCE MARINE CORPS.
6. QUESTIONS MAY BE REFERRED TO M. BOYT, PROJECT OFFICER, MCUB
(EMAIL "BOYTMK@MCSC.USMC.MIL"), AT DSN 378-4607.