Uniform Clothing Minimum Combat Load (MCL) Issue During Mobilization
This MARADMIN updates the Minimum Combat Load (MCL) for uniform clothing replacement issues to mobilized Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA), and recalled retired personnel. It specifies the required uniform items to be issued during mobilization, including combat boots, utility uniforms in woodland or desert MARPAT, and associated gear, with commanders having discretion to issue additional items up to the active duty Minimum Requirements List based on mission needs.
Issued: November 23, 2004
1. THIS MESSAGE CHANGES THE MINIMUM COMBAT LOAD (MCL) IDENTIFIED IN REFS A AND B FOR UNIFORM CLOTHING REPLACEMENT ISSUES TO MOBILIZED INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR), INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA), AND RECALLED RETIRED PERSONNEL. ALL RESPONSIBILITIES REMAIN AS INDICATED IN REFS A AND B. 2. THE MCL IS A SUBSET OF THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS LIST (MRL) DETAILED IN REF C. THE MCL REDUCES THE REQUIREMENT TO ISSUE AN ENTIRE INITIAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE/MRL TO MOBILIZED PERSONNEL, IF THE ENTIRE MRL IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE INDIVIDUAL'S ASSIGNED MISSION. 3. SUBJECT TO THE COMMANDER'S DETERMINATION OF FAULT OR NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF THE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS DEFICIENT MANDATORY POSSESSION CLOTHING ITEMS, THE FOLLOWING MCL SHOULD BE ISSUED PER REFS A AND B: BAG, DUFFEL (1) BELT, WEB, KHAKI OR APPLICABLE MARTIAL ARTS BELT (2) BOOT, COMBAT TEMPERATE WEATHER (1) PAIR BOOT, COMBAT HOT WEATHER (1) PAIR BUCKLE, F/ BELT, WEB, KHAKI (2) (NO BUCKLE ISSUED IF MARTIAL ARTS BELT IS ISSUED) CAP, COMBAT UTILITY, GARRISON, WOODLAND OR DESERT MARINE PATTERN (MARPAT) (1) CAP, COMBAT UTILITY, FIELD, WOODLAND OR DESERT MARPAT (1) COAT, COMBAT UTILITY, WOODLAND OR DESERT MARPAT W/ NAME & SERVICE TAPES (2) SOCKS, BOOT (4) PAIR TROUSERS, COMBAT UTILITY, WOODLAND OR DESERT MARPAT W/ NAME TAPES (2) UNDERSHIRT, COTTON, GREEN (6) 4. AS INDICATED, EITHER WOODLAND OR DESERT MARPAT UTILITY ITEMS, OR ONE SET OF EACH, MAY BE ISSUED DEPENDING ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S ASSIGNED MISSION. 5. PER REFS A AND B, ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF REQUIRED UNIFORM CLOTHING ITEMS CAN BE ISSUED AT THE COMMANDER'S DISCRETION UP TO THE ACTIVE DUTY MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS LIST (MRL) LISTED IN REF C, IF THE MISSION OR ORDERS SO DICTATE. IF ADDITIONAL UTILITY UNIFORM ITEMS ARE REQUIRED (UP TO THE CURRENT MRL), ONLY MARPAT UTILITY ITEMS WILL BE ISSUED. 6. INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN MOBILIZED FOR LESS THAN TWO YEARS AND WERE ISSUED THE OLD STYLE UTILITIES AND/OR BOOTS UPON MOBILIZATION SHOULD BE ISSUED ONE SET OF EACH MARPAT UTILITY UNIFORM (WOODLAND AND DESERT) AND ONE PAIR OF EACH MARINE CORPS COMBAT BOOT (HOT WEATHER AND TEMPERATE WEATHER) TO BRING THE INDIVIDUAL UP TO THE CURRENT ACTIVE DUTY MRL, PER REF C. 7. MPMC APPROPRIATION DATA IS PROVIDED IN REFS A AND B TO FUND ISSUES WHEN NO FAULT OR NEGLIGENCE IS DETERMINED. FUNCTIONAL ACCOUNT NUMBER (FAN) 72060 MUST BE USED ON ALL NAVMC 604/604B FORMS FOR INITIAL AND REPLACEMENT CLOTHING ISSUES TO MOBILIZED PERSONNEL