Navy Working Uniform Rule Update

The U.S. Navy has announced the wear rules and Fleet distribution plan for the Navy Working Uniform (NWU) Type III along with a list of approved boots Sailors can wear with the uniform. The 24-month Fleet fielding plan for the NWU Type III begins Oct. 1, 2017, and ends Sept. 30, 2019. However, the uniform is now available for purchase in Navy Exchange Uniform Centers at Newport, Rhode Island; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and at Navy installations in Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. Also, the Navy announced that 350 Sailors assigned to afloat units and shore installations are taking part in a three-month boot wear test, which is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

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