ALCOAST 531/08
COMDTNOTE 1020
SUBJ: FEMALE OVERBLOUSE DRESS SHIRT AVAILABILITY
A. UNIFORM REGULATIONS, COMDTINST M1020.6 (SERIES)
1. THIS ALCOAST ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF THE FEMALE OVERBLOUSE
DRESS SHIRT AT THE UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION CENTER (UDC), AND DESCRIBES
THE MANNER OF WEAR FOR THIS OPTIONAL UNIFORM ITEM.
2. UNIFORM BOARD 42 RECOMMENDED A WEAR TEST OF THE AIR FORCE (AF)
WOMENS OVERBLOUSE.  SURVEY RESULTS WERE OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE AND
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED AS OPTIONAL WEAR FOR FEMALES AS AN
ALTERNATIVE TO THE LIGHT BLUE DRESS SHIRT, WORN WITH THE TROPICAL
BLUE LONG UNIFORM ONLY.
3. THE APPROVED BLOUSE IS A SHORT-SLEEVE, UNTUCKED VERSION, 65/35
POLYESTER AND COTTON BLEND.  STOCK IS AVAILABLE AT THE UDC AT A
CURRENT COST OF 20.34 EACH.  INFORMATION AND SIZING FOR THE FEMALE
OVERBLOUSE IS AVAILABLE ON THE UDC WEBSITE AT
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/UNIFORMS/WOMENSDRESSSHIRTS.ASP.  MEMBERS MAY
ALSO PURCHASE THE BLOUSE DIRECTLY FROM AF CLOTHING LOCKERS.
4. PLACEMENT OF THE NAME TAG, RIBBONS, INSIGNIA, AND BADGES SHOULD
PRESENT A NEAT AND PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCE.  NAME TAGS AND RIBBONS
SHOULD BE WORN IN THE SAME RELATIVE POSITION AS WOULD BE WORN ON A
PROPERLY FITTING LIGHT BLUE SHIRT WITH POCKETS, AS SHOWN ON PAGE 3-
12 OF REF (A).  USE THE FOLLOWING AS GUIDANCE TO PLACE
ACCOUTREMENTS ON THIS SHIRT:
 A. CENTER THE RIBBON BAR ON THE WEARERS LEFT WITH THE BOTTOM OF
THE RIBBONS EVEN WITH THE SECOND BUTTON, OR UP TO 1 1/2 INCHES
LOWER THAN THE SECOND BUTTON.
 B. CENTER THE BOTTOM OF THE NAME TAG ON THE WEARERS RIGHT ALIGNED
WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE RIBBON BAR.
 C. INSIGNIA AND BADGES ARE WORN IN THE SAME MANNER AS ON THE
TROPICAL BLUE LONG UNIFORM.
5. THIS REVISED POLICY WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE NEXT CHANGE TO
ARTICLE 3.D. OF REF (A).
6. QUESTIONS REGARDING WEAR POLICY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO CWO
TARVIN GREENE AT (202) 475-5369 OR VIA EMAIL AT TARVIN.T.GREENE
(AT) USCG.MIL.
7. RDML DANIEL A. NEPTUN, DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, SENDS.
8. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.