Commissioned Corps Personnel Manual – New Issuances

Transmittal Sheet 673 dated 20 July 2005 – Subchapter CC26.3, “Uniforms,” of the Commissioned Corps Personnel Manual INSTRUCTION 1, “General Information on Uniforms and Appearance” INSTRUCTION 4, “Uniforms for Male Officers” INSTRUCTION 5, “Uniforms for Female Officers” INSTRUCTION 7, “Special Uniform Situations”

Synopsis: These INSTRUCTIONs prescribe the various uniforms, uniform articles, and uniform accessories to be worn by officers of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service. These INSTRUCTIONs provide information on prescribable and optional uniform items, occasions for wearing the uniform, and uniform requirements. (See Transmittal Sheet 673 at http://dcp.psc.gov/navigati.asp to access the INSTRUCTIONs.)

Listed below are some of the changes in the revised uniform INSTRUCTIONs: Summer Blue and Summer Khaki uniforms have become Service Blue and Service Khaki uniforms. Field Utility Uniform (FUU) has become Battle Dress Uniform (BDU). Within the BDU instructions, two new Public Health Service (PHS) components are authorized: (1) PHS ball cap, command, and (2) undershirt, black with gold PHS seal on front and ‘U.S. Public Health Service’ lettering on back (olive lettering for tactical situations when authorized). Slacks are now a basic option for all female uniforms, including Formal Dress and Dinner Dress Jacket uniforms. Summer White uniform is added to the required uniforms for officers along with Service Dress Blue and Working Khaki. Polyester/wool fabric has been added to the Working Khaki uniform as an option. Fabric chart for uniform components is included INSTRUCTION 1. Photographs of officers in uniform have replaced the sketches used in the replaced INSTRUCTIONs. Officers’ appearances updated with grooming standards (hair, tattoos/body piercing/jewelry, mutilations, dental ornamentation) and articles (electronic devices, pagers, cellular phones, bags, backpacks, laptop cases).

Please also note that a listing of ‘Local Uniform Authorities Outside of the Washington, DC/Baltimore Metropolitan Area’ is available at http://dcp.psc.gov/DCP_pubs.asp.

Contact Information for the PHS Uniform Coordinator: Officers who have questions regarding the various Public Health Service (PHS) Commissioned Corps uniforms, please contact:

LCDR Chantal Mouw Uniform Coordinator Division of Commissioned Corps Officer Support Office of Commissioned Corps Operations 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 100 Rockville, MD 20852 Phone: 240-453-6048 Fax: 240-453-6134 E-mail: Chantal.mouw@hhs.gov

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