CHANGE TO THE SAILOR’S SPECIAL
ISSUE UTILITY UNIFORM ALLOWANCE
MARADMIN 250/04
Excerpt from MARADMIN 250/04, paragraph 3.d:
"D. THE FOLLOWING ISSUES WERE APPROVED BY CMC, BUT
THEIR
IMPLEMENTATION IS HELD IN ABEYANCE PENDING ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.
ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE AND FORMAL CHANGES TO REF (C) WILL BE ANNOUNCED
WHEN FUNDING IS ALLOCATED.
(1) CMC
DECISION: AUTHORIZE ALL ACTIVE DUTY
ENLISTED SAILORS
SERVING WITH THE MARINE CORPS THE SPECIAL INITIAL UTILITY UNIFORM ALLOWANCE
(SIUUA).
(2) CMC
DECISION: AUTHORIZE DRILLING SELECTED
NAVAL RESERVISTS
(ENLISTED) SERVING WITH THE MARINE CORPS THE SIUUA."
Issue Background: According to MCBul 10120, the only enlisted sailors serving with the Corps authorized to receive the SIUUA allowance before this Maradmin were; Corpsmen, Dental Techs, Disbursers, RPs, Counselors, Personnelmen and Yeomen. That excluded a significant portion of Sailors now serving with the Marine Corps.
Actual CMC Decision: Authorized all enlisted Sailors (not just the above specialties) serving with the Corps to receive the allowance.
Budget Issues: Unfortunately, per the first paragraph, while the decision was made, no funding was provided to execute the decision.
Current Guidance: Until you see a follow-up message announcing a change to the MCBul we won't be able to actually enact this change to the allowance - so until further notice only those specialties listed in MCBul 10120 (as detailed above) will receive the allowance.