U.S. NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS - Navy Medicine - U.S. Navy

CHAPTER SIX
RESERVE/RETIRED PERSONNEL
SECTION 10: RESERVE/RETIRED PERSONNEL
Article
1. UNIFORMS FOR RESERVE PERSONNEL............61001
2. UNIFORMS FOR RETIRED PERSONNEL............61002
61001. UNIFORMS FOR RESERVE PERSONNEL
1. ON ACTIVE DUTY
a. Reserve personnel ordered to active duty
wear the uniform prescribed for officers and enlisted
personnel of their respective grade or rate.
b. When ordered to active duty, for purposes
other than training, reserve personnel must have the same
uniforms required of similarly rated or ranked regular
Navy personnel. Reserve officers, on active duty for
periods less than six months, need not have a sword, sword
accessories, or Dinner Dress Jackets.
2. NOT ON ACTIVE DUTY
a. General. Members of the Naval Reserve, who
are not on active duty, wear the uniform of their grade or
rate when,
(1) Performing inactive duty for training
as a member of a Naval Reserve program.
(2) Performing active duty for training and
the necessary travel in connection therewith.
(3) The above requirements may be waived by
the Commander, Naval Military Personnel Command for specific
members or units in the Naval Reserve.
b. Special Occasions. Members of the Naval
Reserve, who are not on active duty, may wear the prescribed
uniform of their grade or rate on occasions of an
official nature, and on other occasions when the individual's
presence is due primarily to membership in the Naval
Reserve and wearing a uniform is appropriate.
c. Instruction. Officers and enlisted
personnel of the Naval Reserve, who are not on active duty
may wear the uniform of their grade while instructing a
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