NEW ORLEANS, La -- A few pushes of computer keys and a couple clicks of the mouse is all that's required for reserve Marines to receive the new digital combat utility uniforms.
The ability to issue the new digital combat utility uniform online will hit the Internet this October.
The online process is open for reserve units to order the new utilities for their drilling enlisted reserve Marines and sailors.
Within a year, drilling enlisted reserve Marines and sailors will be issued one set of the woodland design and desert utilities complements of the Marine Corps. The sets include; two covers, one pair of boots, trousers and blouses of both designs.
"We wanted to make it easy for the supply chiefs to order the MCCUU's," said Gunnery Sgt. Tina M. Torres, staff noncommissioned officer in charge, supply chain operations, Marine Forces Reserve, "all they have to do is access the Internet site and place their order."
To access the site the unit or units have to be the next in line to order the MCCUU's. Because of the speed of production, MarForRes can't issue everything at once, so, each month new units are selected to receive the utilities.
"The month before a unit is ready to receive their new utilities, we'll give the supply chief a call and let them know what their username and password is to access the site," said Torres.
From there, the supply chief enters in the Marine or Navy personnel's uniform size information. The site tallies all the information together -- and within 10 days of the order the utilities will be on the doorstep -- name taped and all.
"It's a real easy process," said Gunnery Sgt. Joe Lewis, supply chief, inspector-instructor staff, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marines, hailing from Memphis, the first unit to use the new site, "I'll have my 182 personnel entered in the system within a day."
The goal of the Marine Forces Reserve's Logistics section is to have the more than 30,000 active drilling reserves outfitted with two sets of the woodland and two sets of the desert in two years then their mission will be complete. A complete issue of the new combat utilities is two sets of woodland with two covers, two sets of desert with two covers and two pairs of boots.