DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

THE NATION’S COMBAT LOGISTICS SUPPORT AGENCY

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Standardization/Cost 

Savings on Utility 

Uniforms

Kristyn Pretcher
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Purpose

• Evaluation of the common features on selected Utility Uniform 

Coat/Blouse and Trousers/Slacks.

• C&T has received funding from DLA Headquarters (MUST 

Program) to conduct a research study to compare key 

combat/utility design elements. LMI was selected to perform 

the analysis.

• Material, component, construction, and processes that could 

benefit from improved joint collaboration and commonality 

among the Services and DLA. 
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What Items?

• Army Coat and Trouser, Female Coat and Trouser

• Navy Type II and III Blouse and Trouser

• Coast Guard Operational Dress Uniform

• Marine Corps Blouse and Trouser

• Afghan Shirt and Trouser
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What Items?

Marine Corps Army Navy Coast Guard Afghan 

Blouse, Wdld, MCCUU

Trouser, Wdld, MCCUU 

Blouse, Dsrt MCCUU 

Trouser, Dsrt, MCCUU 

ACU Coat, Rip-Perm,OCP

ACU Trs, Rip-Perm,OCP

ACU-F Coat, OCP

ACU-F Trouser, OCP

ACU Coat, FR-Perm, OCP

ACU Trs, FR-Perm, OCP

IMACU Coat, OCP

IMACU Trousers, OCP

Blouse, Dsrt

Trouser, Dsrt

Blouse, Wdld

Trouser, Wdld

ODU, Coat

ODU, Trouser

AUP Shirt 

AUP Trouser

ANA Shirt

ANA Trouser
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Why????

• Cost Savings

• Improved Production

- Increased automation

- Lower lead times

- Increased quality

• Possibility to change procurement.

• Leverage Production
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What are we currently learning?

• Trousers were reviewed first 

- Back Pocket

- Cargo Pocket

- Creases

- Fly

- Front (Plain or Pleated)

- Knee Patch

- Leg Hem

- Leg Pocket

- Seat Patch

- Waistband
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Trousers

• Trouser Differences

- Width of the waistband

- Belt loop size

- Side tab adjustment

- Pocket construction/enclosures

- Elastic in: ACU Female, MCCUU, and Navy

• Elastic width varies

- All services allow grown on or sewn on waistband (except for the Coast 

Guard)

- Navy Type III Uniform has the most differences from the other services.
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Trousers

• Similarities

- All services allow grown on or sewn on construction except for Coast 

Guard

- All ends of the waist band are clean finished

- All closures are button and button hole

- # of belt loops all seven except for NWU depending on size of item.

- Only one item the Afghan ANA has a drawstring.

- Only the Afghan trousers have a size adjustment
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What is to come next?

• Coat similarities and differences are being evaluated

• LMI is hiring two SMEs familiar with combat uniform 

manufacturing to break down manufacturing operations 

associated with these different features, and provide estimated 

SAMs.

• LMI is evaluating the fabric utilization for the various pattern 

pieces in the Trouser and Coat items.
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What we have learned?

• We were surprised with how similar services are on the trousers.

- However, there are still opportunities

• We believe the pattern evaluation will show standardization 

opportunities.

• Want to inform services of where we are so that at JAPBI, will 

not be a surprise of where we are regarding recommendations.
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Goal

• Cost savings to our customers

• What drives cost savings?

- Efficiency

- Economies of Scale

- Automation

- Leverage on deliveries
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IPT Standardization Team

Lisa Maurer

Product Specialist

215-737-2371

Leighann Mazoki

IST Chief

215-737-5608

Kristyn Pretcher

Product Specialist

215-737-4795

Karla Williams

Branch Chief

215-737-3229