Two-Piece Flame Resistant Organizational Clothing — what it is, who is issued it, and exactly how it is worn.
Why this is hard to look up. The 2POC is organizational clothing, not a seabag item, so it is not covered in NAVPERS 15665J the way service and working uniforms are. The manner of wear was promulgated by U.S. Fleet Forces Command in a message, which is why searching the uniform regulations for "2POC" returns nothing. Everything below is drawn from that message and linked at the bottom.
The Two-Piece Flame Resistant Organizational Clothing is a shirt-and-trouser uniform made from a tri-fiber flame-resistant blend, with fire resistance equivalent to the Improved Flame Resistant Variant (IFRV) coverall it supersedes. It was introduced as the primary at-sea uniform for surface ships and submarines. FLTFORCOM 261817Z SEP 22
The practical difference from a coverall is that it comes apart. You can use a head without undressing to the waist, and you can shed the top without being out of uniform — which is most of why Sailors wanted it.
Every Sailor serving aboard surface ships and submarines receives a minimum issue of two sets, with an additional set on deployment. It is organizational clothing, meaning it is loaned by the command and returned on transfer — it is not purchased out of your uniform allowance and it does not belong to you. FLTFORCOM 261817Z SEP 22
During the transition, units were authorized to continue ordering IFRV coveralls until fully outfitted with the 2POC.
| Paygrade | Color | Belt |
|---|---|---|
| E-1 through E-6 | Blue | Black cotton web belt |
| E-7 and above (CPO and officers) | Khaki | Khaki cotton web belt |
The rank tab is black on both colors. FLTFORCOM 261817Z SEP 22
| Item | How it is worn |
|---|---|
| Name tag | Velcro-backed, centered ¼ inch above the left breast pocket. Similar in size to the name tag worn on the V-neck sweater. |
| Right shoulder | Reverse U.S. flag ("USA reverse"). |
| Left shoulder | "Don't Tread on Me" flag. |
| Rank insignia | Black rank tab, worn on both the blue and the khaki version. |
| Belt | Black cotton web belt for E-1 to E-6; khaki cotton web belt for CPOs and officers. |
| Undershirt | Brown undershirts are worn with the 2POC. |
| Headgear | Command ball caps and the Navy ball cap are authorized. |
| Footwear | Governed by existing uniform regulations. |
FLTFORCOM 261817Z SEP 22
The 2POC is authorized for commuting and all normal tasks and associated stops. The message gives these examples: stops at child care, gas stations, off-base shopping, banking, the DMV, and dining. FLTFORCOM 261817Z SEP 22
The one hard restriction: consuming alcohol in the 2POC off base is not permitted. Dining off base is fine; drinking in it is not.
As always, your chain of command and the local prescribing authority can be more restrictive than the fleet message, and commands routinely are. Check your command's uniform policy before assuming something is authorized.
The search that produced the 2POC started in 2012, after a report found the Type I Navy Working Uniform — the blue digital pattern Sailors called "blueberries" or "aquaflage" — to be highly flammable. The Type I was phased out in 2019, and the Navy moved through a series of flame-resistant options before settling on a two-piece design.
Fielding ran by coast: distribution to East Coast ships began in December 2022, with U.S. Fleet Forces aiming to outfit all East Coast ships by spring 2024 and all West Coast ships by fall 2024.
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