FY 2026 Navy Special Initial Clothing Allowances – Effective October 1, 2025
DoD FMR, Vol. 7A, Chapter 29
| When an entitled enlisted member is |
and is |
then the total value of the Special Initial Clothing Allowance is (in US $) |
and the prescribed cash payment portion to be paid is (in US $) |
and the Partial Initial Clothing Allowance for a member of the Reserves called to active-duty is (in US $) |
| in pay grade E-6 or below and assigned to the U.S. Navy Band, Washington, DC, or the U.S. Naval Academy Band, or selected for appointment as a Limited Duty Officer in the Navy or Warrant Officer One in the Navy |
Male |
1,384.19 |
1,384.19 |
0 |
| Female |
1,321.60 |
1,321.60 |
0 |
eligible to wear the uniform of a chief petty officer (E7 - E9)
(See Note) |
Male |
1,384.19 |
1,384.19 |
1,384.19 |
| Female |
1,321.60 |
1,321.60 |
1,321.60 |
| selected for officer training in the Navy and enters Officer Candidate School |
Male |
2,413.96 |
2,413.96 |
0 |
| Female |
2,543.50 |
2,543.50 |
0 |
NOTE:
Navy Reserve personnel advanced to Chief Petty Officer on or after October 1, 2009 are entitled to the full special initial clothing allowance. Chief Petty Officers in the Navy Reserve who were advanced before October 1, 2009, were only paid a partial special initial clothing allowance and are entitled to a partial initial clothing allowance when called to active duty for 6 months or more.
Page updated November 18, 2025