CHEMICAL OVERGARMENT WEAR LIFE AND SERVICEABILITY UPDAE

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Subject: CHEMICAL OVERGARMENT WEAR LIFE AND SERVICEABILITY UPDAE         

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organization: CENTCOM     

Box ID: BX000406

Folder Title: TOC LOGS - INCOMING LOGS FOR 6-8 FEB 91                                                         

Document Number:         18

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    PROVIDES PROTECTION ABRINST LIQUID AGENTS FOR SIX HOURS. THE AGENT
    PROTECTIVE QUALITIES OF THE CPOO ARE COMPROMISED IF IT GETS WET.
    RAIN BEAR MUST BE WORN OVER THE@CP'06 TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM.
    4. (U) WEAR-LIFE IS BASED ON CONTINUOUS WEAR. IF OVERGARMENTS ARE
    STORED BETWEEN PERIODS OF WEAR, WITHOUT AGENT OR POL PROCUCT EXPOSURE
    AND RESULTING DEGRADATION, STORAGE TIME IS NOT COUNTED AGAINST TOTAL
    WEAR-LIFE. ONLY THAT TIME WHEN THE OVERGARMENT IS ACTUALLY WORN IS
    COUNTED AS WEAR-LIFE.
    5. (U) SERVICEABILITY IS JUDGED ON THE GARMENTS OVERALL CONDITION
    AND APPEARANCE. BREAKDOWN AND REDISTRIBUTION OF CHARCOAL (MIGRATION
    TO THE END OF SLEEVE AND TROUSER LESS AND WEAR SPOTS AT THE KNEE,
    ELBOW AND SEAT AREAS) IN BOTH THE CPOG AND BDO MUST BE CONSIDERED IN
    JUD61NG SERVICEABILITY. BDO EXPOSED TO CONTINUAL POL PRODUCTS OR
    THOSE HAVING EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATIONS OF MUD AND DIRT, SHOULD NOT BE
    EXTENDED BEYOND THEIR 22 DAY WEAR-LIFE. A THOROUGH VISUAL INSPECTION
    PROVIDES THE BEST INDICATIOR OF GARMENT SERVICEABILITY.
    6.     BDO VARY IN DESIGN. THE FIRST VERSION PRODUCED IN 1983/84
    RESEMBLES THE CPDG IN TERMS OF CUFF DESIGN, POCKET PLACEMENT,

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    AND MATERIAL FINISH. SOME OF THE FIRST PRODUCTION OF BDO WERE
    MISTAKENLY PACKAGED IN BASS LABELED AS CPDU. THE DISTINGUISHING
    FACTOR FOR ALL 8DO IS THE WOODLAND CAMOUFLAGE PATTERN. ALL SDO,
    REGARDLESS OF DESIGN STYLE, POSSESS THE PROTECTIVE QUALITIES LISTED
    IN PARA 3$ ALL CPOG ARE OD GREEN IN COLOR.
    7. @ FACTORS OUTLINED IN PREVIOUS PARAGRAPHS SHOULD BE USED WHEN
    PLANNING OVERGARMENT STPCKAGE LEVELS AND CHAGEOUT PERIODS.
    COMMANDERS SHOULD CAREFULLY MONITOR CHEMICAL OVERGARMENT WEAR-TIMES
    AND ENSURE NOPP LEVELS ARE BASED ON METT-T. PRUDENT OVERGARMENT
    WEAR-TIME WILL PRECLUDE BURDENING THE LOGISTIC SYSTEM WITH UNNEEDED
OVERGARMENT RESUPPLY.
    S. (0) POC IS CPT STEIN, DSN 9-300-765-124.

    DECLAS: OADR



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Declassified = 08-NOV-1996