CHEM OVERGARMENT WEAR LIFE AND SERVICEABILITY UPDATE

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Subject: CHEM OVERGARMENT WEAR LIFE AND SERVICEABILITY UPDATE            

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Folder Title: HISTORIANS BACKGROUND MATERIAL FILES - G3 NBC MIS 4  OF 4                                       

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    PROVIDES PROTECTION ASAINST LIQUID AGENTS FOR SIX HOURS. THE AGENT
    PROTECTIVE QUALITIES OF THE CPGG ARE COMPROMISED IF IT SETS WET.
    RAIN BEAR MUST BE WORN OVER THE CPDG TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM.
    4. (U) WEAR-LIFE IS BASED ON CONTINUOUS WEAR. IF OVERGARMENTS ARE
    STORED BETWEEN PERIODS OF WEARs 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 18
    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
    JUDGING 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 CPQQ IN TERMS OF CUFF DESIGNs POCKET PLACEMENT9

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    AND MATERIAL FINISH. SOME OF THE FIRST PRODUCTION OF BDO WERE
    MISTAKENLY PACKAGED IN BAGS LABELED AS CPDG. THE DISTINGUISHING
    FACTOR FOR ALL BDO IS THE WOODLAND CAMOUFLAGE PATTERN. ALL BDO9
    REGARDLESS OF DESIGN STYLE, POSSESS THE PROTECTIVE QUALITIES LISTED
    IN PARA 34 ALL CPGG ARE OD GREEN IN COLOR.
    7. @ FACTORS OUTLINED IN PREVIOUS PARAGRAPHS SHOULD BE USED WHEN
    PLANNING OVERGARMENT STOCKAGE LEVELS AND CHAEEOUT PERIODS.
    COMMANDERS SHOULD CAREFULLY MONITOR CHEMICAL OVERGARMENT WEAR-TIMES
    AND ENSURE MOPP LEVELS ARE BASED ON METT-T. PRUDENT OVERGARMENT
    WEAR-TIME WILL PRECLUDE BURDENING THE LOGISTIC SYSTEM WITH UNNEEDED
GARMENT RESUPPLY.
    S. (U) POC IS CPT STEIN, DSN 9-300-765-124.




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