The Department of Defense Should Adopt New Clothing Allowances
FPCD-79-42
Published: Apr 20, 1979. Publicly Released: Apr 20, 1979.
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The current method of paying clothing maintenance allowance to enlisted military personnel provides reimbursement before clothing expenses are actually incurred, and for clothing replacement that will not occur under normal conditions. An alternative would be to provide an annual allowance for each year of service equal to the cost of all clothing items requiring replacement during that year, based on reasonable estimates of clothing wear-out rates under normal conditions.
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