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AMPN/REF A IS NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS//
RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN AUTHORIZES THE WEARING OF
MINIMALIST FOOTWEAR WITH THE
NAVY PHYSICAL TRAINING UNIFORM (PTU) DURING
COMMAND/UNIT DIRECTED PHYSICAL
TRAINING (PT), INDIVIDUAL PT, AND ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE
THE SEMI-ANNUAL

2. PHYSICAL READINESS TEST (PRT).
2. MINIMALIST FOOTWEAR IS DEFINED AS SHOES THAT ALLOW
THE FOOT TO FUNCTION
NATURALLY WITHOUT PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OR
CUSHIONING. ANY SHOE THAT
IS MARKETED AS MINIMALIST OR BAREFOOT-LIKE FOOTWEAR
(CURRENT TYPES SUCH AS THE
- VIBRAM FIVE FINGERS, NIKE FREE SHOES, VIVO BAREFOOT
SHOES, INOV-8 SHOE, AND
FEELMAX) ARE AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR WITH THE PTU.
3. FILE THIS NAVADMIN UNTIL CHANGES ARE INCORPORATED
INTO THE
QUARTERLY BUPERS DIRECTIVE CD-ROM CHANGE CONTAINING REF
A. IN THE INTERIM,
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON UNIFORMS AND UNIFORMS POLICY,
VISIT THE NAVY UNIFORM
MATTERS WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/BUPERS-
NPC/SUPPORT/UNIFORMS/PAGES/
DEFAULT2.ASPX.
4. POINTS OF CONTACT:
A. MR. ROBERT B. CARROLL, OPNAV N131U, VIA E-MAIL
AT
ROBERT.B.CARROLL(AT)NAVY.MIL; CMDCM(SW/AW) MARTHA
KASTLER VIA E-MAIL AT
MARTHA.KASTLER(AT)NAVY.MIL; PSC(SW/AW) SHAWN LAFFERTY
VIA E-MAIL AT
SHAWN.LAFFERTY(AT)NAVY.MIL.
5. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.//
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