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Clothing allowances may be issued to help members pay for their uniforms. There are four main types of clothing allowance: Initial, Replancement, Maintanence, and Extra.
Initial Clothing Allowance; Both officers and enlisted members of the U.S. Armed Forces are entitled to an initial clothing allowance. Officers, however, are only entitled to the allowance once except in the situation noted below:
This allowance is provided to enlisted members upon initial enlistment or upon special qualification.
Cash Clothing Replacement Allowance: This allowance is payable only to enlisted members annually following initial clothing allowance on the anniversary month. This is for the replacement of uniforms based on normal wear and tear.
Extra Clothing Allowance: Extra Clothing Allowance are additional to the other two and do not affect them. These allowances are for situations in which a member may need additional uniforms or is required to have civilian clothing to perform his/her duties.
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