for sea duty. The ODU has been viewed as one potential model. In September 2017, Coast Guard Uniform Board 47 announced several changes to the ODU. Notably, the Coast Guard insignia would no longer be embroidered on the trouser pocket flaps and that "U.S. COAST GUARD" would no longer be stenciled on the left breast of the T-shirt. Additionally, wear of the boonie hat was more widely permitted. In November 2019, Uniform Board 48 announced authorization to develop the Next Generation Coast Guard Utility Uniform ("CGU") to replace the ODU, and that the CGU would be patterned on the Navy Working Uniform Type III but will be solid blue in color. The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard and other senior enlisted members have been photographed wear testing a prototype. The approved version, announced in late 2019, has been alternatively referred to in official documents as the CGU or the "Coast Guard Working Uniform" ("CGWU"). The Coast Guard expected to begin issuing the new uniform in late 2022 but, as of February 2023, it is not yet available for issuance. 2020s In November 2021, the Coast Guard announced that the new CGWU will begin distribution in 2023, and the ODU would be phased out by 2025. See also Uniforms of the United States Coast Guard Uniforms of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Notes United States Coast Guard uniforms Military equipment introduced in the 2000s