Posted on Aug 11, 2016
What do you think of the constant uniform changes in the Navy?
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A terrible waste of money in upkeep and loss of tradition! Chambray shirts and dungarees were easily replaced, comfortable and the utility of a working uniform far exceeds storage requirements of today's uniform requirements. The Navy is a working service and sea life is traditionally hard long hours of watches and maintance of equipment and machinery. I wore that white hat as a boiler man and was relieved by a ball cap and due to the ease of care from stains, I liked that change and look forward to that day I could wear khaki's and meet my goal! I also liked that discarded flat hat as in Blues the only thing that wore out in dress blues would be the elbows and those 13 buttons and bell bottoms were uniquely Navy and worn with a salty pride! I don't like looking the same as others no more than a Marine likes to look like an Airman!
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PO1 Gregg Mundy
MCPO Miller said every thing and more that I was going to say. This kind of crap happens when you have leaders (Ha,ha) that are trying to make a statement and NOT looking after the Men and Women he or she is suppose to be leading.
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PO2 Robert Cuminale
PO3 Donald Murphy - I don't remember getting my sea bag for free. My first paycheck had a detailed list of everything that had been checked from my pay and uniforms were on the list. I was at Orlando in 1971.
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PO3 Donald Murphy
PO2 Robert Cuminale - Hmmm. Thats weird. They made a big deal out of it to us in 85 at RTC Orlando. They allowed us extra uni's as the free uni's were going away. Then again, when I joined we only had five uniforms:
Dress Blues (crackerjacks)(2)
White Jumper (2)
Working Whites ("ice cream man")(2)
Working Blues ("Johnny Cash")(2)
Dungaree's (4)
Now interestingly, my first paycheck had a payment for sending my civvies back to my mom and dad ($10).
Dress Blues (crackerjacks)(2)
White Jumper (2)
Working Whites ("ice cream man")(2)
Working Blues ("Johnny Cash")(2)
Dungaree's (4)
Now interestingly, my first paycheck had a payment for sending my civvies back to my mom and dad ($10).
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PO2 Robert Cuminale
I remember it as:
Dress Blues
2 Undress Blues
2 Undress white
Blue Stripes and Striker's Badge
4 work uniforms (That was the jumper and Dockers work pants)
Pij Coat
Socks
Dress Oxfords
Boondockers
Work Jacket
4 Dixie Cups
1 Ball Cap
2 White Short Sleeve Shirts.
4 "T" Shirts
4 Boxers (trashed)
Neckerchief.
2 Web Belts, 1 White, 1 Black
Wool Turtle Neck Sweater
Sea Bag
Later I was issued:
1 Eight Point Cap
4 Green Shirts
4 Green Pants
Blousing Springs
Jungle Boots
4 Heavy Socks
Dress Blues
2 Undress Blues
2 Undress white
Blue Stripes and Striker's Badge
4 work uniforms (That was the jumper and Dockers work pants)
Pij Coat
Socks
Dress Oxfords
Boondockers
Work Jacket
4 Dixie Cups
1 Ball Cap
2 White Short Sleeve Shirts.
4 "T" Shirts
4 Boxers (trashed)
Neckerchief.
2 Web Belts, 1 White, 1 Black
Wool Turtle Neck Sweater
Sea Bag
Later I was issued:
1 Eight Point Cap
4 Green Shirts
4 Green Pants
Blousing Springs
Jungle Boots
4 Heavy Socks
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It is embarrassing. Uniforms were not even close to being an issue in my day of blue denim shirts and bell-bottomed dungarees, But, back then, men made up 100% of the ships' crews. That made uniformity a non-issue. Y'all can figure out what changed.
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PO3 Donald Murphy
SCPO (Join to see) - Boy you said it! I'd be walking through La Guardia or JFK in my "crackerjacks" and before I knew it, a crowd would form. Very distinctive. Never paid for a drink. Or a flight either... Pan Am especially would see us walking around and let us jump-seat our way someplace. Can you believe I flew "standby" to my own wedding? What a f**k-up, ha ha! My wife still ribs me about that.
On the boat, I enjoyed the coveralls. Ours were pretty killer with the velcro patches and other stuff. I don't smoke cigars anymore...
On the boat, I enjoyed the coveralls. Ours were pretty killer with the velcro patches and other stuff. I don't smoke cigars anymore...
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PO2 Gerry Tandberg
SCPO (Join to see) - I was in 62 - 68. Spent a lot of time wearing a flight suit; otherwise I'd be in dungarees, cambre shirt, dixie cup, or ball cap and boon-dockers. We had a reunion of early 60's VA-81 NCO's and for the reunion. All very comfortable to wear. I made-up and recreated the ball cap we all wore around the base vs. our white hats, which was a big hit. Sometime I wonder where I'd be if I'd stayed in as a lifer, but I'm pretty sure I was better off getting out.
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PO3 Donald Murphy
PO2 Gerry Tandberg - I'd have stayed in for 20 had they not medically retired me in 89. I was born in to a military family and it was a great way of life and all I knew. My wife settled in to it as well. Last year would have been my 30th year had I stayed in. 'Course...I'd probably be an E-2...
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What really blows my mind is that they keep getting it more and more wrong, each time.
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CPO Jerry Daugherty
CAPT Charles Weishar - It has already shown up. Gone are the Blueberries to be replaced by a woodland green and/or desert tan depending on where you are stationed
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CAPT Charles Weishar - I will say that it's at least an improvement in three regards:
1) The type III NWUs have a reason to exist in the first place. The Type I's shouldn't have ever been created, let alone rolled out to the fleet.
2. They reduce the total number of uniforms that the Navy has.
c. The roll-out is phased over an appropriately-long time to allow the wear-out of existing uniforms, unlike the coverall fiasco.
Still can't beat wash khakis and dungarees, though. Now that the Army is going to throw-back uniforms, it's time for the Navy to follow suit. If those uniforms were good enough for the guys who beat the Nazis, they're good enough for us.
1) The type III NWUs have a reason to exist in the first place. The Type I's shouldn't have ever been created, let alone rolled out to the fleet.
2. They reduce the total number of uniforms that the Navy has.
c. The roll-out is phased over an appropriately-long time to allow the wear-out of existing uniforms, unlike the coverall fiasco.
Still can't beat wash khakis and dungarees, though. Now that the Army is going to throw-back uniforms, it's time for the Navy to follow suit. If those uniforms were good enough for the guys who beat the Nazis, they're good enough for us.
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