What do you think of the new Navy crackerjacks?

Big navy is going to do what big navy is going to do... But seriously, I'm really tired of updating my sea bag with new uniforms that were just fine the way they were. If they would address real uniform issues, that would be different. Ditching the Utilities was fine; I wasn't too keen on looking like a gas station attendant. But the NWU material is too heavy in the summer. Dress whites attract stains like a Dyson. Blues take 10 minutes to take off, and I'm tired of hitting the piping with Shout. The NSU (black/tans) are absolutely atrocious... I'd take the Johnny Cash's back in a heartbeat.

Official request: NO MORE NEW UNIFORMS FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS. AND THEN, ONLY CHANGES TO MAKE WHAT WE HAVE BETTER.

Really, we have nothing better to do than mess with another uniform?
I'm not sure if this is the intent of the question SPC Allbright. If it is, then I agree that there should be bigger fish to fry. ALL the services seem to think we all need to be able to sneak around in ANY environment with one uniform. How much do we need to spend to blend in on a ship? Haze gray and under way gray would work better than the blue the Navy uses for its uniform. LOL :-)

These look more traditional; like the Whites my Grandpa wore and was so very proud of.

In all honesty I do like the redesign but if memory serves me, isn't this just a reboot from the 1930's or 1940's?
I never really cared for the way the Crackerjack uniform fit and those 13 friggin buttons are a pain to deal with but overall it is a unique uniform and when wearing it no one can mistake you for someone in another branch of service.
The money they spend on uniform revisions is just plain stupid. I guess some retire flag officer or O-5/O-6 got a job with the uniform company and will get a huge commission on this uniform.
As with all the uniform changes of the past I doubt any real surveys were taken of real sailors, just those in Washington DC.

My only question, do they still have the dog dish on their head?

Like a few other responders here I have seen a few uniform changes during the years I was in (1966-1996). My real regret was not being issued and being allowed to wear a Flat Hat since I joined after it was phased out. My SDB (Service Dress Blues) were 100% WOOL and OMG they itched and so did the Undress versions. I had to get them lined at my own expense. Whites were just like today's whites, but 100% Cotton. Dungarees - everyone loved them for work, but we could only wear then for dirty work in port or at sea (The Navy was ashamed of that uniform or maybe it was that we worked). Summer or Winter if you wanted to eat after 1600, you wore the Undress or Dress Uniform of the Day.

Admiral Zumwalt had what many thought was a good idea, one uniform from E-1 to O-MG and it lasted for longer than many thought. Supposedly there was a deck plates survey and the response was overwhelming to go back to Crackerjacks. I never met anyone who was involved in the survey though, if you were, please say so. Some great uniforms were in for a short time, Salt and Pepper was one I think should have been retained for ALL HANDS! (Tropical White Shirt and Black pants.)

This version of the SDW (Service Dress White) looks like the negative of the SDB and I think it is Sharpe. It does not have the Blue Cuffs like the Sailors of pre WWI (sand Pebbles), but is very good looking and may be one we keep. SDB with the Zippers, heck of a good idea. My real concern for both uniforms is materials used. Is it Shipboard safe? IS it easy to maintain? Is it durable? Replacement Cost?

Women's Issues: Combination Cap Vs Dixie Cup. Sailor or Stewardess, ladies one is a Sailors hat and the other is not. If you wear the Service Dress Uniform then you need to look like a Sailor. Hats and makeup might take some work, but once you get used to them, it might not be that big an issue. Some comments were made that some of you were afraid that you might look like men. Seriously, if you look like a man in Crackerjacks there is something seriously wrong with your tailor. I am not trying to be a sexist, but ladies there is a difference and this uniform will not HIDE it.

Picture above is me in my "one uniform for all hands." This is as a First Class Petty Officer.

The piping makes them look like the logical counterpart to the dress blues now, I like it.

I didn't know they lost them in the first place.

I hate them because I can no longer find a decent prize!

I started out wearing the crackerjack. The 13 button pant was frequently a matter of joking how few you had to pop to do your thing. It was a useful uniform because in the day, your personal space was a flat locker under your bunk or a square box on the deck below 3 bunks. You couldn't hang anything. The inside creases on the uniform were there for a reason. Blues were made out of wool and ironing wool gives it an uneven glazed surface. Hence you turned the uniform inside out to press it. Whites looked better that way too. It looks like no inside creases on the new uniform.

One thing the crackerjacks will do is highlight the pudgy sailors. The side zipper will become a shiny streak of shame.

Too little is discussed about the material the uniform is made of. Navy BDUs have a habit of turning orange with sea water. The "Certified Navy Twill" was extremely flammable and uncomfortable. The cotton dungarees were wonderful with the poly whatever jumpers after that a disaster. I was always amazed how out of touch the uniform board is on some of their decisions. I do recall a former member of the uniform board retired and happened to start working for the major company that manufactured the CNT fabric. Another poster child reason for post service employment restrictions.