All seven of the uniformed services have worn variation designs of the khaki uniform since the late 19th century. Today, the khaki uniform has become an icon of the U. Navy that symbolizes the leadership, respect, and power of the officers and chiefs. The first time the khaki uniform was regularly authorized for wear by Navy personnel was in The first Navy khaki uniform was only authorized for wear by the officers assigned to Naval Aviation. Navy Ceremonial Guard in Washington, D. Other honor guards are only authorized leggings and white pistol belt.
The dinner dress uniforms of the United States Navy are the most formal and have the most variations. Although trousers are authorized, women frequently wear the appropriate color skirt. Dinner Dress Blue and White are identical to their Service Dress versions, but worn with miniature medals and badges with no ribbons.
Dinner Dress Blue is additionally worn with a dress shirt and black bow tie. These variants are commonly worn by many junior officers and enlisted personnel as substitutes for the more formal Dinner Dress Jacket variant which is only prescribable for Lieutenant Commander and above and optional for Lieutenant and below. Male officers show rank stripes on the sleeves of the jacket for the blue version and on shoulder boards for the white version, while women officers only wear sleeve stripes.
This uniform is equivalent to black tie in usage. The Formal Dress variation is the most formal, and is identical to the Dinner Dress Blue Jacket uniform but worn with a white waistcoat with gold buttons in place of the cummerbund, a white bow tie, and matching mother-of-pearl studs and cuff links.
Though rarely used, men can also substitute a tailcoat for the standard dinner dress jacket with this uniform. The female version is substantially the same as Dinner Dress Blue Jacket, but substitutes the mother-of-pearl studs and cuff links for gold.
This uniform is equivalent to white tie in usage. Additionally, this uniform is only prescribed for chiefs and officers. Headgear is not required for dinner dress uniforms unless an outer jacket is worn. Those holding the rank of Lieutenant and below have the option of using the Dinner Dress uniform when Dinner Dress Jacket is prescribed.
The enlisted sailors who are Chief Petty Officer and above wear a uniform similar to the officers, but with rank insignia and service stripes on the left sleeve.
While enlisted who are Petty Officer First Class and below have Dinner Dress Jacket uniforms similar to the officers and chiefs, they may also wear their Service Dress uniform, the traditional sailor suit, with miniature medals.
Service uniforms are the U. Navy's daily wear uniforms, and exist in several variations. They are intended for use in office environments, in positions that interact with the public, and in watch situations. Skirts are authorized for women in all service uniforms. The Navy first authorized a khaki uniform in as a practical garment for early naval aviators; they were given permission to wear Marine Corps khaki uniforms with naval insignia, when flying or working on aircraft.
The Service Khaki uniform today is the sole province of commissioned officers in grades O-1 through O, chief warrant officers in grades W-2 through W-5 the W-1 grade is not currently in use in the U. It is a khaki button-up shirt and trousers, worn with a gold belt buckle. The shirt features two front flap pockets and a pointed collar. Ribbons are worn above the left pocket of the shirt, with the warfare insignia above them. A nametag may be worn above the right pocket, and rank insignia is worn on the collar.
The regulations for ribbons state the highest three awards, or all ribbons can be worn at once. There are actually three kinds of headgear authorized. Frequently, a khaki garrison cap is worn, but a khaki combination cover is also authorized. Females are authorized to wear the same overblouse as junior enlisted. The Summer White Service uniform formerly known as Tropical White Long; nicknamed the " milkman " and " Good Humor " consists of a short-sleeved white button-up shirt worn open-collared, white trousers and belt, and white dress shoes.
Authorized headwear is the combination cap. Officers wear shoulder boards with this uniform, while chiefs wear metal collar insignia. The women's shirt for all ranks has shoulder straps, but carry nothing except for shoulder boards worn by officers. While once authorized for junior enlisted, it is now restricted to officers and chiefs. Later on, this was reinstated that E-6 and below can wear the Summer White with shoulder rank and rate insignia and the white Dixie cap.
The U. Navy underwent a comprehensive review of every uniform from through , intending to replace the different seasonal service uniforms with a single year-round service uniform for personnel E-1 through E Enlisted personnel now have a single Service Uniform.
The Navy Service Uniform is a year-round service uniform to withstand day-to-day classroom and office-like environments where the service uniform is typically worn. The service uniform also includes a black relaxed-fit Eisenhower-style jacket with a knit stand-up collar and epaulets, on which petty officers wear large, silver anodized-metal rate insignia.
Those entitled to wear gold chevrons continue to wear gold chevrons on the large metal rate insignia on the jacket. Working uniforms are worn when other uniforms may become unduly soiled or are otherwise inappropriate for the task at hand. These are worn at sea and in industrial environments ashore. In July , the new Navy Working Uniform and coveralls became the only authorized working uniforms.
Based on the U. However, the NWU will also be made in three variants: predominantly blue, with some gray, for the majority of sailors and shipboard use in addition to a woodland digital pattern and a desert digital pattern, both similar to MARPAT, for sailors serving in units requiring those types of uniforms, such as SEALs.
Woodland and desert variants may be tailored differently from the blue-pattern uniform. The overall blue color reflects the Navy's heritage and connection to seaborne operations. As of , the uniform is authorized for wear outside of military installations. However this blend combines high flammability with the strength to hold onto the sailor's body while burning.
All-weather garments will include a unisex pullover sweater, a fleece jacket, and a parka, all of which will be available in matching camouflage patterns. The uniform is worn with rank insignia on both collar points and on the front panel of the 8-sided camouflage cover, with sew-on name and "U. NAVY" tapes, also on the new digital background pattern, having gold-colored lettering for officers and CPOs and silver-colored lettering for all lower ranks. Boots come in two versions: black smooth leather boots, and black suede no-shine boots for optional wear while assigned to non-shipboard commands.
Like the previous working uniforms, the new NWU was designed to allow personnel to stay warm and dry in inclement weather, thus they were designed to be slightly larger for the wearing of sweaters underneath, along with meeting shipboard fire safety standards.
The NWU, unlike its predecessors, was also designed to be longer-lasting and does not need to be ironed like previous uniforms. The uniform also has more pockets than its predecessors, with four on the shirt including the two pockets on the sleeves of the uniform, and six on the trousers.
The NWUs are currently in production and were phased into service beginning in January Simple blue coveralls are a working uniform at sea and in dirty, laborious environments ashore. Coveralls are not authorized for wear outside a naval installation, and typical local regulations dictate that coveralls are not authorized off of the pier, or outside the confines of an assigned workcenter ashore.
Naval Officers' and Chief Petty Officers' coveralls are worn with gold insignia, khaki belt and a gold buckle, whereas sailors in paygrades E-6 and below wear coveralls with silver insignia, black belt and a silver buckle.
Navy" on the left and the wearer's surname on the right are worn embroidered. Rank insignia is worn on the collar. This uniform is worn with black boots. The Navy Working Uniform, discussed above, is intended to replace the use of coveralls in the aforementioned environments ashore. Shipboard commands have the latitude to determine whether they will wear the NWU or coveralls. The Navy is rolling out a new coverall to be issued in the early part of The new flame resistant variant FRV will be used aboard ship, but not aboard submarines.
The all cotton FRV will replace polyester cotton blend coveralls that provided inadequate fire protection. All enlisted personnel may wear the navy blue pea coat with a rank insignia for Petty Officer Third Class E-4 and up on the left sleeve, a navy blue All Weather Coat with rank insignia worn on the collar, or a navy blue Working Uniform Jacket with rank insignia worn on the collar.
Officers and Chiefs may wear the calf-length "bridge coat" or reefer , with gold buttons and rank insignia worn on the epaulettes , or the all weather coat, with rank insignia also worn on the shoulder or collar, depending on rank. Additionally, a khaki windbreaker may be worn with the service khaki uniform. Naval Aviators, Naval Flight Officers, Naval Flight Surgeons, Naval Aviation Physiologists, and Naval Aircrewman are authorized to wear G-1 seal-brown goatskin-leather flight jackets, with warfare insignia listed on a name tag rank optional over the left breast pocket, either permanently stitched to the leather or attached with a Velcro hook-and-loop fastener.
These jackets were previously adorned with various "mission patches," which indicate places the wearer has served. Today, patches on the G-1 are limited to a maximum of three in addition to the nametag, i.
Also, the Navy issues foul-weather or cold-weather jackets as appropriate for the environment, which are generally olive or Navy blue in color. These jackets are considered "Organizational Clothing".
They do not belong to the sailor, and are not allowed for wear off of the ship unless working in the near vicinity of the ship. In certain duty stations, Navy personnel are issued woodland or desert utility uniforms. Smile incessantly for about an hour.
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