Author Topic: New Navy Uniforms (Read 1106 times)

Arlo · « **Reply #15 on:** December 03, 2007, 06:33:06 PM »

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Originally posted by Hornet33
Here's an interesting little tidbit about the new Navy uniforms. A Master Chief I know was part of the design team for those uniforms. Guess where they got the color pattern for the BDU's from???

The US Navy's Colors and Codings manual. For those that don't know, that is the manual that tells you what color to paint your ship and everything on it. The primary colors of the uniform are also the most common colors used to pain the ships. Anyone see where this is going????? You spill paint on your uniform, you don't get a new one because the paint is supposed to blend in. Sailors in the past were spending a fortune on uniforms due to spilled paint that would trash them. Now......well it's all the same color so no big deal.

I got all this straight from the Master Chief.

Sea story!

But word. Last thing I want to do on a CV underway is blend in with my surroundings.

USRanger · « **Reply #16 on:** December 03, 2007, 07:47:54 PM »

Still a bunch of squids:aok

Mr No Name · « **Reply #17 on:** December 03, 2007, 08:05:06 PM »

More stupidity... They look like jarhead uniforms

tall boots are gonna cause drownings too... hard to get those off fast

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #18 on:** December 03, 2007, 08:14:03 PM »

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Originally posted by Mr No Name
More stupidity... They look like jarhead uniforms

I was thinking the same exact thing.
Why would the Navy adopt the uniforms of the Marines?

Then again I dont "get" digital camoflage either other then trying to make a high tech fashion statement

BlueJ1 · « **Reply #19 on:** December 03, 2007, 08:16:31 PM »

We've been told at a lot of passdowns by our CO recently that the Navy is merging a lot of its rates. We were told the Navy is adopting many of the Marines ways to simplify ourselves. Uniforms is just another step.

AWMac · « **Reply #20 on:** December 03, 2007, 08:20:34 PM »

What next?

A Sailor with an entrenching tool?

Mac

BlueJ1 · « **Reply #21 on:** December 03, 2007, 08:24:41 PM »

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Originally posted by AWMac
What next?

A Sailor with an entrenching tool?

Mac

Thats what Marines are for.

SD67 · « **Reply #22 on:** December 03, 2007, 08:26:57 PM »

gotta see that in use:rofl

Arlo · « **Reply #23 on:** December 03, 2007, 08:27:24 PM »

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Originally posted by BlueJ1
Thats what Marines are for.

You mean Sairines? Marlors?

texasmom · « **Reply #24 on:** December 03, 2007, 08:28:43 PM »

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Originally posted by Arlo
Sea story!
But word. Last thing I want to do on a CV underway is blend in with my surroundings.

I was thinking the same thing ~ so much for the color-coded uniforms designating specific duties ~ they'll all blend into the background instead!

BlueJ1 · « **Reply #25 on:** December 03, 2007, 08:30:36 PM »

Ok the whole blending into the carrier thing was an exaggeration. We wear bright colored shirts on the flight deck. Each color depending on our rates. Im sure most of yall already knew that.

Instead we will blend in with the destroyers and other ships.

AWMac · « **Reply #26 on:** December 03, 2007, 08:33:07 PM »

I can picture a chitload of Sailors running and bumping into each other during General Quarters.

Mac

BlueJ1 · « **Reply #27 on:** December 03, 2007, 08:34:46 PM »

AWMac · « **Reply #28 on:** December 03, 2007, 08:34:56 PM »

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Originally posted by BlueJ1

Instead we will blend in with the destroyers and other ships.

and this is to deceive the enemy?

Mac

Arlo · « **Reply #29 on:** December 03, 2007, 08:36:08 PM »

Red shirts are expendible. Just like in Star Trek. I used to love telling an AO buddy of mine who served on the Enterprise that.