tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post6288571967368636614..comments2024-03-28T07:56:09.239-07:00Comments on Navy Matters: Fire Retardant ClothingComNavOpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09669644332369727431noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-76063804929555817022013-06-04T05:47:42.293-07:002013-06-04T05:47:42.293-07:00PS: Scroll down to page 6 & 7PS: Scroll down to page 6 & 7Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-79363428294533747832013-06-04T05:36:32.736-07:002013-06-04T05:36:32.736-07:00Since we're on uniforms in general, it appears...Since we're on uniforms in general, it appears that the uniform boys have been trying to get the sailor to look like a soldier/marine for some time. I refer you to the February 1946 issue of All Hands which displays the proposed change of that day, an Eisenhower jacket with garrison cap,<br />http://www.navy.mil/media/allhands/acrobat/ah194602.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-30604050553462584902013-06-03T21:21:33.736-07:002013-06-03T21:21:33.736-07:00I've heard that one of the reasons was that th...I've heard that one of the reasons was that the camo matches the most common types of stains and paints encountered on board Navy ships - therefore they remain cleaner looking for a longer period of time. Jrggrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185184453708433012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-47791024623322333752013-06-03T16:54:12.477-07:002013-06-03T16:54:12.477-07:00No one understands why the Navy adopted a cammo un...No one understands why the Navy adopted a cammo uniform. They look absurd. Probably just a PR move to stay as "cool" as the other services.ComNavOpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669644332369727431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-54307877843526148362013-06-03T15:28:35.495-07:002013-06-03T15:28:35.495-07:00I've never truly gotten the point of the NWU p...I've never truly gotten the point of the NWU pattern, it seems to me that it blends in with the ocean, but if you're in the ocean, shouldn't you stick out? Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861304698822216568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-63270736862173960862013-06-02T07:36:29.113-07:002013-06-02T07:36:29.113-07:00I think this, yet again, shows how ill prepared th...I think this, yet again, shows how ill prepared the Navy is for actual naval warfare, whether steaming (should be 'motoring' these days, no?) or in port, as in the Cole's case.<br />russ2146Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com