Point Paper/Letter Re: Aviation Greens.

Bates, NAVADMIN 343/08 stated that the mandatory wear date for NWUs is 31 December 2010 (paragraph 2) and that all current working uniforms would be authorized until December 2010 (paragraph 9). I've had a few people at my command think it was fiscal year and so I looked up the NAVADMIN at NPC's website to confirm. The easiest way to find it is to go to the uniform matters page and go to the old uniform messages link.

Yeah, that's how I read it. However.. CO read that differently.

Say it aint so! Wouldnt make too much sense to keep them around for the 100th year of Naval Aviation would it...

Of course it would have made sense to keep them thru 2011, but SWOs are driving the uniform bus, and could give two shit less about what Naval Aviation holds dear.

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Just had our command photo at HSC-2, three of the studs were in greens, as requested. Hoping it turns out good in the pics.

My cover and the 1/4" stripe I had bought for LCDR are in the pic somewhere. I gave an AW member the stripe and let him borrow my cover.

In front of the 50's era Thorton bird?

That'd be the one, we had all of us take a separate photo w/ just greens in front of it, someone mentioned it would be a good pic for rotor review, may look into that. . .

I think I'm going to have to wear them on watch at some point before December.

I was going to get a set made up, but seems like a waste now... Sad the way traditions are sent to pasture to die.

Odd how this awesome traditional uniform is leaving, and they're bringing back the SDKs. ???

That's what happens when the SWOs run things . . .

SDK is an awesome uniform, no doubt, but since they're leaving it optional (as of now), why not leave AWGs as an optional uniform in the form of Aviation Service Greens? No cost involved for the Navy (other than a name change in the uniform regs).

Fucking SWOs.....

(I type this while at a former SWOs house)

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So I finally googled AWGs to see what they look like.



...Look like our Service Alphas, but with a black tie and some striping on the cuffs and no belt.

Usually when you google AWGs you get MasterBates picture. If that's not an endorsement to buy, I don't know what is.

It's like showing up for a Christmas party on Halloween; I'm so late.

Last two months to wear them and mine are sitting in storage while I walk around in army uniforms...sigh.

If you're wearing ACUs right now, I pity you, truly.

So what's the news on saving the greens? 12/31/2010 has come and gone, and the NAVADMIN dictating that the idiotic NWU will replace the amazing aviation working greens must be in full effect. I check the messages most days hoping to find a repeal of that portion of the NAVADMIN. Nevertheless, AWG is still on the BUPERS website in the uniform regs. We need to get this done, so let me know where we stand, and if I can help, I will.

Whenever the NAVADMIN comes out for the Uniform Review Board, send them a letter for their reinstatement.

I think the way to get them back will be like how we got brown shoes back.

Well, since I'll be in CIV-Fleet soon, maybe I can become SECNAV