I remain unconvinced the Navy and Air Force ever had an actual need to move away from BDUs/DCUs.
Nothing HotDogs has posted here is really all that far from the truth. Which makes one scratch their head and wonder what was wrong with the Dickies dungarees? It was a distinctly USN uniform and served its purpose rather well.Yup, we should be wearing the same cammies.
However to blame the Corps for other services monumental fuck ups and wasting of money and is disingenuous. Your services screwed it away and now we're all going to pay for it. Good job guys. I personally don't like the idea of looking like a sailor which to put politely, is typically one not regarded for with the best body shape or phyiscal fitness...and I sure as hell don't want the public confusing us for that reason either.
The Navy and Air Force as a whole never needed new uniforms....but everybody has to be "special" these days as it seems...
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...and before that...A long time ago there was a "Navy Working Uniform" and it was flame resistant:
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Word on the street was that in a pinch you could actually use parts of this uniform to float in the water if the situation arose...
And women actually liked 'em.Like a boss. If it ain't broke...
People like to joke about wearing blue camoflauge to blend into the water, but the truth is if you go overboard in the open ocean it doesn't matter much what you are wearing. Only chance anyone has of seeing your clothes below the waterline is when they are right on top of you.
And women actually liked 'em.
You don't want thatStupid question.............why would you want someone hard to see if they fell overboard?
I would hope it happens less on skimmers, since they actually have guardrails. Unfortunately, it has happened... look up Minneapolis St. Paul. A lot of LL there but uniform color wasn't one. And no, it doesn't happen often (nor should it). I will happily concede if you are saying that skimmers are better at falling off their vessels.I guess not too many man over boards happen on subs,
My point is that it wasn't the NWU that made visibility difficult; any clothing that gets soaked below the waterline is going to be difficult to see. Just go to the beach and stand 10-20 yards from someone wading in waste-high water with brightly colored swim trunks and tell me if you can see them. You can't, let alone see them from a football field away and on top of a deck or bridge in colder open-ocean water. In the vast majority of places we operate, it's not going to make a difference what the guy is wearing.because when we had one the NWUs were an issue for visibility (who knew....). The sea foam from the ship's wake made it worse.