Thread: Navy Uniform

Can u use a straight razor n brush and maybe a scuttle on a sub ship??

pcdad

I was in the Navy in the early 70s. As I recall at some point they had ditched the blues and had a uniform similar to the other services at some point however it was very unpopular and they dropped it and went back to the traditional. Hopefully they will realize their mistake again.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I was in the Navy in the early 70s. As I recall at some point they had ditched the blues and had a uniform similar to the other services at some point however it was very unpopular and they dropped it and went back to the traditional. Hopefully they will realize their mistake again.

I was going to say the exact same thing. Loved my Cracker Jacks and Dixie Cup. Why fix what ain't broken?

PCDAD -- on my sub, 120 or so enlisted men shared five sinks in the Ops Compartment heads and two sinks in the Missile Compartment head. There was no restriction on what you used to remove the hair from your face (or head). But if you took more than five or ten minutes at the sink, there would be a line of ****ed off shipmates behind you ready to slap you silly because they want to get up to the mess deck and eat before going on watch.
Namaste,
Morty -_-

Originally Posted by Morty

I was going to say the exact same thing. Loved my Cracker Jacks and Dixie Cup. Why fix what ain't broken?

PCDAD -- on my sub, 120 or so enlisted men shared five sinks in the Ops Compartment heads and two sinks in the Missile Compartment head. There was no restriction on what you used to remove the hair from your face (or head). But if you took more than five or ten minutes at the sink, there would be a line of ****ed off shipmates behind you ready to slap you silly because they want to get up to the mess deck and eat before going on watch.
Namaste,
Morty -_-

I was on a Skipjack class fast attack. SSN588 USS Scamp.Oh, for the luxuries of a boomer.

Gary

Originally Posted by pcdad

Can u use a straight razor n brush and maybe a scuttle on a sub ship??

pcdad

Submarines are called boats. The targets that float on top are called ships.

I love some of the banter in here, you guys are cracking me up, I know that this is primarily a squid, oops excuse me, a navy issue, but has anyone one seen those air force blue tiger striped cammies? My God, how ridiculous!

That's OK the Italian Army has Armani designed Black outfits.

In the 60's I did a lot of Department of Defense joint command operations and as a result was stationed at various Army and Air Force bases. The base laundries didn't have a clue about cleaning Navy uniforms or about our reverse creases and pleats. The first time my uniforms came back with Army style creases I realized that my uniforms would have to be self-laundered and pressed with a newly purchased iron and giant cans of spray starch. Back then we used to say that the Navy uniform was 200 years of tradition untouched by progress. I guess all of that has changed now.

Regards - Walt

There were several items of Navy clothing that I particularly liked.

One was the navy wool jersey. It was very warm. In extreme cold weather you could layer your clothing with a T shirt, wool jersey, wool jumper and pea coat. Your ears would freeze but the torso was warm.

Another item was the blue working jacket. This was a light waist length jacket with a light pile lining. It was very comfortable.

The blue chambrey shirts were wonderful. The more they were washed the softer they would get. The more faded your shirt was the "Saltier" you were considered and Salty was what you were trying for.

I usually wore the standard uniform but did have the so called "Liberty Cuffs" sewn in my jumper. The dress blue jumper had cuffs with white piping and were buttoned up. You could go to the uniform shops and have special cuffs sewn in with a hidden stitch which did not go all the was thru the fabric. When the cuffs were buttoned, they looked regulation, but you could unbutton them, turn them back and show off your liberty cuffs. Mine were chinese dragons embroidred in silk. There were many variations. USA flags, rebel flags, golden tigers on a black background., etc.

Alas - the end of an era is upon us.

Originally Posted by HarleyFXST

I was on a Skipjack class fast attack. SSN588 USS Scamp.Oh, for the luxuries of a boomer.

Gary

Hi Gary,
USS Casimir Pulaski, SSB(N)633 B. "Luxuries" of a boomer? They're very over rated. On my first patrol, due to a screwup by the OOD, we were detected by a Soviet destroyer. It took us four days at ahead flank at a very deep depth to lose him. His active sonar drilled right through the hull into your head. Ninety-six hours of getting pinged does a number on you.

And given that it was a Soviet submarine that sunk the Scorpion with a torpedo, we were probably on the fifth of our allotted nine lives.
Namaste,
Morty -_-