ALL other military services in dress uniform have the 'crease' facing outward, from the waist over the knee then down. Same with shirts. The Navy Presses all their uniforms, with the crease facing inward toward the leg ( also, the in ward crease is on the side of the pants, and there 'Blouses' (shirts) are also pressed in ward along the center of the sleeve line... WHERE AS all other military services have THREE creases runing down the back and TWO in the front... Just one more thing, enlisted personal wear a V neck 'blouse' with a rolled square piece of black material, and with a 'Square know at the V on it. AS FOR 'head covers' - all other military branches, have the 'regular circular top portion of the head cover with a 'bill out in front... BUT the Navy in Dress uniform, other times as well have a sort of heavy white material, formed into some sort of 'object' that would be called a head cover, or in Navy terms, "A white" -- Just interested why the Navy uniform is so different?
2006-09-22 11:48:16 · 7 answers · asked by get_her 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Yup.
2006-09-22 11:50:09 · answer #1 · answered by Bawney 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone here stated it pretty clearly... the US Navy ENLISTED uniform sadly bows more to tradition than functionality or fashion.
There WAS a period from mid 1970's to mid 1980s where we wore a uniform more in keeping with other services (shirts, slacks, jackets, and normal covers {hats}). But they were phased out because of a return to tradition...
AND because the CREASES are primarly a result of the folding and storing the dress uniforms... enlisted folks on ship have an area about 2 ft x 6ft x 9inches to store EVERYTHING... plus one tiny hanging locker with room for 3 shirts and a jacket.
Ah, the WHITEHAT... no comment
2006-09-22 14:07:55 · answer #2 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in my opinion the more important question is about whether or not that mythical easy access panel accross the butt side of the pants really exists on their work uniform they wear out to sea... just kidding, gotta give em hell sometimes
actually, all services uniforms follow different guidelines. The AF currently doesn't put creases on the front or back of our dress uniform shirts at all. It all depends on traditions and which era the military leadership for that service happens to be aiming for when they (re)create the current uniform.
2006-09-22 11:56:16 · answer #3 · answered by promethius9594 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most of the navy uniform is based on the british naval service in 1700-1800. The navy has changed the uniform several times over the years. the crackerjack uniform was done away with, and then brought back. I don't remember most of the reasons, but I know that the scarf is there version of a tie, and the cloth square on the back was orginally there to protect the uniform. back in the days when they had pony tails and they used to put tar on them. and it was there to keep tar off the uniform.
2006-09-22 12:22:40 · answer #4 · answered by redhawktotem 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Many aspects of the Navy uniform are based purely on honoring a historic Naval officer's dress decorm, or an honorable "tip of the cover" to another nations valor in combat.
2006-09-22 12:42:05 · answer #5 · answered by navymom 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cause the Navy is the best and we want to stand out in a crowd.
GO NAVY BEAT ARMY!!!
2006-09-22 11:51:28 · answer #6 · answered by Schutzstaffel 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know "why"...but they also have a different rank structure. They are different in many ways.
2006-09-22 11:51:57 · answer #7 · answered by Curt 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋