Service Dress Khaki Wear Test Commences
Navy NewsStand
Story Number: NNS080531-01
Release Date: 5/31/2008 6:43:00 PM
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Elizabeth Vlahos, Naval Media Center
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Wear testing for the proposed Service Dress Khaki uniform has commenced in six major Navy communities as per NAVADMIN 070/06.
The wear test encompasses commands in Washington, D.C.; Norfolk; Millington, Tenn.; Newport, R.I.; Yokosuka, Japan; and Pearl Harbor.
Wear testing of the new uniforms for chiefs and officers was officially authorized in October 2007, and just is now in progress.
The style of the Service Dress Khaki is reminiscent of the uniform worn during World War II and Vietnam, according to Robert Carroll, head of Navy Uniform Matters Office.
One of the key points stressed was the versatility of the proposed uniform.
"With the service dress khaki, the wearer could easily go from service to dress just by donning a tie and a jacket," said Carroll. "Right now, we're evaluating not just the type of fabric, but the effect it has on the uniform's appearance, durability, comfort, and maintenance. We're also out to gauge the desire of the fleet to actually wear the uniform."
Carroll is optimistic that the proposed uniform could lighten the load of chiefs and officers' seabags.
"Right now, chiefs and officers have to bring two sets of dress uniforms on board ship to accommodate the seasonal uniform shift," he explained. "With the new design, they would only need to bring one dress uniform on board."
The wear test is tentatively scheduled to end in August. A decision will be pending from that point.
For more information about Navy uniforms, visit www.npc.navy.mil/CommandSupport/USNavyUniforms/.
For more news from Chief of Naval Personnel, visit www.news.navy.mil/local/cnp/.
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