Navy Uniforms, of the recent past and of the present
Written By Mark Stone
USN Basic Blue Utilitys 1960s-80s:
PO-1, Small Boat Crewman, Surface Flee, Blue Utilities:
PO-2, Navy, Cryptologic Technician, Black Utility’s, 1980's ?:
USN PO-1, Blue Jumper, Recent Past:
PO-2, DDG-107, Blue Coveralls:
Senior CPO, Surface Fleet & Air Crew, Surface Warfare, Coveralls.
PO-1, Navy Blue / Digital: (Updated)
Senior Chief Petty Officer, USN Blue-Digital:
Note: A new US-Navy insignia, using the Anchor, Constitution, and Eagle or (ACE) was tried out (something like the EAG of the Marine Corps, but like the blue digital camouflage, the insignia didn’t take really, and interesting not in our Navys uniforms. I always thought Utilitys (Jeans) and blue shirts, or coveralls were as practical as uniforms get.
Petty Officer First Class, Engineman Rating, SPECBOATU TWO TWO, Black Jumper:
Black Jumper, with Red “Dissiplend” Insignia on it
Seaman Apprentice, “Recruit”, FRCMID - LANT, Norfolk Virginia, Black Jumper:
Petty Officer First Class, NAVIOCOM GEORGIA Dress Whites, Yeo Man:
Lieutenant Junior Grade, Surface Warfare officer:
Gunnery-CPO, Dinner Dress:
Lieutenant Junior Grade, khaki shirt:
Master-Chief Petty Officer, Surface Warfare, Expeditionary Warfare & Force C/M, Dress White Jacket:
Lieutenant JG. Surface Warfare and Special Operations Qualified Officer:
(USN) Military Sealift Command Lieutenant:
Mark Stone
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Retired Commercial Fisherman, Studies Military History, Military Uniform Collector.