Hers my 2 cents, as a sailer 1. the NCD's are garbage, they look like garbage, maintain like garbage, and wear through in less than a hockey season, add on top of that a ball cap and we look like we should be pumping gas at payless after dropping out of Jr high.
2. Ball Caps, I hope that some C1 out there decides he/she's going to play the book right by the letter, "may wear ball cap at sea" period just like the floppy hat the army and airforce have.
3. Garison Dress, those posted ashore/garrison should wear a standard of dress higher than that of seagoing/field units period, typically they sit at desks or instruct in schools, typically the first people that are seen by the public. I wear Service Dress (all order no 3) at work including whites during summer periods.
4. Sea Boots, on of 2 things enforce that they must be blackened or discontinue thier use a walking out rig, they are usually green(mildew) grey or have steel poking through, why you might ask, because these are P1/P2's and Chief's walking out like this, a horrible display of leadership in my opinion
5. We need NOMEX clothing in the navy (nope) cotton clothing yes, cotton is naturaly fire "resistant", we no longer fight fires with rain gear we use proper turn out gear, the kind that guys wear jeans and bathing suits under. there must be something more utilitarian, that looks better and more proffesional than NCD's
And again scrap the ball caps, we're not playing ball or selling gas and smokes, keep some pride about us.
I was once told by a WO if we can't get you to fold your damn socks a certain way how can we get you to engage the enemy in conversation let alone with a rifle.
Most people just pulled them off over their head anyway, to save time if/when having to put them back on quickly anyway. That and skipped wearing a belt too (or tried to, dependent on observant coxns of course) to try and save even more precious seconds. Yet more reasons to have coveralls.
