The White Falcon - 18.06.1971, Blaðsíða 12

Navy to get new look from
sweeping uniform change
Info for wives
from NavSta’s
new school
After years of heated debate, official tests and general mess deck
talk both pro and con, the present bell-bottom trousers and round
white hats will be a thing of the past, according to Z-gram 87.
The Navy has authorised a switch for Bale enlisted uniforms from
the present seabag to CPO-type _______________________________________
double breasted uniforms to lead
a list of sweeping uniform chan-
ges to be phased in during the
summer of 1973 and completed with-
in two years.
E-6 and below will lose their
Jumpers, neckerchiefs and white
hats, to be replaced by coats,
ties and hard hats.
Undress whites for POls and
below also will leave the scene
to be replaced by a new light-
weight blue summer uniform Bimi-
liar to the new winter dress at-
tire. The new summer uniform is
for all Navymen from Seaman to
Admiral. The present tropical
uniforms will be retained.
Officers and Chiefs will lose
their khakis, and CPOs will ad-
ditionally lose service dress
whites.
The move puts the Navy more in
line with it6 sister services
which have everyone wearing the
same type of uniform with the
only difference being sleeve and
hat insignia.
Uniforms of this type were
tested as far back as 1948, and
as recently as 1965, but the pro-
jects were abandoned because Navy
career men preferred the tradit-
ional uniforms.
The Navy's new look in uni-
forms ends nearly two centuries
of tradition-laden uniform pol-
icies and customs.
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and white photo contest for members
of the defense force and their
dependents. The winning entry
will be used as the front cover
for the July 30 issue. All en-
tries must be submitted no later
than July 21.
Photos submitted must be 81x10"
verticals, on glossy or semi-
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returned after the contest.
"I have learned more in these
three days than I have in the 15
years my husband has been in the
Navy."
"I enjoyed the class and real-
ly learned a great deal that I
didn't know but had questions a-
bout.11
"...the material covered is
excellent."
These were coiments from Navy
wives who had Just completed the
Navy's newest "school" here de-
signed to provide useful infor-
mation and to make them aware of
their roles, responsibilities and
benefits in the Navy.
Pegged the Navy Wives Service
Information Presentation, the
three afternoons a week course
will kick off again on July 6.
BMC George Franklin, nav^^^k
station career counselor and
rector of the school, and AC^^^
Chuck Heiney, an instructor, sta-
ted that although only 12 wives
attended the first session, they
expect a larger response to fut-
ure classes once the word gets a-
round to the wives.
One of the major areas stressed
in the course covers survivors
benefits. "Although an unpleas-
ant subject to dwell upon," stated
Chief Franklin, "unfortunate ac-
cidents do occur and all wives
should know what they and their
families are entitled to."
In an editorial that appeared
in the June 11 White Falcon, Rear
Admiral John K. Beling, ComIDF,
summed up the value of wives par-
ticipating in the course.
He said, "I am firm in the be-
lief that this is a "must" for
the new or young Navy wife. Here,
for the first time, the fledgling
Navy wife has an opportunity to
gather information so vital to
her new way of life. She will
get the "straight" word, devoid
of rumors and scuttlebutt, fac-
tual information concerning pro-
grams aimed at upgrading the
quality of life for our Navy fam-
ilies."
Course completion certificates
are being printed and will be
ready for the July class, accorj^^
ing to Chief Franklin. Those
completed the class earlier thl^^^
(See SCHOOL, Page 10)
June IS, 1971