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 Recently the Navy Department has been shattering many old Naval Traditions with the advent of another
Uniform change.
This controversy has caused not just a little stir among
the active Naval Service, as well as among those retired personnel and Naval veterans across the country.
I have, as a Yeoman of the 'Old Navy' of the 1960's, decided
to put up a Page to investigate this change and get some input from those of our HANCOCK Crew and the Naval Community
as a whole.
I have also included the Navy Departments new Changes as
found on the Internet, so that you, who have not been made privy to these changes, may become apprised of what's
going on and what is coming 'down' from the Secretary of the Navy - a civilian, I might add, who may or may not
be a Traditionalist regarding those 'good old traditions' that have made the Naval Service what it has been for
over 150 years.
We are, above all other things, not only a Military Arm
of the United States of America, but a Tradition that goes as far back as John Paul Jones, when the Continental
Navy was first organized on December 22, 1775.
Navy Flat Hat
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The Yeoman of this Website would first like to thank you
for your visit to this Page for regardless of your time in the Navy or how many years it has been since your service,
your input on the changes will mean a great deal to all of us who served in this Time-Honored branch of the Military
in the most traditional Uniform of them all - a uniform which continues to stir up so much emotion, whether Pro
or Con.
Hancock Shipmate Wayne Erven
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You can leave your Mark here in that regard by following
the link provided after the following information and photos provided by an Internet Search Engine on the subject.
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The New Naval Uniform
This image is property of the U.S. Navy Department
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The New Service Working Uniform -
BDU's (Battle Dress Uniform)
This image is property of the U.S. Navy Department
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YN3 Jake Jaccard
Web Yeoman
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Hancock Shipmate
Max Pate
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I would like to get some of your comments on the new Navy Uniforms
as shown above. Rather than hear it from young people who have never worn the Uniform of the United States Navy,
I would like to enlist comments from those who did wear the Traditional Uniforms of the Navy. Please note that
you must first pass a Security Quiz before you can add your comments. This is in place to keep Spam Robots and
non-Naval Personnel from entering the Form Area.
I would like to thank you for any input you can give, whether
it is positive or negative. Maybe if we get enough input, I will send it to the Secretary of the Navy (a lot of
good that will do), but it will still be good to let him know that he is crossing a line that none of us really
like.
One doesn't have to elaborate on the importance
to Traditional Navy men their love of the Traditional Naval Uniforms - especially the Dress Blues with the 13 Buttons
which depict the 13 original States of the new Union; the Bellbottom trousers which were common breeches of the
time, but had a second use, to act as flotation devices.
The Jumper and sunshield flap lapel with piping;
the Navy Flat Hat with gold letters, "U.S. Navy" on the hat band...
Hancock Shipmate William "Bill" Thompson
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The White hat, which also acted as a flotation
device.. all added up to TRADITION. And none of us wants to see it go, but we're sure there will be comments left
on this and the succeeding pages which will voice their approval of the changes... but the Yeoman is quite sure
that most of the comments left here will be in the affirmative towards keeping the Traditional Uniform in perpetuity.
Will the Navy dump the White hat? That seems unlikely, but today, anything can happen, can't it?
The Following Comments have been left by those
individuals who did serve or do now, in the Navy, and the Yeoman thanks you for contributing your thoughts and
remarks.
Of course I don't speak for all of you, and is why I am
allowing you to voice your opinions. I realize that progress is a way of life but some things just need to be let
alone. One of them are the Navy's time-honored traditions and the uniforms those who served wore proudly.
~ Jake
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