Sigh… The Navy is changing uniforms yet again…
At the conclusion of a months-long review, the Navy is streamlining the seabag of uniforms issued to new sailors and rolling out the much-anticipated new PT gear.
According to a Navy Administrative message published on X, the service is phasing out its iconic double-breasted wool reefer/peacoat, which has been an optional uniform item since 2018. It will no longer be authorized for wear after Oct. 1, 2027. Also on borrowed time is the Navy’s rugged acrylic V-neck sweater, which is also an optional item and will see the end of authorized use next October. The wool V-neck sweater, the message adds, will continue to be authorized both afloat and ashore.
Full article, HERE from Military Times.
Peacoats are or were ‘distinctive’ to the Navy. And they @#$%@ worked! They were wool, warm, and rugged, and they stayed warm even if they got wet!
I gave mine to my daughter, but I’m going to find another one before they get rid of them completely…
Sigh…
Yes, hopefully all the changes will save the sailors a little bit of money, but damn… just damn…
Lots of Peacoats from surplus were worn on the campus in the 1970s in Maine.Very warm and very practical. L.L.Bean sells one from the original contractor and it is a beauty, that is the one I have now.
Geez, who decides this stuff?
Beancounters, who know the cost of everything, and the value of nothing.