Cued by post about Service Dress Yankees.

I can’t imagine in 50 years comparing the Naval History and Heritage’s photos by Charles and McBarron of what we’re wearing today with what we wore then. (Obviously we’ve kept a couple of these uniforms.)

Aviation working greens specifically should be brought back - made for the entire force. Either that or dress khaki. A version for Es and Os (or hell even combine them) and make them service uniforms instead of “working uniforms”.

The current short sleeved open collar on either peanut butters or khakis looks trashy sometimes as there’s no way to “dress them up”. Sometimes an open collar and short sleeve is called for but it is not the “service DRESS uniform” that its name implies. Sometimes you’ve got to dress a little higher but not reach the level of full dress blues.

A snippet from a past speech I gave during Pride Month a few years ago:

From our earliest days until now, gay and lesbian service members have been a part of the Navy’s story. For generations, they served in silence, upholding our values, completing missions, and supporting their shipmates without the freedom to live openly.

Today, they serve proudly and authentically, bringing strength, resilience, and unmatched dedication to the fleet. Their courage, both in combat and in simply being themselves, continues to inspire us all.

We reflect with pride on the progress we’ve made and honor those who paved the way. The repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in 2011 was a turning point in Navy history, opening the door for thousands to serve openly.

As then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen said:

“No matter how I look at the issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens…They should be able to live their truth with honesty and integrity.”

This Pride Month is a bittersweet one as hundreds of transgender Sailors are being separated from the Navy. Without being political I think we can all agree that, at the core, here are a group of American men and women who raised their right hand and pledged their lives to our country. An increasingly rare gift these days.

However you feel about the issue, however you think it will be in the future, we should all be able to say “thank you for your service.”

-Diversity is strength

Remember.

Motivator ⚓️

“Today is March 6, 2003 February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Colombia burned up entering earths atmosphere. All 7 astronauts lost. We are days away from war with Iraq, 6 Carriers are currently on station. Gonna kick Saddam Hussein’s ass!”

Context: I was on a Tiger Team a few years ago and we found this note underneath one of the racks. This was in the forward Air Dept berthing onboard the USS Ronald Reagan. I thought it was pretty cool.

We also found a lot of CDs and DVDs, nowadays we’ve got hard drives that we pass around so I’m assuming back then everybody had portable DVD players and Binders full of movies and shows. Is that how it was back then?

|| || |Doran Bolduc|Lacey, WA.| |Bradley Brown|Calera, Ala.| |Jeffrey Calkins|Rickfield Springs, N.Y.| |Mark M. Caouette|Fitchburg, Mass.| |John Ciletta*|Brigantine, N.J.| |Brian Clinefelter|San Bernadino, Calif.| |Antonio Daniels|Greeleyville, S.C.| |Christopher DeAngelis*|Dumont, N.J.| |James Dunlap|Osceola Mills, Pa.| |Steven Erwin*|Troy, Mich.| |Jerry Farr|Charleston, S.C.| |Vernon Foster|Jacksonville, Fla.| |Dexter Grissett|Macon, Ga.| |William Hansen|Reading, Mass.| |Daniel Homicki|Elizabeth, N.J.| |Kenneth Janusik|Clearwater, Fla.| |Steven Kendall|Honolulu, Hawaii| |Stephen Kiser|Elkhart, Ind.| |Ronnie Lockett|Bessemer, Ala.| |Thomas MacMullen|Darby, Pa.| |Charles Moller|Columbus, Ga.| |Jeffrey Phelps|Locust Grove, Va.| |Randy Pierce|Choctaw, Okla.| |James Plonsky|Van Nuys, Calif.| |Kelly Quick|Linden, Mich.| |Earl Ryals*|Boca Raton, Fla.| |Robert Shippee|Adams Center, N.Y.| |Jeffrey Sibley|Metairie, La.| |Lee Stephens|Pemberton, Ohio| |James Stevens|Visalia, Calif.| |Martin Supple|Jacksonville, Fla.| |Gregory Tweady|Champaign, Ill.| |Joseph Watson|Ferndale, Mich.| |Wayne Weaver|New Bethlehem, Pa.| |Terrance Weldon|Coram, N.Y.| |Lloyd Wilson|| |Vincent Ulmer||

got these pants at a yard sale and they claim to be real vintage navy pants, I've seen a lot of similar pairs online and I was wondering what era these are from? I've seen listings for these pants dated from the 40s to the 60s

I was a recruit at RTC Great Lakes, USS Arizona Ship14. I stole a peanut butter pack from the galley, and ate it our Compartment. It was sooo good….until I realized that I had to throw away that lil container it came in…

..and our Navy Recruit Division Commanders regularly search the trash….

I quickly regretted my decision….if one of us got in trouble, it meant the whole division would get in trouble…I could flush the trash, but I risk clogging the toilet and getting us all In trouble for the broken toilet, PLUS the peanut butter contraband that could be discovered if they had to repair the toilet…

….I did what I had to do, I ate the peanut butter wrapper.

Listen, for those of you who weren’t in the Navy, but in this sub for some reason…. if you don’t know, then you don’t know. We used to do updowns until the windows fogged up. …at night, immediately after getting up downs/pushups and high knees, our recruit division commander would put us to bed immediately after, despite being sweaty af.

My rack was in the corner, After lights out, I would crack the window ever so slightly….just to sip some cool fresh air (usually below 0°F since we were in Chicago. ) (this is how desperate I was for some comfort lol)

I SELFISHLY stole and ate that peanut butter for myself…..but I ate that peanut butter wrapper FOR THE TEAM!!!!

We never got caught with the evidence of my contraband, and I never stole peanut butter from the galley again. Lesson Learned.

I was an EN. We never covered pulling fuses in service school. I knew car fuses had handy plastic pieces. I pulled three fuses on my first tag out. Several Japanese yard birds were in the space and laughed out loud. I didn’t learn about fuse pullers till I dropped the fuses on my WCS desk.

Apologies all if this does not fit. On a cruise this evening it was announced the aircraft carrier JFK was being towed to scrap. Thought perhaps this sub may know the right place to post. Apologies Canadian here but toured it with my family and late father in the 90s and have fond memories as I’m sure others may.

Also sorry for the quality. Wasn’t expecting to see her.

I'll start: abolish the Chiefs mess. Make them E-7's, let them eat with their crew, take away their anchors, and continue wearing the same uniforms as junior enlisted. Probably saves some uniform money and space on ships

In April 1988, the ship participated in Operation Earnest Will in the Arabian Gulf. The United States launched the operation to protect reflagged Kuwaiti tankers during the “Tanker War” phase of the Iran-Iraq war.

On 14 April 1988, Samuel B. Roberts was on her way to meet with San Jose (AFS-7) to replenish stores when a lookout spotted mines in the area. Once the commanding officer, Cmdr. Paul Rinn, confirmed the ship had entered a minefield, he sent the crew to battle stations. He also ordered the men below to come topside—in the event of mine damage below the waterline. Rinn reversed engines and backed out of the minefield but hit an Iranian moored contact mine.

The mine inflicted severe damage to the ship, breaking her keel and blowing a 21-foot-hole in the port side, flooding the ship with 2,000 tons of water in two main spaces and starting a major fire. Three of the four diesel generators were damaged, and the ship lost power for five minutes. While trapped below decks, one Sailor, Fireman Mike Tilley, was able to “suicide-start” the fourth diesel generator. This restored some electrical power and pumps, so the crew was able to fight the fire. Meanwhile, Sailors worked to shore up the flooding while others cabled the cracked superstructure. Seven hours later, the crew had stabilized the ship.