Ever-changing uniform requirements can be frustrating. Just when you get your sea bag set, the U.S. Navy unveils a new or updated uniform to add to the list. In fact, there are more than a dozen changes in the works right now — an improved fire-retardant coverall, moisture-wicking warm-up suits, service dress blue jumpers, lightweight pairs of the Navy working uniform, a cold-weather parka, just to name a few. The U.S. Navy isn’t the only one doing this. The Royal Navy has unveiled its new working uniform, which will replace the duds they’ve worn since World War II. Now that’s old school!…
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The British frigate HMS Lancaster has kept busy during its ongoing Caribbean patrol, managing everything from helicopter-aided pot busts to community-works projects on the island of Montserrat. These activities — along with every other activity that isn’t related to Prince What’s-his-name — have gotten little play in the British press recently. But the photo above, of the Brits aboard Lancaster spelling out a fairly succinct royal birth announcement, did get some media attention — the news agency Reuters released it, for example. Here’s another shipboard shot, via Reuters and the BBC. U.S. forces have yet to spell out any warm…
One of America’s closest naval allies — and the source of many U.S. naval customs — underwent a significant script change over the weekend. The traditional Saturday toast aboard a British Royal Navy vessel, up until last Saturday, had been a simple one: “To our wives and sweethearts.” The traditional response, either from the youngest officer present or the resident smart aleck, had also been simple: “May they never meet.” Both are gone. The Associated Press reports the new toast will be to “our families.” Also, the Tuesday toast to “our men” will become “our sailors.” A British military statement…
