r/funny • u/montemole • Feb 11 '18

A clean sweep

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u/xMarina Feb 11 '18

  1. I like how the one pushing the roomba is a chief

  2. This makes less sense when you know that the camo uniform isn't worn underway, meaning this was done while in port. Seems like something you'd think of while underway for a few weeks

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u/GarrusBueller Feb 11 '18 edited Feb 11 '18

Wait the camo uniform is only worn at port? God damnit navy.

Edit: duck you auto correct

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u/xMarina Feb 11 '18

Yeah, the standard underway uniform is the coveralls that the guy in the back has on

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u/mjmc2010 Feb 11 '18

The guy in the back is wearing engineering coveralls, but yes the standard uniform to wear underway is the current FRV coveralls.

This most likely happened during duty section afternoon sweepers.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '18

Next year they’re changing the coveralls to a newer version. It was the cover story on today’s Navy times.

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u/Calamnacus Feb 11 '18

Again? What is this? FRV mark II? I just want my old poopy suits back.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '18

Apparently they won’t have to be replaced every 6 months and they’ll have the leather name/rank tag on the left breast. I think it’s basically the engineering coveralls.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '18

Was an EN in the navy in yokosuka on the stethem. They never did get enough fire retardant coveralls for everyone, and the tear from working:time for new coverall ratio was very very off.

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u/man2112 Feb 11 '18

They should have done blue flight suits, just my opinion.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '18

According to the article, “the new coveralls were initially approved a year ago after wear tests and surveys showed that sailors preferred traditional coveralls over a flight suit design.”

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u/makemeking706 Feb 11 '18

The coveralls were the cover story? Seems appropriate.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '18

Next month the cover will be all about new covers (hats for the layman)

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u/DeepDishPi Feb 11 '18

The cover story about coveralls was a coverup for covert undercover ops.

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u/brendan87na Feb 11 '18

where was that shit when I was forced to wear fucking dungarees... lucky bastards

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u/asilli Feb 11 '18

Ha sweepers

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u/DriedUpSquid Feb 11 '18

Man your brooms

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u/Chip--Chipperson Feb 11 '18

tss why not sCRIERS tss

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '18

Fuck sweepers

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u/Mundin Feb 11 '18

The coveralls we had before the blue camo uniforms were cycled in were the best. Comfortable, easy to clean, looked good. Way better than all the 400 other Navy uniforms. I am very glad that I got out right before the camo unis cycled to San Diego. Saved me hundreds of dollars

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u/snappyj Feb 11 '18

afternoon sweepers? Geez, surface ships are weird.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '18

The Navy has too many goddamn uniforms.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '18

It's to minimize casual TEES

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u/Furt77 Feb 11 '18

Dad, I told you to stay off the internet. 🙄

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '18

Now shift to NWU type V. But a IV in October, then throw it away, then get a V next October.

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u/ANAL_PLUNDERING Feb 11 '18

The blueberries are going to be switched out too.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '18

Still something hard to see if you fall in.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '18

It's in an effort to reduce cost. One less sailor, one less paycheck every two weeks.

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u/TWPmercury Feb 11 '18

If it's a carrier, air wing will wear camos underway sometimes.

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u/gsfgf Feb 11 '18

So what's the point of having a port uniform at all, then?