NAVPERS 15665, U.S. NAVY UNIFORMS: CH 3

Question 1

Commanding officers shall require clothing of all E1/E2/E3 personnel to be inspected at regular intervals to insure that each person possesses the required seabag.

Answer 1

Stencil letters shall be approximately 3/8 inch high blocked letters. Markings shall be black on white uniforms, and white on blue uniforms.

Question 2

Embroidered letters on Navy coveralls shall be approximately 3/4 inch high blocked letters.

Answer 2

Navy coveralls and NWU’s are required to have U.S. NAVY tape worn approximately 1/4 inch, centered side to side, over the wearer’s left breast pocket.

Question 3

Belt With Clip: Plain cloth or webbing, same color as uniform, 1-1/4 inch wide (men), 1 inch wide (woman). A cotton or nylon web belt may be worn with all uniforms

Answer 3

a. Men wear the belt with clip to the LEFT of the buckle, Women wear the belt with clip to the RIGHT of the buckle with the exception of the Navy Working Uniform (NWU) and Coveralls

Question 4

Garrison Cap: Wear squarely on the head, with fore and aft crease centered vertically between the eyebrows and the lowest point approximately 1 inch above the eyebrows.

Answer 4

NWU Trousers, Black made of authorized fabric (75/25% poly/wool blend)

Question 5

Miniature Medal. Replica of large medal, 1/2 the size of large medal. There is no miniature Medal of Honor.

Answer 5

If ribbons are not in multiples of three, the top row contains the lesser number, and the center of this row sits over the center of the one below it.

Question 6

Wear ribbons with the lower edge of the bottom row centered 1/4 inch above the left breast pocket and parallel to the deck.

Answer 6

Embroidered rating badges worn on blue working jackets and utility shirts have no specialty mark.

Question 7

Chevrons on rating badges for men, E-4 through E-6, measure 3-1/4 inches wide.

Answer 7

Chevrons on women’s rating badges measure 2-1/2 inches wide and their rating insignia is 3/4 the size of men’s

Question 8

Women wearing the men’s peacoat will use the men’s size rating badge on the peacoat.

Answer 8

Men and women wear the same size rating badge (3-1/4 inches wide) on the blue working jacket.

Question 9

Rating badges with Navy blue backgrounds are worn on Navy blue uniforms.

Answer 9

There are two blue background materials: (1) 75/25% poly/wool and 55/45% poly/wool gabardine used on women’s Service Dress Blue; (2) 100% wool serge used on peacoats and men’s Service Dress Blue Jumper

Question 10

Rating badges are sewn on the left sleeve centered between the shoulder seam and the elbow

Answer 10

Seamen and seamen apprentices wear white stripes on blue uniforms and navy blue stripes on white uniforms.

Question 11

Firemen and firemen apprentices wear red stripes on blue and white uniforms.

Answer 11

Airmen and airmen apprentices wear emerald green stripes on blue and white uniforms.

Question 12

E-l’s wear the striker mark only, centered 2 inches above the midway point between shoulder and elbow on the left sleeve of all Service Dress uniforms

Answer 12

Command Master Chief. One inch silver star; one ray down.

Question 13

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD). Contact mine superimposed on a crossed torpedo and aircraft bomb.

Answer 13

MCPON, Fleet Force Master Chief. One inch gold star; one ray down.

Question 14

Wear metal rank insignia on each epaulet centered from side to side with the bottom edge of the device approximately 3/4 inch from the squared end of the epaulet on the black relax fit jacket.

Answer 14

Embroidered miniature sized (approximately 1-1/4 inch) collar device tapes on Navy coveralls and the Navy Working Uniform (NWU).

Question 15

Personnel who qualify for gold service strips outlined in article and are entitled to wear gold chevrons vice cardinal on the collar devices for Navy coveralls.

Answer 15

Place collar devices 1 inch from the front and lower edges of the collar and place the vertical axis of the insignia along an imaginary line bisecting the angle of the collar point. Eagles face toward the front (inward).

Question 16

SLEEVE INSIGNIA:
(1) FLEET ADMIRAL. Wear one 2 inch stripe with four ½ inch stripes above it.
(2) ADMIRAL. Wear one 2 inch stripe with three ½ inch stripes above it.
(6) CAPTAIN. Wear four ½ inch stripes
(7) COMMANDER. Wear three ½ inch stripes.
(8) LIEUTENANT COMMANDER. Wear two ½ inch stripes with one 1/4
inch stripe in between.

Answer 16

Line officers wear the grade insignia on both collar points.

Question 17

The chevrons on rating badges measure 3-1/4 inches wide for male CPO’s and rating badges measure 2-1/2 inches wide for female CPO’s.

Answer 17

Rating insignia, chevrons and rockers for women are 3/4 the size of the men’s rating badges.

Question 18

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. Wear three gold stars above the eagle and one gold star in place of the specialty mark.

Answer 18

Fleet/Force Master Chief Petty Officers. Wear two gold stars above the eagle and one gold star in place of the specialty mark

Question 19

MCPO’s assigned to a full time CM/C billet (NEC 9579/9580) wear silver stars above the eagle and a silver star in place of the specialty mark. Senior Chief Petty Officers and Chief Petty Officers filling CM/C billets do not replace the specialty mark with a star.

Answer 19

Post Tour CM/C’s. Wear two silver stars above the eagle and a silver specialty mark in the center of the rating badge (excluding past MCPON’s and FM/C’s).

Question 20

SOFT SHOULDER BOARDS:

1. General. CPOs wear soft shoulder boards on the Service Dress Blue white shirt and black V-neck sweater.
2. Description. The soft shoulder board is black cloth with anchor, and stars as appropriate, indicating rank. The bottom of the anchor is approximately 3/4 inch from the end of the board. Same size soft shoulder boards are worn by men and women.

Answer 20

SERVICE STRIPES: embroidered diagonal stripes, 7 inches long and 3/8 inch wide for male CPO’s. Male El-E6 personnel wear service stripes 5-1/4 inches long and 3/8 inch wide. Navy women wear service stripes 5-1/4 inches long and 1/4 inch wide.

Question 21

SERVICE STRIPES: Sew on the left sleeve of Dress Blue, Dress White, Dinner Dress Blue Jacket, and the Dinner Dress White Jacket with the lower ends to the front. The lower end of the first stripe is 2 inches from the end of the sleeve. Color. Stripes are either cardinal, gold or blue as specified.

Answer 21

Personnel whose most recent 12 cumulative years of Naval active or active reserve service meets requirements for Good Conduct Service (that which meets minimum requirements for performance, conduct and evaluations marks for the Good Conduct Award) shall wear gold rating badges and gold service stripes on Dress Blue uniforms, Dinner Dress Blue uniforms and Dinner Dress Blue/White Jacket uniforms.

Question 22

Command Senior Enlisted Leader Identification Badge:
Regular badges are ap­proximately 1-3/4 inches by 1-3/8 inches, oval, and bor­dered with a gold chain. Only one Command Senior Enlisted Identification Badge may be worn at any one time.

Men wear on the left pocket. On pockets with flaps, (except NWU), center the badge between the lower point of the flap and bottom of the pocket, midway between the sides. On pockets without flaps, center the badge on the pocket. On the full dress uniforms, center the badge on the left pocket 1/4 inch below the lowest row of medals or below the second breast insignia, if authorized

Answer 22

Command Senior Enlisted Leader Identification Badge: Women wear the full size badge centered 1/4 inch above the right breast pocket. On uniforms without breast pockets, place the badge in the same relative position as ribbons/medals. When wearing a name tag, center the device 1/4 inch above nametag. As an option, the command senior enlisted leader identification badge may be worn centered on the left breast pocket.

Question 23

Career Counselor:
The words are embossed around the outside of the badge in gold lettering set in a blue background (“United States Navy,” “Career Counselor,” and two stars). The center contains an eagle design, similar to the Bureau of Naval Personnel seal.
Wear on the left side. The badge may be worn on all uniforms except formal and dinner dress.

Answer 23

UNIFORM REGULATIONS