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Reba and me after the Veteran's Day honors at church this morning.

We will be wearing them again this Tuesday (Veterans Day) along with many others for the elementary kids program.

It has been about 20 years since we have worn them last.
 

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Thank you, you two for your service to our country!
 
I've seen these when I worked at Great Lakes. I was likely to see these at Galley 535, and they are cool. I believe the highest ranking I ever saw was Master Chief Petty Officer. Saw that one only once.
 
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TCS & Reba you look great. Twenty years and you can still fit into your uniforms...now that is amazing. Thank you for serving our country.
 
You folks look fabulous in your uniforms. Happy Veterans day on Tues.

Best regards,
Annie
 
TCS & Reba you look great. Twenty years and you can still fit into your uniforms...now that is amazing. Thank you for serving our country.

I was just about to post that too, about TCS & Reba still being able to wear their uniforms 20 years later . I agree with you .
 
Reba and me after the Veteran's Day honors at church this morning.

We will be wearing them again this Tuesday (Veterans Day) along with many others for the elementary kids program.

It has been about 20 years since we have worn them last.

Those look like dress uniforms to my untrained eye. Did you get to keep several sets or did you have to buy new when you wanted them for ceremonial purposes?
 
Those look like dress uniforms to my untrained eye. Did you get to keep several sets or did you have to buy new when you wanted them for ceremonial purposes?
We are both wearing our dress blue uniforms.

When we retired we could keep all our uniforms. I kept my dress blues, with an extra white shirt, the bucket hat, purse, dress shoes, boon dockers (work shoes), raincoat with zip-out liner, black gloves, khaki skirt, belt and blouse, khaki hat cover and garrison cap, khaki jacket, all my ribbons and medals, name tag, and extra white hat cover. I got rid of all my other uniforms.

TCS kept his dress blues, white hat, ribbons, medals, name tag and shoes. He didn't want any of the other old uniforms.

Since we would be wearing a uniform only for ceremonies there would be no reason to keep any of our work uniforms--we would never have any occasion for wearing them. The only exception is that I kept my chief's khakis in case I ever got invited to a chiefs' event, such as a chiefs' initiation ceremony.

The rule for retirees wearing uniforms is that they can either wear a uniform that they wore when serving, or they can wear whatever their service is wearing currently, with the appropriate grooming standards. That's why TCS could wear a beard with his uniform--during a period of the 1970's when he served, sailors were allowed to wear full beards.

Some people buy new uniforms if their old ones look shabby or don't fit. Fortunately, mine still looked good and still fit. :)

The worst uniforms to keep are the summer white dress uniforms. They turn yellow.
 
I have no idea, TCS is your husband.

Both of you look great in uniforms! :D
 
Reba and TCS, Thank you very much for your service! Happy Veteran's Day!
 
Very nice picture and i learned something, that you two were a pair, i never knew!!

Graciously poised, and salute!
(even though I'm not an American, but to show a mark of respect)
 
I have to amend my earlier post to Jane.

When digging thru our closet for our uniforms, I found that I actually save more parts than I remembered. I found my white purse and shoes, and my original (as in 1970) dress blue uniform. I might take a picture later to show how different the original one looked. I also found the original neckties that I wore. The newer one that I wore in the picture was "fake"--they're stitched into bow ties. The original ones had to be tied into square-knot ties. Now, they don't even wear the fake ones; they wear little tabs for ties, like the Air Force.

I also found the original buttons and gloves to my summer light blues. That uniform went obsolete in the '70's. It was a light-blue seersucker jacket and skirt, with matching hat or hat cover. It required a lot of starch and ironing to look sharp. The buttons had to be removed before washing the uniform. It was worn with black gloves for inspections. (Yes, this was our summer work uniform!) :lol:
 
Great picture and thank you for sharing! Happy Veteran's Day!
 
:wave:wow, :ty: for sharing that, that is beautiful!
I'm really glad to see the picture :D
 
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