As part of a larger effort to introduce what officials are calling \u201cflexibility\u201d to the clothes sailors wear, Naval Personnel Command released uniform reforms designed to address everything from blizzard weather conditions to your next swim test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With winter descending on sailors in northern climes, officials announced Monday that the black neck gaiter is reauthorized during \u201cextreme cold weather conditions.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it can be worn only with the cold weather parka, Navy working uniform type II\/III parka, pea coat, reefer and all weather coat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRegional commanders will promulgate policy that determines when neck gaiters may be worn within their area of responsibility,\u201d wrote Navy spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Adam R. Cole in an email to Navy Times, adding that commanding officers afloat set the standard for their vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officials also announced that they\u2019re working to improve the NWU and cold weather parka black fleece liner by adding an outer fabric that resists rain and wind, an attached tab for rank or pay grade, and two side-access pockets that zip closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n