{"id":19543,"date":"2018-02-02T22:13:21","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T22:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/02\/the-navy-is-rolling-out-new-coveralls-finally\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:16:32","slug":"the-navy-is-rolling-out-new-coveralls-finally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/02\/02\/the-navy-is-rolling-out-new-coveralls-finally\/","title":{"rendered":"The Navy is rolling out new coveralls, finally"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The new coveralls will be known as the IFRV.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

The Navy will begin issuing a new version of fire-retardant coveralls in the next couple of months, replacing the uniform currently worn by nearly all sailors at sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It marks the end of an extensive effort to develop and field fire-retardant uniforms for shipboard sailors because a previous one \u2014 the Navy Working Uniform Type I \u2014 was a safety hazard that melted when exposed to flames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new coveralls \u2014 known as the Improved Fire Retardant Variant \u2014 will be issued to sailors after the Navy runs out of the current version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are about 21,000 of the original models left on the shelves of the Defense Logistic Agency, which will only last another two or three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navy officials say it will take about a year before all sailors will be wearing the new coveralls. Individual sailors get new sets of coveralls every six months and will have to wait until their next issue before they\u2019ll get their new duds.<\/p>\n\n\n\t