Corps field addressees that do not have Navy per-
sonnel attached. NOTE: The term “official cor-
respondence” will be used at various times in this
chapter. Official correspondence is defined in OP-
NAVINST 3120.32 as all written material,
documents, publications, charts, messages, and so
forth, addressed to or sent from the command.
UNITED STATES NAVY
UNIFORM REGULATIONS
Descriptions of authorized U.S. Navy uniforms
and the proper manner for their wear are
contained
in
United
States
Navy
Uniform
Regulations (NAVPERS 15665). This manual is
issued by direction of the Chief of Naval Opera-
tions and is the sole source for describing U.S.
Navy uniforms. It consists of the following five
chapters.
Chapter 1—General Regulations
Chapter 2—Uniform Composition and
Description
Chapter 3—Special Uniform Situations
Chapter 4—Insignia
Chapter 5—Awards
Figures 4-3, 4-4, and 4-5 were extracted from the
1981 edition of Navy Uniform Regulations. The
master copy of this publication is normally main-
tained in the command’s administrative office.
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Figure 4-3.—Chapter 2 uniform illustration from 1981 edition of United States Navy Uniform Regulations (Male).
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