This entails ironing on carefully measured creases into the front and back of the working blues shirt, keeping our leather shoes gleaming and making sure that the dirt on the edges is cleaned off, and getting haircuts when needed. Although this helps plebes look clean and squared away, giving the effort to maintain a good-looking uniform also ensures that we “maintain the integrity of our uniforms”, as Admiral McRaven discussed. The working blues, SDB’s, and other uniforms we wear are more than just clothing – they are representations of the Navy. Every time we dress in our uniforms, we are serving as physical embodiments of the Navy, including its pride, heritage, and the sailors and Marines that strive to keep our nation secure. Thus, plebes and upperclassmen alike must be willing to maintain clean and well-kept uniforms not only to make ourselves look tidy, but to also represent the greater whole, or in this case, the United States
This entails ironing on carefully measured creases into the front and back of the working blues shirt, keeping our leather shoes gleaming and making sure that the dirt on the edges is cleaned off, and getting haircuts when needed. Although this helps plebes look clean and squared away, giving the effort to maintain a good-looking uniform also ensures that we “maintain the integrity of our uniforms”, as Admiral McRaven discussed. The working blues, SDB’s, and other uniforms we wear are more than just clothing – they are representations of the Navy. Every time we dress in our uniforms, we are serving as physical embodiments of the Navy, including its pride, heritage, and the sailors and Marines that strive to keep our nation secure. Thus, plebes and upperclassmen alike must be willing to maintain clean and well-kept uniforms not only to make ourselves look tidy, but to also represent the greater whole, or in this case, the United States