The Navy is in the midst of redesigning those much loathed slacks, and is loosening some uniform regulations in the meantime to accommodate women who can't stand them.

In October 2015, he stated, “In the Navy and in the Marine Corps, we are moving towards uniforms that don’t divide us as male or female, but rather unite us as sailors or Marines.” ...

The latest updates to the Navy 's uniform policy include a host of changes for women, including improved slacks and skirts for some ranks, flats authorized for optional wear, and a nursing top for ...

Instead of requiring women in boot camp to have their hair cut to the lower edge of the uniform collar, they would only be required to choose a hairstyle that meets Navy uniform regulations ...

These uniforms enable us to talk about an issue that the military finally confronted in the 1970s: how a once entirely male force addressed the integration of women -- and their unique ...

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has spent years ordering the Navy and Marine Corps to jettison female specific uniform styles as a way to ensure women don't feel apart from their male peers. "I think ...

The same report also referenced uniform initiatives for caps, parkas and PT uniforms for both men and women. Women who were contacted about the online survey are encouraged to take part in it ...

A midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy on Wednesday stood up amid a sea of white dress uniforms and asked Navy Secretary Ray Mabus why the service is trying to make women look like men.

Approximately 16,000 randomly selected female officers and enlisted are being asked to participate in the online survey on the fit, design and durability of Navy uniforms in a Fleet-wide survey ...

Women sailors will soon be getting black crackerjacks and the iconic "Dixie cup" cover as part of the Navy's top-down push to render uniform styling gender-neutral.

Also, cell phones can be carried on belts outside uniforms for those who need them for Navy work. The changes resulted from a Navy task force survey that gathered feedback from 40,000 sailors in 2003.