Camp Pendleton uniform regulations in 1968 stated ‘dungarees’ (blue jeans) were only allowed when participating in a rodeo or working on your car.
I was run in by the Shore Patrol for being in town wearing a shirt without a collar. For that ‘crime’, I was confined to base for two weekends.
At Pentagon in 62-64, living in Quarters ‘K’ about 1/2 mile from ‘office’ and for Mid Watch 23-0700 they had to wear DRESS uniforms to work, change into dungarees for field day and change back into DressU to go back home.
Could ‘understand’ that maybe on weekdays but not weekends with very ‘few’ outsiders around.
‘They may have slacked up near end of tour and allowed Undress blues while in transit to work and home NO stops anywhere...