[OldMissileer]

However, it would seem to make it more difficult to spot an overboard in the ocean.

A couple years ago a Navy Captain(now Admiral) friend of mine who was a part of the uniform board back then told me the Navy cammo was to help keep snipers from targeting the troops while they were walking around on their ships when in foreign ports.

[A Navy Vet]

"...the Navy cammo was to help keep snipers from targeting the troops while they were walking around on their ships when in foreign ports."

Okay. However, the "dark" blue/gray camis stand out against the solid haze gray ship paint. I don't get that reasoning.