Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner!!!
you are so .... typical... of the mindset of the small bureaucrat...
1. The blue dress "A" uniform (or for officers, the blue-white dress "A" uniform when appropriate to the season) may be prescribed for parades, ceremonies and formal or semiformal social functions. The blue or blue-white dress "A" uniform, as appropriate, will be prescribed for the following official military/social occasions:
a. Parades, ceremonies, reviews, solemnities, and entertainments when the commander/senior officer present desires to pay special honors to the occasion.
b. Official visits of, or to, United States civil officials, officers of the United States Armed Forces, and officials/officers of foreign governments, according to chapter 12, U.S. Navy Regulations.
c. Receptions given by, or in honor of, officials/officers listed in chapter 12, U.S. Navy Regulations.
d. At daytime formal or semiformal occasions.