To: Robe
Sailors of the old-time Navy kept their hair greased into pony tails with ship's tar. To avoid this mess from dirtying their uniforms, a reversed "bib" was added which could be removed, replaced and washed separately.
The current Navy enlisted dress uniform still features this reversed "bib".
To: grobdriver
that's interesting. i never knew that
49 posted on
08/19/2003 3:21:21 PM PDT by
bethelgrad
(for God, country, and the Corps OOH RAH!)
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