WASHINGTON -- Optional wear of the Navy and command ball caps was authorized Sept. 1 with Navy Working Uniforms (NSU) (Type I, II and III) as well as with flight suits, coveralls, Flame Resistant ...

By the 1970s, ball caps had officially become an option for the working uniform, but only to be worn in the "ship or squadron's immediate area," updated regulations read. Big Navy embraced them by ...

WASHINGTON -- The Navy and command ball caps may be worn in place of the eight-point cover with the Navy Working Uniform Type I, II or III beginning Sept. 1, as outlined in NAVADMIN 200/14 ...

1, when the Navy’s new policy allowing wearing of Navy and command ball caps with the Navy Working Uniform goes into effect — that the ship would adopt that policy. Photo by Mark D.