signalmen, and others on watch above decks and by all boats' crews; by all persons above decks at "all hands" when going in or out of port; and generally by men above decks and in common living spaces; but commanding officers may prescribe or permit working dress for other persons as may be most suitable to the exercise of duty of the ship at the time.

(c) A dress board, on which will be indicated the uniform of the day for the crew, is kept posted in a conspicuous place.

(d) When embarked on Army transports, those of the naval service wear the uniform prescribed by the senior line officer or marine line officer embarked. The prescribed uniform as far as practicable conforms to that prescribed by the officer commanding the troops embarked.

EXCEPTIONS TO REGULAR UNIFORM OF THE DAY

(a) Cooks at work in the galleys wear white undress, without neckerchiefs, and white aprons. When not on duty there, they shall wear the uniform of the day. Messmen while performing their duties as such wear white undress, without neckerchiefs (marines, the corresponding uniform), and they may wear this uniform any time below decks, but at quarters and off duty they wear the uniform of the day. Mess attendants on board ship wear the white jacket, with white or blue trousers, according to the prescribed uniform of the day. When leaving the ship, they wear the same uniform as other enlisted men.

(b) In warm weather at sea, or in port, chief petty officers who may be engaged in work which might stain, soil, or wet their clothing may be permitted to remove their coats.

(c) At and in isolated anchorages for target practice or similar service, when hot weather or other conditions render it desirable, the uniform of the day for enlisted men may be modified by omitting the jumper, chief petty officers leaving off the coat and wearing shirts, with belts instead of suspenders for the trousers. This uniform will be indicated by signal. Jumpers will be resumed at the supper hour. All cooks, mess attendants, members of the guard, and persons that have occasion to enter officers' quarters shall not wear this uniform, and running boats' crews will be exempted unless otherwise especially directed. A morning signal fixing the uniform the same as the day before will not apply to this variation; a new signal will be required for each day.

(d) The foul-weather clothing and raincoats may be worn as circumstances warrant.

(e) Dungarees.-Dungarees of the prescribed pattern may be worn by enlisted men when engaged in work which by reason of its nature would soil their other uniforms. This pertains more particularly to those in the engineers' force; to artisans and mechanicians; to the deck force when scaling or painting ship or handling stores; to the crews of repair, supply, and fuel ships during working hours or when handling stores or fuel; and to the crews of submarines when under way or during working hours in port, and to the aviation force at shore stations when overhauling, repairing aircraft, or engaged in their maintenance or upkeep. In no case should this be interpreted to apply to those off duty, to men when not engaged in work which might soil their other uniforms, nor as a regular uniform of the day. It is prescribed for those on watch, on duty, or while so engaged in the above-men

tioned cases of work, and at all other times everyone must conform to the regular uniform of the day. In no case in entering or leaving port are dungarees allowed on the upper decks nor worn by any others than those on watch in the engineers' department; nor in port at any time other than by those who are actually required to do so; nor by anyone at shore stations except at their places of work or in going to and from such places from their quarters. No other than regular uniform dungarees are allowed.

(f) Blue shirts with soft blue turned-down collars may be worn when prescribed by the senior officer present.

SIDE ARMS, LEGGINGS, ETC.

(a) Leggings are worn by enlisted men of the Navy with any form of dress when under arms for parade or ceremony, or infantry or artillery drill, or a landing party, or on guard detail, or when on duty ashore as patrol or beachmaster's guard, or as mail orderly. With leggings, high black shoes are worn by enlisted men. Trousers will be rolled tightly against the leg and neatly tucked inside the leggings. Under no circumstances should trousers be pulled out and allowed to bag down over the tops of the leggings.

(b) When the revolver is carried, the belt shall be worn outside of every coat, including the overcoat, the revolver being worn slightly in front of the right hip. The cartridge attachment worn with the cartridge belt shall be worn in front and to the right and left of the belt buckle. If only one cartridge attachment is worn, it shall be to the right of the buckle.

(c) A petty officer on boat duty, in charge of guard boat, or on other special duty shall wear the service

revolver belt, but this provision shall not apply to the coxswain of a boat unless the crew of the boat is armed.

(d) Men wearing side arms shall not remove their caps or other head covering except indoors.

PINS AND JEWELRY

No watch chains, fobs, pins, or other jewelry shall be worn exposed upon the uniform by enlisted men in the Navy or Marine Corps, except sleeve buttons and shirt studs, as prescribed, and authorized decorations, medals, ribbons, and honorable-discharge buttons.

THE HAIR AND BEARD

The hair, beard, and mustache shall be worn neatly trimmed. The face shall be kept clean shaved, except that a mustache or beard and mustache may be worn at discretion. No eccentricities in the manner of wearing the hair, beard, or mustache are allowed.

GENEVA-CROSS BRASSARD AND SICK-LIST BADGE

(a) The Geneva-cross brassard shall consist of a band of white cotton bearing a red Geneva cross painted or stitched on the band, to be fastened around the upper part of the right arm over the outer garment. The band shall be 4 inches wide, the cross 3 inches in height and width, and the arms of the cross 1 inch wide. It is worn by the ambulance and firstaid parties.

RAIN CLOTHING

(a) Two types of rain clothing are prescribed for men-foul-weather clothing (oilskins, boots, and sou'westers) and light raincoats.

(b) The foul-weather clothing as prescribed and issued to ships as equipment, with or without rubber boots, may be worn by men in foul weather, at sea, or in port, including getting under way and coming to anchor, and also by whole boats' crews, unless specially ordered not to be worn. When the weather is too cold to go barefoot, men may wear rubber boots during wet weather or while washing down the deck, but rubber boots alone shall not be worn by the crews of power boats.

(c) The raincoats specified for men are not designed for heavy-weather service, but for inclement weather, as when going from shelter to shelter, or liberty, and like service.

LAWS AFFECTING THE UNIFORM

(a) The following are acts of Congress with reference to discrimination against persons lawfully wearing the uniform and with reference to the unlawful wearing of the uniform:

(b) "That hereafter no proprietor, manager, or employee of a theater or other public place of entertainment or amusement in the District of Columbia, or in any Territory, the District of Alaska, or insular possession of the United States, shall make, or cause to be made, any discrimination against any person lawfully wearing the uniform of the Army, Navy, Revenue Cutter Service, or Marine Corps of the United States because of that uniform, and any person making or causing to be made such discrimination shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding $500." (Act Mar. 1, 1911 (36 Stat. L. 963, 964).) (For information as to various State laws, the statutes of the various States should be consulted.)