Uniform Resources
Flash/Chevron/Petty Officer Patch Placement
Sea Cadets
League Cadets
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*You know what really grinds my gears?!?*
Rolling the NeckerchiefIt's tough to get it perfect and it takes more than one person, but it looks fantastic when you get it right! |
Ironing
These creases also include creases on the sleeves, splitting the shoulder flashers in half and running down the length of the sleeve. The pants are ironed standard fore and aft (thats front and back, for you landlubbers).
Starch is not required to make sharp creases, but it doesn't necessarily hurt. Using too much starch will cause the uniform to shine, which you want to avoid.
To get really sharp creases without starch you need an iron that has a steam function. Use the iron on it's highest heat setting and steam press along all of the creases, letting the iron sit in place for a few seconds all of the way along each crease. Once you've done one crease entirely, flip it over and do the other side of the same crease! Sounds redundant, but it will really make your uniform look good.
Make sure you iron out all of the wrinkles in tough to get areas like around the shoulders, especially the unwanted extra creases caused by ironing.
Remember, nothing makes you stand out from a crowd in an outstanding way like a well-pressed uniform! Learn how to do this yourself, it will save you money and is always a useful thing to know how to do!
What uniforms require ironing?
ALL OF THEM! Even CUUs need to have their collars pressed and bacon strips ironed!
The uniforms that require military creases (sleeve creases and the two creases down the front and three in the back) are utilities, summer whites (only Chiefs and Officers wear these) and khakis.
REMEMBER, male dress blues and both male and female dress whites are ironed INSIDE OUT! They do NOT have fore and aft creases in the pants, rather they are pressed INSIDE OUT at the seams to create an INBOARD crease.
Starch is not required to make sharp creases, but it doesn't necessarily hurt. Using too much starch will cause the uniform to shine, which you want to avoid.
To get really sharp creases without starch you need an iron that has a steam function. Use the iron on it's highest heat setting and steam press along all of the creases, letting the iron sit in place for a few seconds all of the way along each crease. Once you've done one crease entirely, flip it over and do the other side of the same crease! Sounds redundant, but it will really make your uniform look good.
Make sure you iron out all of the wrinkles in tough to get areas like around the shoulders, especially the unwanted extra creases caused by ironing.
Remember, nothing makes you stand out from a crowd in an outstanding way like a well-pressed uniform! Learn how to do this yourself, it will save you money and is always a useful thing to know how to do!
What uniforms require ironing?
ALL OF THEM! Even CUUs need to have their collars pressed and bacon strips ironed!
The uniforms that require military creases (sleeve creases and the two creases down the front and three in the back) are utilities, summer whites (only Chiefs and Officers wear these) and khakis.
REMEMBER, male dress blues and both male and female dress whites are ironed INSIDE OUT! They do NOT have fore and aft creases in the pants, rather they are pressed INSIDE OUT at the seams to create an INBOARD crease.
Ribbons, medals, awards, oh my!
Wearing Ribbons/Medals on Dress Uniforms
Service Dress Uniform Full Dress UniformNotice the ribbons switch sides and you lose the name plate when you're wearing medals!
Click here for the ribbon chart |
Ribbon CheckersClick on the ribbons to use this nifty guy that shows you how your ribbons are supposed to look!
Sea Cadet RibbonsLeague Cadet Ribbons |