US NAVY

When I was in the US NAVY, a supervisor would give me a "hit" on my dress white inspections if he could not see my undergarments. In 1992, the current US NAVY REG stated (I could not find the actual reg) that undergarments must be white as everyone knows white shows under white. I would wear flesh tones because I was embarrassed if others saw my undergarments. He got a kick out of making me an example. I would have to do extra duty, always with him there, for the "hit." I got so fed up with this that I sent a change up the chain of command. My CO was impressed, and he pushed it through.

Furthermore, in case you are wondering, I did not get my supervisor's signature on the request, so I went straight to my Division Officer. Sometime later, it was approved, and the US NAVY REGs were changed to "Shall be white or wearer's skin tone when worn with white shirts. Otherwise, color is optional." (US NAVY 2022). I never got the full credit for changing this. I do not even know when it did get approved. I did receive full support from my division, and my supervisor was reprimanded. He later tried to bring a gun to work and was separated from the Navy.