13 November 2023 - 07:49


Changes continued to be made until 1921, just prior to the release of the new uniform instructions of 1922. The changes were so volumious in the first years of the order’s existence that a revised edition was issued on 20 January 1917. The incorporation of reserve personnel into active service, the changing weapons of war, the influence of the dress of our allies and the changing styles of civilian clothing are all reflected in the many official modifications of the Navy Uniform Regulations of 1913. In time of war, there are always changes in military dress, and during the period of the first World War, the dress of the Navy of the United States was no exception.
