“I think that if you want to create a form of respect in the regiment, there’s no better way than to show a visual difference between the officers and the enlisted,” George said. Consideration is being given to issuing the uniforms to not only Cadet Officers but to Cadet Chief Petty Officers next school year. 1stSgt Worthy and I felt the same way and we proposed it to the Commandant, and he totally agreed.” CDR Schock reached out to the NJROTC Area 07 Manager who made an additional $15,000 available to the Academy to purchase the uniforms.Ĭurrently, the Regimental Staff wears the uniform once a week, as well as during parades and on special occasions. “I asked the students how they felt about blues, and they very much wanted them back.
It is the Navy’s formal traditional uniform, and as Farragut is the Navy’s only honor school I felt it was only appropriate that we bring them back.”ĬDR Schock started with the students. When the opportunity came to join Farragut, one of the things that struck me was the lack of Dress Blues. “One thing I’ll never forget is that in his house in New Jersey in a place of prominence he had a picture of himself in front of the battalion in dress blues. “My uncle was Battalion Commander of North ‘46,” he said. It was really when the Commandant CDR Wallingford ,CDR Schock and 1stSgt Worthy started talking about the idea.”Īlthough he’s not a graduate of Farragut, CDR Schock has a long family history here. “For seven years I wanted them to come back. “I used to look through the window of the museum and see Charlie Duke’s dress blues and wish we could wear them,” George said. ’18 during the Homecoming Parade in November Regimental Commander George Hamilton, Jr. It was a decision that couldn’t have come soon enough for this year’s Regimental Commander George Hamilton, Jr. No decision has highlighted these fine young people as the recent one to allow officers to, again, wear the Navy Service Dress Blues. The Dress Blues only need the jacket over them. Now, the Naval Science department has moved the uniforms into a more multipurpose model, with each uniform requiring the same black pants and shoes, interchanging with the khaki and white shirts. The Navy funds one NSU uniform per cadet, but in the past Farragut parents were required to buy Salt and Peppers (white shirts with black trousers) and Dress Blues, Whites (an all white uniform), travel gear, as well as any extra uniforms cadets may have needed. “We have a unique opportunity to combine academic excellence and character education here in part because of the NJROTC program, and we end up producing fine young men and women prepared for success in our global community.”Ībout 10 years ago the formal uniform had been discontinued due to high cost to families. “I don’t think you can say it any better than that,” said Senior Naval Science Instructor, CDR Rick Schock.
#NAVY DRESS BLUES PLUS#
“Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.” – Rev. Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) School Updates.A Day in the Life of a Boarding Student.
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