The Navy has offered updates on a new utility boot for its sailors to wear, as well as a few other uniform tweaks that are meant to cut costs and simplify sea bags for sailors.
In a message released on December 20, 2022, the Navy announced that sailors can now wear the black cold weather parka with their Type III Navy working uniforms in addition to the parka made of the same camouflage pattern as their uniforms. Also, the service is now letting women wear silver, white and yellow gold, white pearl and colorless diamond earrings with all uniforms.
The sea service also provided an update on the latest version of a utility boot that has been in testing since at least 2019. The “I-Boot 5” is an updated and improved version of the Navy’s current utility boot — the I-Boot 4. That version was rolled out in late 2018. Some version of the black, leather safety boots have been a staple of sailors’ uniforms since the Navy rolled out the original, blue Navy working uniform in 2009.
