Every sailor to get PT uniforms, CNO says

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It’s official: All sailors will have their own Navy-issue physical training uniform.</p>

<p>Sources tell Navy Times that Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen could approve a new exercise ensemble as early as June 1. Final details such as fabric, funding and fielding are being finalized at the highest levels of Navy leadership....</p>

<p>...The Navy is the only military service without official servicewide workout gear. ...

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<p>This reminds me of a story I was told by a friend of mine who was the Resident Officer in Charge of Construction during the Haiti Operations during the early '90s. One morning, during PT, he was approached by an Army General who asked him why he wasn't wearing his PT uniform. His response "I am wearing my PT uniform, sir." :D</p>

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The Navy’s top admiral has rejected the first try at a service-wide physical training uniform, meaning the adoption of a universal PT uniform will be delayed for at least a few more months, Navy sources say.</p>

<p>Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen says he wants to get a physical training uniform in sailors’ sea bags quickly, but not at the cost of quality....

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