I came across this and thought it was interesting. What's the pulse, are pilots grumpy about this, or is the color of their pajamas still enough to make them feel special?
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Sorry, pilots, your flight suits may not be exclusive for much longer.
Crewmembers aboard this guided-missile destroyer are testing new flame-resistant "flyers coveralls" as part of a Navy trial of new working uniforms at sea. Although blue instead of green, they otherwise resemble the jumpsuits worn by aviators. As of last month, they were earning positive reviews.
"It's convenient because I got so many pockets," Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Woodland said, eying the zippers across his chest, pants and back.
The Carney is the first of three ships performing a wear test of two new sets of coveralls for the service's Fleet Forces Command in Norfolk, Va., an effort to find an alternative to the Navy's much-maligned first-generation flame-resistant coverall.
Ushered into the fleet last year after the service discovered its patterned working uniforms were highly flammable, the coveralls, known as FRVs, proved to be duds themselves. The material wasn't breathable, sailors complained. It shrunk in the wash, forcing sailors to constantly ask for new ones. And the material faded and wrinkled quickly over time.
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