K-this is only vaguely related to Nuke Power (sorry!) , but I got new eyeglasses and I was wondering who I had to worry about in my future COC who would determine whether or not they were "eccentric or faddish", as those are the only determining statements in the regs.
Thx.
The short easy answer is anyone who is above you. But more than likely it will be a Chief. If you are worried, then why did you get glasses that aren't withing regs? Any pics of the glasses?
Justin
The regulation about "faddish" anything. Are subjective to the command and the bosses. While they don't look good the only truly safe glasses are the ones provided by Navy medical. However I have been wearing Tommy glasses for the past seven years and have had no problem however they are a conservative design. If the glasses have a typical color silver, gold, metallic, ect. But vibrant colors like white, pink, yellow, blue ect. Will probably attract negative attention. Shapes are the next issue any standard shape will not be a problem.
Here's my take, being a former Chief:
Yes, unfortunately, "faddish" is an extremely subjective term - and everyone above you in your CoC is going to use their own personal interpretation.
Probably the best description of where the "faddish" line falls is this:
Picture yourself standing in formation at a formal event such as a Change-of-Command ceremony; is the image of you standing there with your glasses, surrounded by ranks of your shipmates, closer to an overall professional image for you and the group? Or is that image closer to you standing way out from the crowd and looking like a goofball?
Unique/unusual doesn't always mean faddish, as long as you still look professional in uniform. And if an individual in the CoC does try to throw the "faddish" flag at you, you can usually win on appeal (to the Dept Head or whoever is next in line above the complainer) as long as you still look professional in uniform. Of course, when you're NOT in uniform, you can be as faddish as you want to be*.
- Greg
* = Void where prohibited, certain restrictions apply. ;)
My personal rule of thumb was to not spend much money on frames, and not be too surprised or heartbroken if the wire frames were bent out of shape donning a Mk 5 or OBA (modern translation for the Navy:Next Generation - MCU-2P mask or Scott Air-Pak ) for the real deal. Wire frame and shatterproof lenses.
My $0.02 I had two sets of glasses. One for the ship (underway primarily) and old pair not bad but pretty basic. And another new pair I wore other times. If you were contacts I do not recomend them while underway, I always had a problem with them getting too dry while in the plant.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GI_glasses
The only way to go!!!
or perhaps...
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/5752/bwallace5ve.jpg
General rule of thumb.......
If you have to ask if something is within uniform regulations or not....then it probably isn't.
Cheers,
GC
Simply put, they need to bear a "military appearance."
If they start singing the the Sesame Street song, "Three of these things are like each other, one of these things is not the same..." and you aren't one of the three...then, you might be a redneck. Oh, wait, that is something else. Then, you may want to use your fashion statement when not in uniform. I knew tons of people who wore the sorriest, cheapest birth control glasses (BCGs) while in uniform. They could have been GQ models on liberty.