According to a statement from then Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, sailors want uniforms that are more efficient and a lot less blue. The blue camouflage uniform, which was first introduced in 2009, was mocked and dubbed the nickname "aquaflage" for only camouflaging a sailor if they fell overboard. The full transition of the uniforms will be implemented by 2019. The forest-green digital camouflage uniform was created by Naval Special Warfare Command as a tactical uniform and has been used by other expeditionary sailors. The Navy first announced the uniform switch from blue to green back in August 2016 after leadership said the change was due to sailors' feedback. New recruits, officer candidates, and sailors who are assigned to Navy Region Southwest will be the first to sport the forest green digital camouflage uniform (NWU Type III). Beginning on October 1, the Navy's blue camouflage work uniforms (NWU Type I) will be a thing of the past. The Navy is parting ways from their blue camo work uniforms.
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