“Yeah, but why?”
Morale.
Zumwalt was the worst CNO in living memory. After he blessedly left, the Navy began to try and rescue the uniform.
I was in the club on Treasure Island in 1977 when, for the first time in forever, a sailor walked in wearing the old crackerjack uniform. Every sailor in the place stood up, cheered, and applauded.
And some of those guys were waiting for admin discharge.
Of course, the Army has shot themselves in the foot with this picture of a woman wearing the 1st Cav patch and combat infantryman’s badge. It is truly nauseating.