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Royal Canadian Navy sailors parading in No. 1 Dress, with medals and accoutrements A master seaman of the Royal Canadian Navy (centre foreground) in No. 1A Dress. No. 1 – Navy blue, double-breasted coat and trousers naval dress uniform worn with a white long-sleeve shirt and black necktie, with full-sized medals, swords, and other accoutrements
Historical service dress for the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Air Force, and the Royal Canadian Navy on display. Also called a "walking-out" or "duty uniform", it is the military equivalent of the business suit; it is the standard uniform for appearing in public (hence the moniker "walking-out dress").
The predominant colours of Royal Navy uniforms are navy blue and white. Since reforms in 1997 male and female ratings have worn the same ceremonial uniform. [1] RN uniforms have served as the template for many maritime uniforms throughout the world, especially in the British Empire and Commonwealth.
"Royal Canadian Naval Association Naval Memorial (1995)" by André Gauthier (sculptor) was erected on the shore of Lake Ontario in Spencer Smith Park in Burlington, Ontario. The 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) high-cast bronze statue depicts a Second World War Canadian sailor in the position of attention saluting his lost shipmates.
According to Canadian Forces Dress Instructions, the Monarch or their representative (the Governor General) may wear the uniform and corresponding cap/hat badge of a flag/general officer, with a special flag/general officer sleeve braid embellished with the governor general's badge, and a large embroidered governor general's badge on the shoulder straps or boards, facing forward.
Members of the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Air Force, and Royal Canadian Navy, with the latter two elements wearing their respective No. 3B Service Dress uniforms. Although the Canadian Armed Forces is a single service, its respective environmental commands maintain "distinctive environmental uniforms", distinct for its specific environmental ...
A Royal Naval rating in 1A uniform (a modern sailor suit). A sailor suit is a uniform that originated in England, traditionally worn by enlisted seamen in a navy or other governmental sea services. It later developed into a popular clothing style for children, especially as dress clothes and school uniforms.
The Royal Canadian Navy is distinct among the world navies that it does not differentiate the uniforms of its officers and non-commissioned members (NCM). Everybody, including junior NCMs, wears suits and ties with service caps or hats. Sailor suits and sailor caps are not worn anymore. [9]