Female Recruits Issued Dixie Cups

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  • 160404-N-CM124-002 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (April 4, 2016) Engineman 2nd Class Shanice Floyd, a recruit division commander, ensures the proper fit of Seaman Recruit Megan Marte’s white enlisted hat, or “Dixie cup,” during uniform issue at Recruit Training Command. Marte was among the first female recruits to be issued the Dixie cup as part of the Navy’s efforts for uniformity in service members’ uniforms. (U.S. Navy photo by Sue Krawczyk/Released)
  • 160404-N-CM124-004 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (April 4, 2016) Seaman Recruit Izzy Sanchez relieves her white enlisted hat, or “Dixie cup,” during uniform issue at Recruit Training Command. Sanchez was among the first female recruits to be issued the Dixie cup as part of the Navy’s efforts for uniformity in service members’ uniforms. (U.S. Navy photo by Sue Krawczyk/Released)
  • 160404-N-CM124-003 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (April 4, 2016) Female seaman recruits receive their white enlisted hats, or “Dixie Cups,” during uniform issue at Recruit Training Command. These women were among the first recruits to be issued the Dixie cup as part of the Navy’s efforts for uniformity in service members’ uniforms. (U.S. Navy photo by Sue Krawczyk/Released)
  • 160404-N-CM124-005 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (April 4, 2016) Chief Boatswain’s Mate Ludwik Dyrkacz, a recruit division commander, ensures the proper fit of Seaman Recruit Madeleine Bohnert’s white enlisted hat, or “Dixie cup,” during uniform issue at Recruit Training Command. Bohnert was among the first female recruits to be issued the Dixie cup as part of the Navy’s efforts for uniformity in service members’ uniforms. (U.S. Navy photo by Sue Krawczyk/Released)
  • Alternate combination cover, photographed at the Navy Exchange at Joint Base Fort Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va., on Friday, October 9, 2015.
  • Lance M. Bacon/Staff About 30 female sailors are testing uniform items before a larger wear test in the fall. Participants include Electronics Technician 2nd Class Melissa Rheaume, left, and Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Alyzamarie Santos.
  • Lance M. Bacon/Staff About 30 female sailors are testing uniform items before a larger wear test in the fall. Participants include Electronics Technician 2nd Class Melissa Rheaume, left, and Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Alyzamarie Santos.
  • Lance M. Bacon/Staff About 30 female sailors are testing uniform items before a larger wear test in the fall. Participants include Electronics Technician 2nd Class Melissa Rheaume, left, and Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Alyzamarie Santos.