The Navy said on June 18, 1998 it was deep-sixing an unpopular bell-bottom dungaree working trousers in favor of a spiffy new straight-legged dark-blue poly-cotton blend. The old pants, easy to roll up in the days when sailors scrubbed decks in their bare feet, have been worn for the past 60 years. They had grown unpopular because they faded quickly and smacked of an era gone by, Navy spokesman Frank Thorp said. "Sailors wanted a uniform that stayed smart and fit better," he added. The new trouser is 65-35 polyester-cotton twill. The poplin-blend shirt will be chambray blue. The date of the switchover is still being worked out. Back to Cry Havoc #23 Table of Contents Back to Cry Havoc List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1998 by David W. Tschanz. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com