Questions about Navy Clothing

There is a lot of physical work involved in serving in the Navy. This was even more true a couple hundred years ago. When doing physical work, such as carrying lumber, people put shoulder pads on their shoulders to take the pressure off of them. Sailors did the same thing. Later on, people simply designed their naval uniforms in a style with shoulder pads. Later on, all countries adopted this type of naval uniform.

The origin of the modern naval cap flaps

In 1805, Napoleon invaded Britain, the British naval commander in chief Nelson led the fleet and the French fleet fought a fierce battle, defeated Napoleon's fleet, and Admiral Nelson died of serious injuries. British Royal Navy for his funeral, all sailors are in the cap back with two black veil, expressed mourning and respect. From then on, the British Navy soldiers cap is decorated with two black ribbons, the establishment of the world's navies, reference to the Royal Navy's clothing style, the two black ribbons of the decorations also learned from the past.

The reality of the application, the two bands have the role of measuring the wind direction.

In reality, the two belts also have the function of measuring the wind direction.