Private Snafu Presents Seaman Tarfu in the Navy (1946)

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Down through history, native men have worn a variety of colorful uniforms.

But today the sailor's uniform, like his ship, has been scientifically streamlined.

The blouse, uhh... jumper is tailored of 18 ounce vat-dyed navy blue melton cloth.

The cuffs and collar are of the same material.

Hubba, hubba, hubba

Uhh... the cuffs and collar are...oh well, perhaps we better go aboard ship and have a look around.

Well, here's Seaman Tarfu.

He'll help us with our little uh, demonstration.

Oh, yes, the jumper, the Navy man carries very little on his person.

Therefore, the jumper has only the one small pocket which, however, is adequate for all his personal effects.

The less said about a sailor's pants, the better.

The jumper, although snug-fitting, was designed to be easily removed.

Grasping the lower seam between the thumb and forefinger of each hand and exerting a gentle upward pull, before our sailor boy can say, heave h* the mizzenmast.

Uh, heave h* the mizzenmast.

Heave h* the mizzenmast!

There, it's off in a jiffy.

Man your battle stations.

Man your battle stations.

Navy craft are always kept immaculately clean.

And whatever natural hazards are encountered will always be handled with true Navy efficiency.

Of all Navy traditions and ceremonies, the most colorful is that of piping the Admiral aboard.

Another Navy tradition is that of growing a beard on long cruises.

But it must conform to regulations.

Hmm.

The regulation clearly states the hair, beard, and moustache must be worn neatly trimmed.

The hair, beard, and moustache must be worn neatly trimmed.

Nyah, nyah, nyah!

And what is a sailor without a tattoo?

Today's super dreadnought boasts a completely equipped metero, metero, metah... weather forecasting laboratory.

Hmm, wonder what's the weather going to be tomorrow.

Duh, uh, duh, looks like a storm to me!

Seriously however, Navy equipment is the finest obtainable, and though a sailor must still take his turn standing watch in the crow's nest, he has at hand the most powerful binoculars in the world, enabling him to see through solid banks of fog, mist, and rain.

Even beyond the horizon.

Fresh?

In conclusion, of course, no picture about our Navy would be complete without some appraisal of the American sailor as a fighting man.

Let's hear from a recognized authority on this subject.

What'd ya expect, sailor?

The Army made this picture.