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| Members of the [[UNSC Navy]] wear a variety of dress and service uniforms for the purposes of identification, formality, and practicality. | | Members of the [[UNSC Navy]] wear a variety of dress and service uniforms for the purposes of identification, formality, and practicality. |
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| ==Dress uniform== | | ==Dress Uniform== |
| ===White dress===
| | {{main|UNSC Navy Dress Uniform}} |
| [[File:UNSC Dress uniform.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]] in white dress.]]
| | The Dress Uniform is the standard uniform worn by the officers and ratings during special occasions such as parties, parades, and memorial services. Two variants, a black uniform and a white uniform, are known.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign levels ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]'' and ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref><ref name="Monument">'''Halo Living Monument'''</ref><ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[The Commissioning]]''</ref> |
| [[File:LivingMonument - Speaker.png|thumb|right|200px|An [[unidentified commander (Living Monument)|unidentified]] [[Commander]] in black dress.]]
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| The white uniform consists of a high-collared double-breasted white jacket with gold-colored buttons, and white trousers. The seams of the jacket on the left breast, right shoulder and back are picked out with red stitching. Rank insignia is displayed on the epaulettes and jacket cuffs. [[:Category:UNSC Decorations|Decorations]] are displayed on the left breast, typically full medals, though heavily-decorated officers such as [[Terrence Hood|Fleet Admiral Lord Hood]] may choose to display only a handful of medals below a smaller but more extensive set of ribbon bars. Personnel who are entitled to may wear an aiguillette with the jacket. | |
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| Headgear is a peaked cap, with a different design for females. Hats are decorated with an officer crest. Those ranked [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] and above wear gold "scrambled egg" oak leaves on their caps.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign levels ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]'' and ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref>
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| | {{main|UNSC Navy Service Uniform}} |
| | The Service Uniform is the standard uniform for garrison and shipboard wear. At least three major versions of this uniform exist, with the latest variant being introduced some time after the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref><ref name="TPoA">'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''', campaign level ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref><ref name="Crow's Nest"/><ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant]]''</ref><ref name="Crow's Nest">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''</ref><ref name="Floodgate">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref><ref name="Halo">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref> <ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[The Commissioning]]''</ref> |
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| ===Black dress===
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| The black dress uniform consists of a black tunic, jacket, and trousers, with matching headgear.<ref group="note">This section describes the dress uniform worn by the Commander in the ''Living Monument'' trailer and by Andrew Del Rio and other senior officers in ''The Commissioning'' trailer.</ref> As with the white dress uniform, epaulettes are worn on the shoulders, while ribbons are worn on the left breast, though full medals are not worn. Unlike the white uniform, qualification badges may also be worn with this uniform on the right breast. Rank insignia is also displayed on the cuffs. The tunic's collar is decorated with a pair of five-pointed stars. White gloves may also be worn, and ceremonial weapons may also be carried.<ref name="Monument">'''Halo Living Monument'''</ref>
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| A thin single-breasted jacket showing badges and decorations may be worn over the tunic, typically worn during events that take place outside such as commissioning ceremonies. Headgear is a black peaked cap which bears the officer crest: A stylised black [[United Nations]] globe-and-olive-wreath on a silver shield, backed by two crossed gold fouled anchors, surmounted by a silver eagle.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[The Commissioning]]''</ref>
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| [[File:Keyes.png|thumb|250px|left|[[Jacob Keyes|Captain Jacob Keyes]] in command uniform.]]
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| [[File:Lieutenant Commander Miranda Keyes.png|thumb|100px|right|[[Miranda Keyes|Lieutenant Commander Miranda Keyes]] in command uniform.]]
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| There are at least three major versions of the service uniform. One version consists of a long, light gray tunic and a matching pair of trousers.<ref group="note">This section describes Captain Keyes' uniform as it appears in ''Halo: Reach'' and ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''.</ref> The wearer's surname is displayed on the right breast; rank insignia is displayed high on the left breast, with the ship emblem displayed immediately below and ribbons beneath the emblem. Epaulettes are worn on the shoulders, though they do not display rank insignia.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref><ref name="TPoA">'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''', campaign level ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref>
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| The other known service uniform is usually blue gray,<ref name="Crow's Nest"/><ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant]]''</ref><ref group="note">This section describes Lieutenant Commander Keyes' uniform as it appears in ''Halo 3''. [[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary#Terminal 9|Terminal 9]] in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'' shows that [[:File:Miranda Memory.jpg|Miranda wore said uniform circa 2550]], suggesting that her uniform's appearance in ''Halo 2'' has been retconned.</ref> though the variant worn by flag officers is white and resembles the standard white dress uniform.<ref name="Crow's Nest">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''</ref><ref name="Floodgate">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref><ref name="Halo">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref> This version is also comprised of a long-sleeved tunic and matching trousers. The wearer's surname is displayed on the right breast and ribbons are worn on the left; flag officers also wear medals on the right breast below their ribbons. Rank insignia is displayed on each shoulder board, as well as on either side of the collar and on the cuffs. A magnetic pistol holster in mounted on the right thigh. A name tag displaying the officer's last name is mounted on the right hand side of the uniform while ribbons are worn on the left hand side. Rank insignia is displayed on the shirt cuffs, collar, and shoulder boards. Flag officers also wear peaked caps with this uniform.<ref name="Crow's Nest"/><ref name="Floodgate"/><ref name="Halo"/>
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| Following the [[Human-Covenant War]], a more formal but less-decorated service uniform was adopted.<ref group="note">This section describes the uniform worn by the crew of the UNSC ''Infinity'' in ''The Commissioning'' trailer.</ref> The officer's uniform design consists of a gray wool double-breasted tunic and jacket, and gray trousers. Rank insignia is displayed on the epaulettes on both the tunic and the jacket, though insignia can also be displayed on the jacket's collar. Both the tunic and jacket have large black shoulder and side sections, and appear extremely similar. However, the tunic has a black collar while the jacket does not, and a gold device is displayed there instead of rank insignia. The [[UNSC]] emblem is prominently displayed on the left breast of the jacket and tunic, with a name board below it. Decorations are not displayed on this uniform. Headgear for officers is a white-topped peaked cap displaying the officer's crest. The enlisted uniform design consists of a single-breasted belted black tunic and matching trousers, with the UNSC emblem displayed prominently on the left breast.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[The Commissioning]]''</ref>
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| {{main|UNSC Navy working uniform}} | | {{main|UNSC Navy working uniform}} |
| ===Combat-ready uniform===
| | The Working Uniform is worn for shipboard physical work and combat, and comprises a combat-ready uniform, a training uniform, and simple protective coveralls.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', page 43</ref><ref name="HW">'''Halo Wars'''</ref><ref name="Genesis">'''Halo Wars: Genesis'''</ref><ref>'''Halo Legends''', ''The Babysitter'' and ''The Package''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp''', ''Issue 2''</ref><ref name="TPoA"/><ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Delta Halo (level)|Delta Halo]]''</ref> |
| The combat-ready uniform<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', page 43</ref> is worn by both commanding officers and junior crewmembers.<ref name="HW">'''Halo Wars'''</ref> It consists of a double-breasted olive drab tunic, bearing the seal of the [[UNSC Defense Force]], with the wearer's surname printed above the seal. It is worn with matching trousers with cargo pockets, a belt-worn [[pistol]] holster, and a baseball-style cap, also bearing the UNSCDF seal.<ref name="HW"/><ref name="Genesis">'''Halo Wars: Genesis'''</ref><ref>'''Halo Legends''', ''The Babysitter'' and ''The Package''</ref> The combat-ready uniforms of ship commanders bear the [[ship emblem]] on the right shoulder. Medals and ribbons are not worn with this uniform.<ref name="HW"/><ref name="Genesis"/> | |
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| A more austere version of this uniform features the wearer's name on the left breast. Rank insignia are not displayed on the shoulders, and UNSCDF affiliation is also not displayed. A cap is not worn with this version. This is possibly a training uniform, as its only known use was by [[Drill Instructor]]s on [[Reach]] during [[SPARTAN-II training]].<ref>'''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp''', ''Issue 2''</ref>
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| [[File:ChiefThawing.png|thumb|left|300px|Two cryo technicians in two-piece working uniform.]]
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| Service coveralls are the basic uniform worn by UNSC Navy personnel while on duty.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 322''</ref> Enlisted rank insignia is worn on the upper sleeve.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'''</ref> Most working uniforms are comprised of a light gray shirt, matching trousers, and a belt; these uniforms also have darker sections that display the UNSC insignia and overall resemble the combat-ready uniform.<ref name="TPoA"/><ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Delta Halo (level)|Delta Halo]]''</ref> Others are comprised of a single jumpsuit and are colored based on the wearer's technical specialty: Red, green, and blue are the most commonly used colors.<ref name="Crow's Nest"/><ref group="note">This section does not list all the colors seen in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', as all the working uniforms in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'' are gray and those seen in ''Halo 3'' are red, blue, or green.</ref> With both versions, the wearer's name is displayed on the left breast.{{Clear}}
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
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| | File:UNSC Dress uniform.jpg|[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]] in white dress. |
| | File:Keyes.png|[[Jacob Keyes|Captain Jacob Keyes]] in Service Uniform. |
| | File:ChiefThawing.png|Two cryo technicians in two-piece working uniform. |
| File:Flag Officer's dress cap.jpg|Flag officer's peaked cap, displaying gold chinstrap and fretting. | | File:Flag Officer's dress cap.jpg|Flag officer's peaked cap, displaying gold chinstrap and fretting. |
| File:Hood Pelican.jpg|[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Lord Terrence Hood]] in command uniform. | | File:Hood Pelican.jpg|[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Lord Terrence Hood]] in command uniform. |
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