Navy Chief Petty Officer jacket question

[Sarge8]

Good evening,

 

I found this jacket this morning at my local Salvation Army store (rarely find anything military there). I don't normally collect Navy items, but the bullion rate and price ($5.99) made me do it!

 

Can someone enlighten me on the era this may have been worn? I am guessing Vietnam to more recent. Has a tailor tag from Hong Kong and is named. Have not had any luck yet finding the original owner.

 

Needs a good pressing and a set of buttons. Is the rate for a Radioman and Chief Petty Officer?

 

Thanks,

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

[Sarge8]

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[MastersMate]

RMC ( Chief Radioman) for the rating badge with somewhere between 8 and 12 years service, by the two hashmarks. A good estimate would be mid to late 1960s made during a patrol break during the Viet Nam war. A lot of 7th fleet ships rotated thru Hong Kong for a week or 10 day port call.

 

The diagonal weave indicates a heavier poly / cotton twill material which was favored by enlisted, longer wear than the light weight Palm Beach cloth. The USN eliminated that service dress khaki by about 1975 and the CG eliminated it by Sept 1976.. My khakis were of the same material but made by Davis Uniform in Boston. The applied chevrons were still authorized up to the date of discontinued wear. The small snaps at the edge of the pocket flaps kept them from curling up with wear..

 

It was a comfortable service dress for Quarterdeck watches and other occasions

[patches]

Nice coat, in excellent condidtion, we're seeing no buttons! I guess you'll be wanting them, those with the cotter key.

[Sarge8]

Thanks to MastersMate and Patches. Helps to pin down the time period.

[sigsaye]

My dad had a set of dress blues made in Hong Kong, about 1965. They have applied chevron rating badge and hash marks also. I also have a set of Khakis like these that belonged to a reservist, with post 1958 SMC crow. It also has applied chevrons. Do, not always an indication of WW2 vintage.