皇家海军新制服遭吐槽
The Royal Navy's first new uniform for 70 years will leave British sailors looking like garage mechanics, critics said.
批评者称,皇家海军70年来首次更换的新制服将让英国水手们看起来像汽车修理工。
The new darker blue clothes will replace the light blue shirt and trousers known as Action Working Dress, or No4s, worn at sea since the Second World War.
Previously the Ministry of Defence described the new design as "cool and more modern", but reaction to Thursday's announcement was mixed at best.
One Twitter user likened the new look to "a sack of spuds tied in the middle", while another said the uniform resembled a “fire-retardent bin liner”.
Jamie Frost, a seaman who trains at the University Royal Naval Unit, said: "The new Navy No4s look horrendous. They still can't issue a uniform that fits and it reduces RN personnel to looking like garage mechanics."
The new Navy No4s look horrendous. They still can't issue a uniform that fits and it reduces RN personnel to looking like garage mechanics. -- Jamie Frost (@ospriet) March 19, 2015
According to the navy, however, feedback from sailors so far has been "mostly positive".
The crew of the Portsmouth-based HMS Lancaster, which will head out to the South Atlantic on Saturday on a nine-month deployment, will be the first to wear the new No4s.
It has several layers, including a t-shirt, top and thermals, and will offer more protection from fires. Badges denoting rank will also be worn on the front, instead of on the shoulders.
Officially called the Royal Navy Personal Clothing System (RNPCS), the new design has been tested on several ships and submarines.
It is only to be worn during operational duties and will not replace more formal uniforms or the berets and old caps seen by families when sailors return home from deployment.