"The use of non-USMC uniform patterns during training and deployment unnecessarily creates distinction between members of our formation and the Marine Corps ... for their utility and appearance.

Uniform shortages are not unique to the Navy. For example, the Marine Corps started experiencing a low inventory of its ...

They will instead wear the Corps' flame-resistant uniforms, also known as FROGs, during deployment and training until the command can acquire and issue a uniform in the Marine pattern, Maj.