Based on Sailor feedback, female Sailors can now purchase newly designed Service Khaki slacks with back pockets and modern fit sizing. Slacks will be available for purchase or try-on at NEX Norfolk, NEX Oceana and NEX Arlington, Virginia; NEX Great Lakes, Illinois; NEX Jacksonville and NEX Pensacola, Aviation Plaza, Florida; NEX San Diego; NEX Kitsap-Bangor, Washington; NEX Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and NEX Bethesda, Maryland, as well as online at myNavyExchange.com.

“This is the first pair of slacks being introduced to the fleet using our new modernized sizing,” said Dr. Brianna Plummer, Group Leader at the Navy Exchange Service Command’s Navy Clothing & Textile Research Facility. “We’ve already introduced two optional items - the Summer and Dress White female overblouses in both short-sleeve and long-sleeve in the new modernized fit sizing, which are annotated as fit types ‘Alpha,’ ‘Bravo’ and ‘Delta.’ The legacy and modernized fit sizing do not correlate; so, it is best for a Sailor to use the available charts to capture accuracy with their ‘new’ fit types. Uniforms with modernized fit sizing will have the same consistent size across all tops and all bottoms. Sailors can get the right fit each time with the goal of needing fewer alterations.” 

The Service Khaki slacks are made of 75% polyester and 25% wool fabric and feature two back welt pockets. Sailors can find their proper size and fit by using the modernized sizing and fit charts available in NEX Uniform Shops and on myNavyExchange.com.

"It is our charge to ensure Sailors are fit for the fight, that means they are equipped with uniforms that fit correctly, are of a quality that performs, and represent professionalism in all tasks," said Rear Adm. Jennifer Couture, former Director, Military Personnel Plans and Policy (N13). "Modernizing the Service Khaki slacks is a direct result of listening to our Sailors, it's a tangible example of how we're modernizing uniforms to fit the needs of Sailors today and strengthen readiness across the fleet."

Currently, NCTRF is focusing on modernizing the size and fit of female uniforms. In the coming years, male uniform sizes will also be evaluated and updated.