where do service stripes go on dress blues
Service stripe Navy service stripes come in three colors and they are red, yellow, and black. They are 7 inches long and 3/8 inch wide for male chief petty officers; male sailors from rates seaman recruit to petty officer first class wear service stripes 5-1/4 inches long and 3/8 inch wide. Female navy sailors wear service stripes 5-1/4 inches long and 1/4 inch wide.[5] They are worn two inches above the left sleeve cuff on jackets, and 1-1/2 inch above the cuff on service dress blue jumpers and the new summer white jumpers. On the old-style summer white jumpers they are worn two inches above the cuff. Multiple navy service stripes are worn 1/4 inch apart from each other.
Blue-collar worker Historically the popularity of the color blue among manual labourers contrasts with the popularity of white dress shirts worn by people in office environments. The blue collar/white collar color scheme has socio-economic class connotations. However, this distinction has become blurred with the increasing importance of skilled labour, and the relative increase in low-paying white-collar jobs.