Choker Whites

With Aaron's promotion into the officer ranks comes new uniforms. He will no longer be able to wear his enlisted uniforms. The Navy will give him $400 to purchase new uniforms. That seems like a good deal...until you look at the price of uniforms. The white shoes alone cost $80. White shoes...when is he ever going to where white shoes except when he's on duty. Even then, he will mostly be wearing the brown shoes that he will wear with his working uniform. Maybe he can start a new trend of wearing white dress shoes. :)

Last week he ordered his Choker Whites uniform. For those of you not familiar with choker whites, think Top Gun or A Few Good Men. The white uniform that buttons all the way up the neck with gold buttons is called the Choker White uniform. Now, most people would say that this uniform is called a choker uniform because it does button up the neck. After ordering Aaron's uniform, we now know that it is called that because you choke over the price. This one uniform was over $400. That does not include the $80 white shoes. Thankfully, he will be able to use his dad's sword rather than purchase one of his own.

It looks like our stimulous package check will be going to new uniforms. Thanks, Mr. Bush. He still has to purchase his khaki uniforms, working blues, dress blues, and working whites. The Choker Whites is the most expensive uniform, but still.