![]() Another important change was the abolishment of the aviation uniform, unofficially adopted in 1912-1913 and made part of the official instructions in 1917 when Naval Air was coming into its own. ![]() The frock coat, originally the undress coat, was to become the most formal coat of the Navy. The special full dress body coat with tails, which had been introduced in 1802, was dropped. A Bureau of Navigation Circular Letter of 13 October 1922 notified all hands that a new regulation would soon be issued and indicated some of the changes to be made. As could be expected, the first uniform instruction released after the end of World War I included items of dress developed during the war, restored some of the more formal and decorative uniforms suspended during hostilities and dropped some articles of clothing. ![]()
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