U.S. NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS - Navy Medicine - U.S. Navy

cadet corps or similar organization at approved naval or
military academies or other approved academic institution.
d. Foreign Countries. Reserve personnel, who
are not on active duty living or visiting a foreign country,
may only wear the uniform when on an invitation to
ceremonies or social functions, or the regulations or
customs of the country demand that attendants wear uniforms.
e. The uniform requirements for Reserve personnel
are outlined in COMNAVRESFOR P7300.1 (series).
61002. UNIFORMS FOR RETIRED PERSONNEL
1. GENERAL. Retired officers and enlisted
personnel, who are not on active duty, may wear the
uniform, insignia, and qualifications corresponding to the
rank or rating indicated on the retired list.
2. UNIFORM AUTHORIZED
a. Retired personnel may wear uniforms at ceremonies
or official functions when the dignity of the occasion
and good taste dictate. Wearing a uniform is appropriate
for memorial services, weddings, funerals, balls,
patriotic or military parades, ceremonies in which any
active or reserve United States military unit is participating,
and meetings or functions of military
associations.
b. Retired personnel may wear the uniform of
their grade while instructing a cadet corps or similar
organization at approved naval or military academies or
other approved academic institutions.
3. UNIFORM NOT AUTHORIZED. Retired personnel are
prohibited from wearing the uniform in connection with
personal enterprises, business activities, or while
attending or participating in any demonstration, assembly
or activity for the purpose of furthering personal or
partisan views on political, social, economic, or
religious issues.
4. FOREIGN COUNTRIES. Retired personnel, who are
not on active duty, living or visiting a foreign country,
may only wear a uniform to attend ceremonies or social
functions when wearing a uniform is required by the terms
of the invitations of customs of the country.
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