📽️ More than a uniform… The #RoyalNavy is carrying out a £78m overhaul of sailors’ working uniform over the next ten years to ensure our people have clothing that can stand up to the rigours of life at sea. This video is designed to show how diverse the Royal Navy is, with people from various backgrounds and beliefs, who together in the blue rig, become one formidable team. Read more: http://ow.ly/60UB50Jgqzk | Royal Navy

**THE NIGHT BEFORE MY WEDDING, MY PARENTS CUT MY DRESS IN HALF. SO I WALKED INTO THAT SMALL-TOWN CHURCH IN FULL NAVY WHITES — TWO SILVER STARS ON MY SHOULDERS — AND WATCHED MY FATHER’S FACE DRAIN OF COLOR.** I used to think weddings brought out the best in people. White church. Folding chairs on trimmed grass. Store-bought sheet cake and cousins taking blurry photos. I flew home from base in Virginia wanting one simple thing: to be a bride. Not “Ma’am.” Not “Commander.” Just a woman marrying the