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Why are navy caps called Dixie Cups?

For more than 130 years, the primary headgear for Sailors in the United States Navy has been the white service hat, dubbed a “Dixie cup” because of its more-than-passing resemblance to the drinking cup (although the white Navy cap predates the paper product by over 20 years).

What is the origin of the Dixie Cup?

EARLY DAYS OF AN ICON In 1886, a “low rolled brim high- domed item of constructed of canvas” is written into regulations. Navy Uniform Regulation 3501.27 Navy Uniform Regulation 3501.27 Since them, it has been affectionately referred to as the “Dixie Cup.”

How do you wear a dixie cup on your head?

Must be worn “squarely on the head with the lower front edge approximately 1 ½ inch above the eye- brows and not crushed, bent or rolled.” A NEW ERA Currently the Navy is looking to expand the wear of Dixie Cup to females as early as October 2016, ushering in a new era for the cap.

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