Uniforms

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Confederacy Service Uniforms

   As the four Confederacy services were all created in wartime, their uniforms are all similar, differing only in color and insignia.  The base colors are:

• Navy - Black
• Marines - Dark Green
• Fleet Auxiliary - Dark Blue
• Civil Service - Grey.

Fastenings for all clothing/shoes/boots is by nanite bonding

Navy

• Dress - Black jacket (with Prussian collar) and trousers, black Oxford shoes, black Sam Browne belt, black wedge cap
• Daily - Black tunic (Like a bomber jacket without fur), black trousers, grey shirt, black boots, black kepi
• Fatigues - Black coveralls with standard boots, black kepi
• Combat - Armored Chameleon Suit

Marines

• Dress - Dark green jacket (with Prussian collar) and trousers, brown Oxford shoes, brown Sam Browne belt, dark green Wedge Cap
  
• Daily - Dark green smock and trousers worn with brown boots, green kepi
• Fatigues - Green overalls worn with standard boots and green kepi
  
• Combat - Armored Chameleon Suit with PLCE - Power Armor if required/available

Fleet Auxiliary

• Dress - Dark Blue Jacket (with Prussian collar) and Trousers, Black Oxford Shoes, Black Sam Browne Belt, Dark Blue Wedge Cap
• Daily - Dark Blue tunic (Like a bomber jacket without fur), dark blue trousers, grey shirt, black boots, dark blue kepi
• Fatigues - Dark blue coveralls, standard boots, dark blue kepi

Civil Service

• Dress - Grey jacket (with Prussian collar) and trousers, black Oxford shoes, black Sam Browne belt, grey wedge cap
• Daily - Grey tunic (like a bomber jacket without fur), grey trousers, grey shirt, black boots, grey kepi
• Fatigues - Grey coveralls, standard boots, grey kepi

Concubines

• Concubine Shift - grey shift, holes for head, arms and feet, generally described as "ugly" - average length reaches the bottom of the ass - if you're tall unlucky.
• Normally replaced in short order by the owner for something he finds more suitable - CS concubines wear it unless tasked with something that requires a greater or lesser covering.
• Combat - "Crew Conks", Concubines assigned as crew on a ship, are required to wear skin-suits if they are allowed to wear anything.

Usage Notes

Not all stories make mention of the kepi, and many authors have departed from having them used. As such the kepi has fallen into disuse in stories. Avoiding a description of uniform headgear may avoid inconsistencies between stories, but if you need to describe it checking stories that are similar to yours may reduce the potential for minor confusion by your readers. (noted by SGTStoner)

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