The Naval Academy soccer program on Monday afternoon unveiled new submarine-inspired alternate uniforms, which can be worn through the 124th Military-Navy Recreation on Dec. 9 (3 p.m. ET on CBS).
The uniforms function Beneath Armour’s darkest shade of blue (Eclipse Navy) and are quite easy to convey the stealth design of a submarine, whereas the contrasting white font mimics the classification numbers on the haul.
In fact, the contrasting parts are required for on-field legibility, however the Naval Academy anchor – which is intertwined submarine warfare insignia on the sleeves – don’t and thus are rendered in darkish navy blue.
The point of interest of the look is the hand-painted helmets that depict a Virginia-class submarine below water on the best facet and the aforementioned anchor and warfare insignia in color-changing paint on the left.
The entrance of the helmet illustrates sonar radar, which is utilized by submarines to seek out their goal, and is full with a Navy wordmark on the entrance bumper and “Silent Service” on the again bumper.
Different particulars within the uniform embrace the silhouette of a submarine on high of a sonar display screen above the “Silent Service” nameplate and the united statesS. Massachusetts (SSN 798) patch on the left shoulder.
The vessel would be the twenty fifth nuclear-powered submarine to enter Naval service when it’s commissioned in Boston in 2025, which is acceptable since this yr’s sport takes place at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Lastly, the cleats – very like the helmets – function a sample that displays waves and the motion of the season, in addition to a vertically stacked Navy wordmark to match the numbers on the pants.
