U.S. Navy to Update Uniform Sizes for Sailors

According to a year-and-a-half-long Navy study, the body dimensions of Navy sailors have increased over the last two decades, generating a need for larger uniform sizes, the Navy Times reported.

"It's been more than 20 years since the Navy has measured its personnel, and the men and women of the force have physically changed in that time," said Capt. Robert Gantt, deputy commander for uniform programs at Navy Exchange Service Command, according to Navy Times. "U.S. Navy body dimensions were last measured in 1997 for males and 1988 for females."