NFM Lending salutes Catherine L. Clapp, USN, Retired NFM Lending At 16, I thought joining the military meant sacrificing my femininity I thought the uniform would require me to become smaller, quieter, less girly to be taken seriously. I used to keep a separate Henry Puff Sleeve Dress in Powder Blue Poppy and Pink Veda Long Sleeve Floral Tiered Ruffle Maxi Dress Blue XS Uniform: Service dress white "A", female Navy officers NARA & DVIDS Public Domain Archive Public Domain Search Gemy Maalouf Evening Dresses Asymmetrical Ruffled Draped Dress